#1ย NEW YORK TIMESย BESTSELLER โขย โBrilliant . . . a celebration of human ingenuity [and] the purest example of real-science sci-fi for many years . . . utterly compelling.โโThe Wall Street Journal
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Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.
Now, heโs sure heโll 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 heโs aliveโand even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive.
Chances are, though, he wonโt have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain-old โhuman errorโ are much more likely to kill him first.
But Mark isnโt ready to give up yet. Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skillsโand a relentless, dogged refusal to quitโhe steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?
NAMED ONE OFย PASTEโS BEST NOVELS OF THE DECADE
โA 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.โโChicago Tribuneย
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โAs gripping as they come . . . Youโll be rooting for Watney the whole way, groaning at every setback and laughing at his pitchblack humor. Utterly nail-biting and memorable.โโFinancial Times