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Artemis

Artemis

A gripping sci-fi thriller from the author of The Martian

Summary

Ever had a bad day? Try having one on the moon...



'Fascinating' Tim Peake, Sunday Times bestselling author of Ask an Astronaut
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WELCOME TO ARTEMIS. The first city on the moon.
Population 2,000. Mostly tourists.
Some criminals.

Jazz Bashara is one of the criminals. She lives in a poor area of Artemis and subsidises her work as a porter with smuggling contraband onto the moon. But it's not enough.

So when she's offered the chance to make a lot of money she jumps at it. But though planning a crime in 1/6th gravity may be more fun, it's also a lot more dangerous.

When you live on the moon, of course you have a dark side...
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Andy Weir's new stunning science-based thriller PROJECT HAIL MARY is available now.
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What everyone's saying about the follow-up to The Martian:

'A smart, fun, fast-paced adventure that you won't be able to put down' Ernest Cline, bestselling author of Ready Player One

'What a page turner!' Milda on Goodreads, 5 stars

'Fast paced, high octane and highly entertaining' Chrys on Netgalley, 5 stars

'Artemis does for the moon what The Martian did for Mars' Guardian

'A first rate thriller, this had me hooked from beginning to end' Robert on Netgalley, 5 stars

'An absolute must read' Lauren on Goodreads, 5 stars

'A clever and action-fuelled story' Culturefly

'For those who loved The Martian, you won't be disappointed' Liz on Netgalley, 5 stars

Reviews

  • Artemis does for the moon what The Martian did for Mars. His second novel concerns a likeable protagonist in peril, saved by her own resourcefulness, in a tale that leaves readers better informed about science than they were before they read it...Plus the narrator has real charm. There's no question that this novel is going to be a hit
    The Guardian

About the author

Andy Weir

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