Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him? 30. Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on. Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit, he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. A Young Readers Edition of the Number 1 Sunday Times bestselling phenomenon. 9781785034671 The Martian 30.7000 NZD InStock /shop/books /shop/books/teen-young-adult/fiction/science-fiction-fantasy /shop/books/teen-young-adult/fiction /shop/books/teen-young-adult In the Young Readers Edition of The Martian-īut Mark isn't ready to give up yet. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him? Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit, he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next.
Damaged machinery, the unforgiving environment, or plain old "human error" are much more likely to kill him first.īut Mark isn't ready to give up yet. In the Young Readers Edition of The Martian-Īfter 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.Ĭhances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.Īfter 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. Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Smart, funny, and white-knuckle intense, The Martian is everything you want from a novel.In the Young Readers Edition of The Martian. This story will take your breath away faster than a hull breech.
Clear your schedule before you crack the seal. Highly recommended." - Judy Finnigan, Richard and Judy Book Club "The best book I've read in ages. Tautly-written, full of extraordinary and fascinating detail about life in a frozen red desert so far from home, The Martian is one of the best thrillers either of us has read in years. I didn't think I'd have the time to - but Andy Weir's edge-of-the-seat storytelling didn't leave me any choice." - Richard Madeley, Richard and Judy Book Club "Andy Weir's terrific 'lost in space' novel is an absolute page turner from first to last. "Andy Weir's masterpiece!" - Tom Hanks Twitter "Watney's gallows humour and his brushes with death as he uses every ounce of his intelligence and astronaut's training to claw his way out of the pit will have you laughing and gasping by turns.
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