#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • "Brilliant . . . a celebration of human ingenuity [and] the
purest example of real-science sci-fi for many years . . . Utterly compelling."-The Wall Street
Journal The inspiration for the major motion picture 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? NAMED ONE OF PASTE'S BEST NOVELS OF THE DECADE "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."-Chicago
Tribune "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
