{"id":1290,"date":"2018-07-07T12:43:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-07T16:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dragonauthors.com\/bookwyrms\/?p=1290"},"modified":"2018-08-09T15:12:10","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T19:12:10","slug":"the-martian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dragonauthors.com\/bookwyrms\/2018\/07\/07\/the-martian\/","title":{"rendered":"Riveting! The perfect blend of heart, humor, and nail-biting suspense."},"content":{"rendered":"

The Martian, by Andy Weir<\/h4>\n

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$2.99<\/span>\u00a0Kindle Sale! ($9.99<\/del>)<\/a><\/h4>\n

Accidentally left behind on the first manned mission to Mars, astronaut Mark Watney\u00a0finds himself marooned on a harsh and unforgiving planet. He’ll have to rely on his training, wits, and the few resources he has at hand–mostly scientific experiments–to try to make contact with Earth and get back home before the planet can finish him off.<\/p>\n

Every soul on Earth thinks he’s dead. But he isn’t. Or, at least, not yet.<\/h3>\n

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Well-written and painstakingly researched, The Martian<\/em> sucked us in with well-developed characters and edge-of-our-seat action. The science behind every twist and turn of this powerful story is on the cutting edge of genuine preparations for space colonization, but the technical aspects of the book never overshadow the hero’s struggle to survive.\u00a0Now the basis for a blockbuster movie hit, what started out as a self-published novel has skyrocketed to an international sensation.<\/p>\n

Get the deal.<\/a><\/p>\n

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From the publisher:<\/h4>\n

\u201cBrilliant<\/b>\u2026a celebration of human ingenuity [and] the purest example of real-science sci-fi for many years\u2026Utterly compelling.\u201d–Wall Street Journal<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cTerrific stuff, a crackling good read<\/b>\u00a0that devotees of space travel will devour like candy\u2026succeeds on several levels and for a variety of reasons, not least of which is its surprising plausibility.\u201d\u2014USA Today<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cGripping\u2026[features] a hero who can solve almost every problem while still being hilarious.<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s hard not to be swept up in [Weir\u2019s] vision and root for every one of these characters.\u00a0Grade: A<\/b>.\u201d\u2014AVClub.com\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cAndy Weir delivers with\u00a0<\/b>The Martian<\/b>…a<\/i>\u00a0<\/b>story for readers who enjoy thrillers, science fiction, non-fiction, or flat-out adventure [and] an authentic portrayal of the future of space travel.\u201d–Associated Press<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the best thrillers I\u2019ve read in a long time.\u00a0<\/b>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.\u201d
\n–Douglas Preston, #1\u00a0New York Times<\/i>\u00a0bestselling author of\u00a0Impact<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Blasphemy<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cA book I just couldn\u2019t put down!<\/b>\u00a0It has the very rare combination of a good, original story, interestingly real characters and fascinating technical accuracy\u2026reads like \u201cMacGyver\u201d meets \u201cMysterious Island.\u201d
\n–Astronaut Chris Hadfield, Commander of the International Space Station and author of\u00a0An Astronaut\u2019s Guide to Life on Earth<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

“The best book I’ve read in ages.\u00a0<\/b>Clear your schedule before you crack the seal. This story will take your breath away faster than a hull breech.\u00a0Smart, funny, and white-knuckle intense,\u00a0The Martian\u00a0<\/i>is everything you want from a novel.<\/b>”
\n–Hugh Howey,\u00a0New York Times<\/i>\u00a0bestselling author of\u00a0Wool<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Martian\u00a0<\/i>kicked my ass!\u00a0<\/b>Weir has crafted a relentlessly entertaining and inventive survival thriller,\u00a0a MacGyver-trapped-on-Mars tale that feels just as real and harrowing as the true story of Apollo 13.\u201d<\/b>
\n\u2014Ernest Cline,\u00a0New York Times\u00a0<\/i>bestselling author of\u00a0Ready Player One<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

“<\/i><\/b>Strong, resilent, and gutsy. It’s\u00a0Robinson Crusoe<\/i>\u00a0on Mars, 21st century style.\u00a0Set aside a chunk of free time when you start this one.\u00a0 You’re going to need it because you won’t want to put it down.<\/b>”
\n\u2014Steve Berry,\u00a0New York Times\u00a0<\/i>bestselling author of\u00a0The King\u2019s Deception<\/i>and\u00a0The Columbus Affair<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cSharp, funny and thrilling, with just the right amount of geekery\u2026<\/b>Weir displays a virtuosic ability to write about highly technical situations without leaving readers far behind. The result is\u00a0a story that is as plausible as it is compelling.\u201d\u2014Kirkus<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

“<\/i>Weir combines the heart-stopping with the humorous in this brilliant debut novel…<\/b>by placing a nail-biting life-and-death situation on Mars and adding a snarky and wise-cracking nerdy hero, Weir has created\u00a0the perfect mix of action and space adventure.”–Library Journal\u00a0<\/i>(starred)\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n