Random House LLC US Science Fiction*The Martian

After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate the planet while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded on Mars‘ surface, 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 years before a rescue could arrive. Chances are, though, Mark won’t have time to starve to death.

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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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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 Ausgezeichnet: Alex Award – YALSA, 2014. Ausgezeichnet: Hugo Award, 2016. Ausgezeichnet: Indies Choice Book Award, 2015. Nominiert: International Thriller Writers Award, 2015. Ausgezeichnet: John W. Campbell Award, 2016. Ausgezeichnet: RUSA Reading List Genre Award, 2014. Nominiert: Silver Falchion Award, 2015