By now most people will have seen the incredible movie adaptation of this transformative novel by Andy Weir, and although the big-screen adaptation was a brilliant recreation, nothing can truly stand to the power of this survival novel set on Mars.
Written in a series of log entries and narrative chapters this novel intelligently captures the readers imagination, swiftly carrying us away from a sense of fiction and creating a novel which reads like a true account.
From the blurb;
'I'm stranded on Mars.
'I have no way to communicate with Earth.
'If the Oxygenator breaks down, I'll suffocate. If the Water Reclaimer breaks down, I'll die of thirst. 'If the Habitat breaches, I'll just kind of explode.
'If none of those things happen, I'll eventually run out of food and starve to death.
'I'm screwed.'
Incredibly well researched and laced with Weir's unique humor The Maritain provides a brilliant twist on the classic survival novel. This space based adventure gives us an insight into the unique challenges that exist when considering a planetary mission to Mars and then runs with the worst case scenarios in every instance, creating a breathtaking, edge-of-the-seat, novel that no reader will be able to put down and which lives long after reading in our minds.
If you haven't had a chance to read The Martian yet, take the opportunity and dive into this incredible book.
We Give The Martian Five Stars
ISBN - 978-1-785031-13-7 Cover Price - £7.99 First published by Del Rey in the UK 2014