The Martian - A Novel by Andy Weir (Paperback edition)
Paperback edition of the critically-acclaimed novel, "The Martian".
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Description
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.
Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.
After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive—and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive.
Chances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain-old "human error" are much more likely to kill him first.
But Mark isn't ready to give up yet. Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills—and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit—he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Andy Weir was first hired as a programmer for a national laboratory at age fifteen and has been working as a software engineer ever since. He is also a lifelong space nerd and a devoted hobbyist of subjects such as relativistic physics, orbital mechanics, and the history of manned spaceflight. The Martian is his first novel.
Select Praise for THE MARTIAN:
“Brilliant . . . A celebration of human ingenuity [and] the purest example of real-science sci-fi for many years . . . Utterly compelling.” —Wall Street Journal
“Andy Weir delivers with The Martian . . . a story for readers who enjoy thrillers, science fiction, nonfiction, or flat-out adventure [and] an authentic portrayal of the future of space travel.”
—Associated Press
“Terrific stuff, a crackling good read that devotees of space travel will devour like candy . . . Succeeds on several levels and for a variety of reasons, not least of which is its surprising plausibility.” —USA Today
“An impressively geeky debut . . . The technical details keep the story relentlessly precise and the suspense ramped up. And really, how can anyone not root for a regular dude to prove the USA still has the Right Stuff?” —Entertainment Weekly
“[Filled with] more than enough science and technology for the technically literate . . . [The Martian] builds up the kind of narrative tension captured in the Oscar best-picture contender Gravity.” —CNN.com
“Gripping . . . [Features] a hero who can solve almost every problem while still being hilarious. It’s hard not to be swept up in [Weir’s] vision and root for every one of these characters.
Grade: A.” —AVClub.com