The Martian: From the Bestselling Author of Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir | Now a Major Motion Picture Starring Ryan Gosling
A gripping survival story for our times, and the novel behind Ridley Scott's acclaimed film starring Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain. I'm stranded on Mars. I have no way to reach Earth. I'm living in a habitat built to last 31 days. If the oxygenator fails, I suffocate. If the water reclaimer packs in, I die of thirst. If the hab breaches, I more or less explode. If none of that happens first, I'll simply run out of food and starve. So yeah. I'm in serious trouble. Andy Weir's novel is a rare thing: a science-heavy thriller that's also genuinely funny. It reads with the kind of momentum that makes putting it down feel like a small personal failure. The science is rigorous, the humour is bone-dry, and the central voice is so convincingly human that you'll find yourself rooting hard for a botanist marooned 140 million miles from home. Short, punchy journal entries keep the pace taut, while the broader plot unfolds with real ingenuity. As Stephen Baxter put it, it's 'a saga of courage, ingenuity and humour... utterly convincing.' That about sums it up. Weir's follow-up, Project Hail Mary, is also available now.
- Author: Andy Weir
- Publisher: Del Rey
- Genre: Science Fiction
- ISBN: 978-0091956141
- Pages: 384 pages