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.
“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
and Blasphemy
“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 the
Ringworld 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
Deception and 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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