#1NEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLER-“Brilliant...acelebrationofhumaningenuity[and]thepurestexampleofreal-sciencesci-fiformanyyears...utterlycompelling.“--TheWallStreetJournalTheinspirationforthemajormotionpictureSixdaysago,astronautMarkWatneybecameoneofthefirstpeopletowalkonMars.Now,he’ssurehe’llbethefirstpersontodiethere.Afteraduststormnearlykillshimandforceshiscrewtoevacuatewhilethinkinghimdead,MarkfindshimselfstrandedandcompletelyalonewithnowaytoevensignalEarththathe’salive--andevenifhecouldgetwordout,hissupplieswouldbegonelongbeforearescuecouldarrive.Chancesare,though,hewon’thavetimetostarvetodeath.Thedamagedmachinery,unforgivingenvironment,orplain-old“humanerror“aremuchmorelikelytokillhimfirst.ButMarkisn’treadytogiveupyet.Drawingonhisingenuity,hisengineeringskills--andarelentless,doggedrefusaltoquit--hesteadfastlyconfrontsoneseeminglyinsurmountableobstacleafterthenext.Willhisresourcefulnessbeenoughtoovercometheimpossibleoddsagainsthim?NAMEDONEOFPASTE’SBESTNOVELSOFTHEDECADE“Ahugelyentertainingnovel[that]readslikearocketshipafire...WeirhasfashionedinMarkWatneyoneofthemostappealing,funny,andresourcefulcharactersinrecentfiction.“--ChicagoTribune“Asgrippingastheycome...You’llberootingforWatneythewholeway,groaningateverysetbackandlaughingathispitchblackhumor.Utterlynail-bitingandmemorable.“--FinancialTimes
