THE MARTIAN

u003cbu003e#1 u003ciu003eNEW YORK TIMES u003c/iu003eBESTSELLER * "Brilliant . . . a celebration of human ingenuity [and] the purest example of real-science sci-fi for many years . . . utterly compelling."--u003ciu003eThe Wall Street Journalu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003eu003ciu003e u003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003eThe inspiration for the major motion pictureu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003e u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. u003cbru003e u003cbru003e Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e 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. u003cbru003e u003cbru003e 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. u003cbru003e u003cbru003e 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?u003cbru003e u003cbu003e u003cbru003e NAMED ONE OF u003ciu003ePASTEu003c/iu003e'S BEST NOVELS OF THE DECADEu003cbru003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003e"A 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."--u003ciu003eChicago Tribune u003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003e u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003e"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."--u003ciu003eFinancial Timesu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003e