Artemis

Name: Artemis
Brand: Ballantine Books
SKU: 9780553448122
Price: 36.00 USD
Availability: InStock

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Biographical Note:
Andy Weir built a career as a software engineer until the success of his first published novel, The Martian, allowed him to live out his dream of writing fulltime. He is a lifelong space nerd and a devoted hobbyist of subjects such as relativistic physics, orbital mechanics, and the history of manned spaceflight. He also mixes a mean cocktail. He lives in California.

Review Quotes:
"An action-packed techno-thriller of the first order . . . the perfect vehicle for humans who want to escape, if only for a time, the severe gravity of planet earth. The pages fly by." --USA Today

"Revitalizes the Lunar-colony scenario, with the author's characteristic blend of engineering know-how and survival suspense. . . . Jazz is a great heroine, tough with a soft core, crooked with inner honesty." --The Wall Street Journal

"Smart and sharp . . . Weir has done it again [with] a sci-fi crowd pleaser made for the big screen." --Salon

"Makes cutting-edge science sexy and relevant . . . Weir has created a realistic and fascinating future society, and every detail feels authentic and scientifically sound." --Associated Press

"Out-of-this-world storytelling." -- Houston Chronicle

"Weir excels when it comes to geeky references, snarky humour and scenes of ingenious scientific problem-solving." -- Financial Times

"Weir has done the impossible--he's topped The Martian with a sci-fi-noir-thriller set in a city on the moon. What more do you want from life? Go read it!" --Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter

"Everything you could hope for in a follow-up to The Martian another smart, fun, fast-paced adventure that you won't be able to put down." --Ernest Cline, New York Times bestselling author of Ready Player One

"A superior near-future thriller . . . with a healthy dose of humor." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"An exciting, whip-smart, funny thrill-ride . . . one of the best science fiction novels of the year." --Booklist (starred review)

"Narrated by a kick-ass leading lady, this thriller has it all--a smart plot, laugh-out-loud funny moments, and really cool science." --Library Journal (starred review)

Reading Line:
By the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Martian

Publisher Marketing:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the renowned author of Project Hail Mary and The Martian comes a "propulsive" (NPR) tale of science, suspense, and humor--a heist story set on the moon.

"An action-packed techno-thriller of the first order."--USA Today

Jasmine Bashara never signed up to be a hero. She just wanted to get rich.

Not crazy, eccentric-billionaire rich, like many of the visitors to her hometown of Artemis, humanity's first and only lunar colony. Just rich enough to move out of her coffin-sized apartment and eat something better than flavored algae. Rich enough to pay off a debt she's owed for a long time.

So when a chance at a huge score finally comes her way, Jazz can't say no. But engineering the perfect crime is just the start of her problems--because her little heist is about to land her in the middle of a conspiracy for control of Artemis herself.

Trapped between competing forces, pursued by a killer and the law alike, she'll have to hatch a truly spectacular scheme to have a chance at staying alive and saving her city.

Jazz is no hero, but she is a very good criminal.

That'll have to do.

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