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The Martian
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerScience Fiction
Publisher Price: $17.00
ISBN13: 9780553418026
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: Oct 28 2014
Pages: 416
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.20 Depth: 7.95
Language: English
Awards: Green Mountain Book Award
The inspiration for the major motion picture
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
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