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Start with Colony One Mars and continue through all 6 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with Colony One Mars
Book 1 by Gerald M Kilby • Published 2016
After a deadly sandstorm cuts off contact with Mars's first private colony, a follow up mission led by biologist Dr Jann Malbec finds the base shattered yet not entirely abandoned. As a strange illness spreads, she un...
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Colony Mars reading order
Ends with Gizmo Origin
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Book 1:Colony One Mars
Gerald M Kilby • 2016
After a deadly sandstorm cuts off contact with Mars's first private colony, a follow up mission led by biologist Dr Jann Malbec finds the base shattered yet not entirely abandoned. As a strange illness spreads, she un...
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Book 2:Colony Two Mars
Gerald M Kilby • 2016
Stranded on Mars and officially branded a biohazard, Dr Jann Malbec expects to die alone. When a stranger collapses in the colony airlock carrying DNA that should be impossible, she is forced to cross the deadly Jezer...
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Book 3:Colony Three Mars
Gerald M Kilby • 2017
With the truth about Mars's illegal genetic experiments exposed, rival Earth factions arrive armed to seize the research and turn the colonists into test subjects. Dr Jann Malbec holds a terrifying secret that could s...
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Book 4:Jezero City: Colony Four Mars
Gerald M Kilby • 2017
When a colonist dies under suspicious circumstances just before a high stakes terraforming experiment, Dr Jann Malbec suspects sabotage. She secretly recruits troubled ex-cop Mia Sorelli and the sardonic droid Gizmo t...
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Book 5:Surface Tension: Colony Five Mars
Gerald M Kilby • 2019
During the worst dust storm in Martian history, Major Mia Sorelli struggles to keep a restless colony from tearing itself apart. When a fellow officer dies in the lawless city of Syrtis, she and her droid Gizmo uncove...
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Book 6:Gizmo Origin
Gerald M Kilby • 2020
A stranded engineer on Mars refuses to surrender to isolation. By rewiring a battered maintenance droid and tying it into the colony AI, he creates Gizmo, a sharp-tongued robotic companion whose constant commentary ma...
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Colony Mars FAQ
What is the best order to read the Colony Mars series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Colony One Mars.
How many books are in the Colony Mars series?
There are 6 books currently listed in the Colony Mars series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Colony Mars series?
New readers should start with Colony One Mars, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Colony Mars series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2016 to 2020.