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 like relativistic physics, orbital mechanics, and the history of manned spaceflight. The Martian is his first novel.
"Brilliant...a celebration of human ingenuity [and] the purest
example of real-science sci-fi for many years...Utterly
compelling."--Wall Street Journal "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 U-S-A still has
the Right Stuff?"--Entertainment Weekly
"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 "Andy Weir delivers with The Martian...a story for
readers who enjoy thrillers, science fiction, non-fiction, or
flat-out adventure [and] an authentic portrayal of the future of
space travel."--Associated Press
"A gripping tale of survival in space [that] harkens back to the
early days of science fiction by masters such as Robert Heinlein,
Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke."--San Jose Mercury News "One of
the best thrillers I've read in a long time. It feels so real it
could almost be nonfiction, and yet it has the narrative drive and
power of a rocket launch. This is Apollo 13 times ten."
--Douglas Preston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Impact
andBlasphemy
"A book I just couldn't put down! It has the very rare combination
of a good, original story, interestingly real characters and
fascinating technical accuracy...reads like "MacGyver" meets
"Mysterious Island."
--Astronaut Chris Hadfield, Commander of the International Space
Station and author of An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth "The
best book I've read in ages. Clear your schedule before you crack
the seal. This story will take your breath away faster than a hull
breech. Smart, funny, and white-knuckle intense, The Martian is
everything you want from a novel."
--Hugh Howey, New York Times bestselling author of Wool "The
Martian kicked my ass! Weir has crafted a relentlessly entertaining
and inventive survival thriller, a MacGyver-trapped-on-Mars tale
that feels just as real and harrowing as the true story of Apollo
13."
--Ernest Cline, New York Times bestselling author of Ready Player
One
"Gripping...shapes up like Defoe's Robinson Crusoe as written by
someone brighter."
--Larry Niven, multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of
theRingworld series and Lucifer's Hammer
"Humankind is only as strong as the challenges it faces, and The
Martian pits human ingenuity (laced with more humor than you'd
expect) against the greatest endeavor of our time -- survival on
Mars. A great read with an inspiring attention to technical detail
and surprising emotional depth. Loved it!"
--Daniel H. Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of
Robopocalypse "The tension simply never lets up, from the first
page to the last, and at no point does the believability falter for
even a second. You can't shake the feeling that this could all
really happen."
--Patrick Lee, New York Times bestselling author of The Breach and
Ghost Country
"Strong, resilent, and gutsy. It's Robinson Crusoe on Mars, 21st
century style. Set aside a chunk of free time when you start this
one. You're going to need it because you won't want to put it
down."
--Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The King's
Deceptionand The Columbus Affair
"An excellent first novel...Weir laces the technical details with
enough keen wit to satisfy hard science fiction fan and general
reader alike [and] keeps the story escalating to a riveting
conclusion."--Publisher's Weekly (starred)
"Riveting...a tightly constructed and completely believable story
of a man's ingenuity and strength in the face of seemingly
insurmountable odds."--Booklist
"Sharp, funny and thrilling, with just the right amount of
geekery...Weir displays a virtuosic ability to write about highly
technical situations without leaving readers far behind. The result
is a story that is as plausible as it is compelling."--Kirkus "Weir
combines the heart-stopping with the humorous in this brilliant
debut novel...by placing a nail-biting life-and-death situation on
Mars and adding a snarky and wise-cracking nerdy hero, Weir has
created the perfect mix of action and space adventure."--Library
Journal (starred)
"A perfect novel in almost every way, The Martian may already have
my vote for best book of 2014."--Crimespree Magazine
"A page-turning thriller...this survival tale with a high-tech
twist will pull you right in."--Suspense Magazine
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