02021cam a2200337 i 4500 242282645 TxAuBib 20150914120000.0 141028s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780553418026 0553418025 TxAuBib rda Weir, Andy,. The Martian : a novel / Andy Weir. First paperback edition. New York : Broadway Books, [2014] 387 pages : map ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Martian, The ; 1 This edition includes "Extra Libris" bonus material in back of book: reader's guide, author interview, and essay. "Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. 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. Chances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain-old 'human error' are much more likely to kill him first. But Mark isn't ready to give up yet. Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills--and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit--he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?" -- from publisher's web site. 20150914. cat sampler 20150715 jep/cjk. Astronauts Fiction. Survival Fiction. Mars (Planet) Fiction. Science fiction, American. The Martian ; 1.