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The Martian

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Before Matt Damon, it was a book. Thought dead by his crew, astronaut Mark Watney is left stranded on Mars. In a tale of survival and the indomintability of the human will, this will feel surprisingly close to home.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

A mission to Mars. A freak accident. One man’s struggle to survive. From the author of Project Hail Mary comes “a hugely entertaining novel that reads like a rocket ship afire” (Chicago Tribune).

“Brilliant . . . a celebration of human ingenuity [and] the purest example of real-science sci-fi for many years . . . utterly compelling.”—The Wall Street Journal

Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Ma...

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