The Martian

Description:

The Martian is a 2011 science fiction novel written by Andy Weir. It was his debut novel under his own name. It was originally self-published in 2011; Crown Publishing purchased the rights and re-released it in 2014. The story follows an American astronaut, Mark Watney, as he becomes stranded alone on Mars in 2035 and must improvise in order to survive.

subjects: Science-Fiction,  Science Fiction & Fantasy,  Suspense & Thriller,  Science fiction,  Amerikanisches Englisch,  Astronauts,  Survival,  Fiction,  Survival skills,  Supervivencia,  Novela,  Astronautas,  Reading Level-Grade 7,  Reading Level-Grade 9,  Reading Level-Grade 8,  Reading Level-Grade 11,  Reading Level-Grade 10,  Reading Level-Grade 12,  Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure,  Fiction, science fiction, general,  Large type books,  Arabic language materials,  Romans, nouvelles,  nyt:hardcover-fiction=2014-03-02,  New York Times bestseller,  Chang pian xiao shuo,  Children's fiction,  Adventure and adventurers, fiction,  Fantasy fiction

People: Mark Watney (fictional character),  Melissa Lewis (fictional character),  Rick Martinez (fictional character),  Beth Johanssen (fictional character),  Chris Beck (fictional character),  Alex Vogel (fictional character),  Teddy Sanders (fictional character),  Venkat Kapoor (fictional character),  Mitch Henderson (fictional character),  Mindy Park (fictional character)

Places: Mars (Planet),  Earth,  Acidalia Planitia (Mars),  Schiaparelli (Mars),  Houston (Tex.),  Cape Canaveral (Fla.),  Chicago (Ill.),  Marte (Planeta),  Mars (Planète)

Times: 2035