Believing him to be dead, the rest of the crew returned to Hermes, leaving Watney behind on Mars with no way to communicate with the ship or with NASA.

As the crew moved from the Hab to the MAV, the Hab satellite communications dish was blown through the air and its antenna punctured Watney’s EVA suit and cut into his side Watney passed out. This was due to a sandstorm with violent winds that threated to damage the MAV (Mars Ascent Vehicle), which the crew needed to return to their ship, Hermes. Watney explains that, while the crew was supposed to spend a month on Mars, they were forced to abort the mission early.

Dimensions: 7.30in - 4.10in - 1.30in - 0.The Martian opens with the Sol 6 log entry of astronaut Mark Watney, who is the resident botanist and engineer on NASA’s Ares 3 mission to Mars.

Utterly nail-biting and memorable.'- Financial Times Book Details You'll be rooting for Watney the whole way, groaning at every setback and laughing at his pitchblack humor. Weir has fashioned in Mark Watney one of the most appealing, funny, and resourceful characters in recent fiction.'- Chicago Tribune 'A hugely entertaining novel reads like a rocket ship afire. NAMED ONE OF PASTE'S BEST NOVELS OF THE DECADE Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him? Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills-and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit-he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain-old 'human error' are much more likely to kill him first. Chances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. 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. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.

The inspiration for the major motion picture utterly compelling.'- The Wall Street Journal a celebration of human ingenuity the purest example of real-science sci-fi for many years. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - 'Brilliant.

The martian by andy weir