The Martian: A Novel [B1184]

2014 PB in nice clean condition. #1 NYT Bestseller. "Brilliant . . . a celebration of human ingenuity [and] the purest example of real-science sci-fi for many years . . . utterly compelling."-The Wall Street Journal. The inspiration for the major motion picture. 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? NAMED ONE OF PASTE'S BEST NOVELS OF THE DECADE "A hugely entertaining novel [that] reads like a rocket ship afire . . . Weir has fashioned in Mark Watney one of the most appealing, funny, and resourceful characters in recent fiction."-Chicago Tribune "As gripping as they come . . . You'll be rooting for Watney the whole way, groaning at every setback and laughing at his pitchblack humor. Utterly nail-biting and memorable."-Financial Times.

From the many recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Firstly this is one of my all time fav movies so I read the book AFTER the movie. Love love love. They did an incredible job representing the book in the movie as well."; "Absolutely phenomenal."; "I started this book without any expectations and it instantly pulled me in. I finally had the feeling of not wanting to put down a book again. The nail biting story of Mark Watney was an intense page turner that showed me again how great a book can be. I can absolutely recommend it."; "The sense of humor of this book was just so fun. Who thought a man vs nature book would be funny? The only downside to this book is that author sometimes gets a bit too technical nerdy with all the astronaut things. I also was just sad when it ended. I wanted more!"; "Whew, it has been a long time since I had one heck of time putting down the real page-turning book. The story took me on a roller coaster ride: high and low. The book is as good as or even better than the movie. A rare feat."