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The Martian
Weir, Andy

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Language: English | Category: Novel (Fantasy & Sc. Fic.) | Audio Book: Not Available

The Martian, Andy Weir’s first novel, narrates the story of Mark Watney, a botanist, mechanical engineer and astronaut, who was left alone in Mars when his crew mates thought he had died during evacuation and left without him. Weir, who calls himself a “space nerd”, has meticulously researched on manned missions to Mars. The story provides credible details and ensures that Watney is faced with all situations where things could go wrong with someone stranded alone in another planet. The Martian became one of the bestsellers of 2014 and has been adopted as a soon-to-be-released Hollywood movie.

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Weir, Andy - El marciano - Language: Spanish, Novel - Format: ePub
Seis días atrás el astronauta Mark Watney se convirtió en uno de los primeros hombres en caminar por la superficie de Marte. Ahora está seguro de que será el primer hombre en morir allí. La tripulación de la nave en que viajaba se (More) ve obligada a evacuar el planeta a causa de una tormenta de polvo, dejando atrás a Mark tras darlo por muerto. Pero él está vivo, y atrapado a millones de kilómetros de cualquier ser humano, sin posibilidad de enviar señales a la Tierra. De todos modos, si lograra establecer conexión, moriría mucho antes de que el rescate llegara.Sin embargo, Mark no se da por vencido; armado con su ingenio, sus habilidades y sus conocimientos sobre botánica, se enfrentará a obstáculos aparentemente insuperables.Por suerte, el sentido del humor resultará ser su mayor fuente de fuerza. Obstinado en seguir con vida, incubará un plan absolutamente demencial para ponerse en contacto con la NASA. Con un final sorprendente, El marciano es una novela brillantemente construida, un delirio ingenioso, con una mecánica del suspense que sorprenderá al lector una y otra vez y le hará perderse en el cosmos de la naturaleza humana y la lucha por la supervivencia.Una experiencia literaria excepcional en gravedad cero.
Weir, Andy - The Martian - Language: English, Novel - Format: ePub
The Martian, Andy Weir's first novel, narrates the story of Mark Watney, a botanist, mechanical engineer and astronaut, who was left alone in Mars when his crew mates thought he had died during evacuation and left without him. (More) Weir, who calls himself a “space nerd”, has meticulously researched on manned missions to Mars. The story provides credible details and ensures that Watney is faced with all situations where things could go wrong with someone stranded alone in another planet. The Martian became one of the bestsellers of 2014 and has been adopted as a soon-to-be-released Hollywood movie.
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