The Martian : a novel / Andy Weir.

First paperback edition.

9780553418026 (paperback)
0553418025 (paperback)

New York, New York : Broadway Books, [2014]

English

387 pages : map ; 21 cm

PS3623.E4324494 M37 2014b

813/.6

"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?"-- from publisher's web site.

"Originally self-published as an ebook in 2011 and subsequently published in hardcover in a different form in the United States by Crown Publishers ... in 2014"--Title page verso.
This edition includes "Extra Libris" bonus material in back of book: reader's guide, author interview, and essay.

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