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The Martian by Andy Weir - $2.99 (literature.cafe)

submitted 7 months ago by JaymesRS@literature.cafe to c/ebookdeals@literature.cafe

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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?

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[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 2 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I've read it as well and it was really good.

[–] LoverOfLiterature@literature.cafe 1 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Hey— someone else is on at this moment! Do you know who our Mods are or the person who runs this instance?

[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Nope, sorry

[–] LoverOfLiterature@literature.cafe 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Thank you. I’m pretty new to the Fediverse. I’ll move us back to our original thread. After Project Hail Mary I read a novel by Weir about a colony on the moon… can’t recall the title. All I know is that I abandoned the book because the social problems of earth were recreated on the moon and I just kept thinking, what’s the point of having a colony on the moon if people are still going to be shitty to one another.

I just didn’t “believe” it. And as you know from Project Hail Mary, I can believe some pretty far fetched stuff.

Do you know this moon colony book?

[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 1 points 7 months ago

Artemis. I read that and enjoyed it to. Gangsters on the moon.