The Martian : a novel / Andy Weir.

By:

Weir, Andy [author.]

Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, [2014]Edition: First editionDescription: 369 pages : map ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781785031137

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

F 23

LOC classification:

PS3623.E446 M37 2014

Summary: "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?" -- from publisher's web site.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
ACADEMIC	FRANCIS LIGHT LIBRARY	F WEI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	LEISURE READING COLLECTION		00001333

"Originally self-published, in a different form, as an ebook in 2011"--Title page verso.

"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?" -- from publisher's web site.

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