# The Martian - Paperback

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by **Andy Weir** (Author)

**#1 _NEW YORK TIMES_ BESTSELLER - NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE**

**A mission to Mars. A freak accident. One man's struggle to survive. From the author of _Project Hail Mary_ comes "a hugely entertaining novel that reads like a rocket ship afire" (_Chicago Tribune_).**

**"Brilliant . . . a celebration of human ingenuity \[and\] the purest example of real-science sci-fi for many years . . . utterly compelling."--_The Wall Street Journal_**

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?  
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**NAMED ONE OF _PASTE_'S BEST NOVELS OF THE DECADE****

"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_**

### Author Biography

**Andy Weir** built a career as a software engineer until the success of his first published novel, _The Martian_, allowed him to live out his dream of writing fulltime. He is a lifelong space nerd and a devoted hobbyist of subjects such as relativistic physics, orbital mechanics, and the history of manned spaceflight. He also mixes a mean cocktail. He lives in California.

**Number of Pages:** 416

**Dimensions:** 0.9 x 7.95 x 5.2 IN

**Publication Date:** October 28, 2014

**Award:** Green Mountain Book Award (2016)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Martian

**Interest Level:** Upper Grades, 9-12

**Reading Level:** 5.4

**Point Value:** 16

## Details

- **Price:** 26.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Action & Adventure, Books, Fiction, Hard Science Fiction, Price Written on Book, Science Fiction, Suspense, Thrillers

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