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The Martian: Stranded on Mars, one astronaut fights to survive
- Publisher : Del Rey (28 August 2014)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 384 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0091956145
- ISBN-13 : 978-0091956141
- Item Weight : 260 g
- Dimensions : 12.6 x 2.4 x 19.8 cm
A survival story for the 21st century and the international bestseller behind the major film from Ridley Scott, starring Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain.
The worst moments in life are heralded by small observations.
I'm stranded on Mars.
I have no way to communicate with Earth.
I'm in a habitat designed to last 31 days.
I'm stranded on Mars.
I have no way to communicate with Earth.
I'm in a habitat designed to last 31 days.
This is the incredible story of Mark Watney, an astronaut-biologist on the mission named Ares 3, to planet Mars. When a terrible storm destroys the base, the crew of the ship assumes that Mark is dead, and leave the planet. The Martian is about Mark`s survival until help arrives from home.
If the oxygenator breaks down, I'll suffocate. If the water reclaimer breaks down, I'll die of thirst. If the hab breaches, I'll just kind of explode. If none of those things happen, I'll eventually run out of food and starve to death.
So yeah. I'm screwed.
If the oxygenator breaks down, I'll suffocate. If the water reclaimer breaks down, I'll die of thirst. If the hab breaches, I'll just kind of explode. If none of those things happen, I'll eventually run out of food and starve to death.
So yeah. I'm screwed.
