Planetfall (novel)

Planetfall is a 2015 science fiction novel by British writer Emma Newman. It was first published in the United States as a paperback original in November 2015 by Roc Books, and in the United Kingdom by Gollancz in paperback in February 2018. An audio edition of the book, narrated by Newman, was published in the United States by Blackstone Audio in November 2015, and in the United Kingdom by Orion Publishing in December 2017.

Planetfall was Newman's first science fiction novel and is about a 3D printer engineer in a colony on a remote planet inhabited by a large bio-mechanical alien structure called "God's City". Writing in "Newfound Futures", Caroline Koegler said Planetfall utilizes "exile from earth" and "planetary exile" science fiction tropes.

The novel is the first book in Newman's four-book Planetfall series, which she said can be read in any order. It was generally well received by critics, and was shortlisted for the 2016 Gaylactic Spectrum Award for Best Novel. The Planetfall series was nominated for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Series.