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Artemis
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the renowned author of Project Hail Mary and The Martian comes a "propulsive" (NPR) tale of science, suspense, and humor--a heist story set on the moon.
"An action-packed techno-thriller of the first order."--USA Today
Jasmine Bashara never signed up to be a hero. She just wanted to get rich.
Not crazy, eccentric-billionaire rich, like many of the visitors to her hometown of Artemis, humanity's first and only lunar colony. Just rich enough to move out of her coffin-sized apartment and eat something better than flavored algae. Rich enough to pay off a debt she's owed for a long time.
So when a chance at a huge score finally comes her way, Jazz can't say no. But engineering the perfect crime is just the start of her problems--because her little heist is about to land her in the middle of a conspiracy for control of Artemis herself.
Trapped between competing forces, pursued by a killer and the law alike, she'll have to hatch a truly spectacular scheme to have a chance at staying alive and saving her city.
Jazz is no hero, but she is a very good criminal.
That'll have to do.
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Book Details
ISBN:
9780553448122
EAN:
9780553448122
Binding:
Hardcover
Pages:
320
Authors:
Andy Weir
Publisher:
Ballantine Books
Readable, but really more like a YA novel than a meaty scifi book. Sure, it has Weir's usually science stuff, but I just didn't enjoy as much as his other books.
the book is in pristine condition and is a first edition. very pleased with the purchase ordered uses bc it arrived a month before the new one.
Great book!
The book is an amazing kind of suspense thriller, and I'm a huge fan of Andy Weir, but this book was a bit of a mixed bag. The storytelling is amazing, and Andy Weir is a master of Storytelling, however there were certain aspects of the book that just came across uninspired.While the plot of the story was incredible, the naming of things was kind of weak in comparison to how meticulous and the Weir was when writing the Martian.Comparing this book to the martian, the Martian had every detail painfully thought out.With this book there's a lot of details that just seemed thrown together at the last minute. While I was able to overlook the concept that the towns within Artemis were called bubbles, because in the realm of science, bubbles are legitimate tool, (think levels, aquaculture, Etc), I cringed at some of the other labeling.I cringed at the thought of lunar food being referred to as "gunk" and that there would be a highly Advanced scientific computer specialized for lunar environments, and it would just be lazily named a "gizmo" (what company in their right minds would want to self sabotage with a name like that?), and with the currency being "Slugs" (though it was briefly attempted to have a useful description earlier on in the novel as a form of delivery credits, I guess like Amazon Prime deliveries?)If this were to be made I to a movie, I would recommend renaming those, just to have a super clean and tight story.Aside from those few naming convention issues, the book is still a masterpiece. And I fully enjoyed it, and can't wait to dive into Project Hail Mary!
This is really a solid 2.5 star book. It had a good concept, the characters were ok, but the plot and action was a bit lame. It reads too much like the author is trying to write a book in hopes it can easily be adapted for a direct to streaming movie on Netflix or Prime.If you’re looking for an Andy Weir book, I suggest you skip this one and go to Project Hail Mary.
