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 TodayJasmine 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.
Andy Weir built a career as a software engineer until the success of his first published novel,
The Martian, allowed him to live out his dream of writing fulltime. He is a lifelong space nerd and a devoted hobbyist of subjects such as relativistic physics, orbital mechanics, and the history of manned spaceflight. He also mixes a mean cocktail. He lives in California.
“An action-packed techno-thriller of the first order . . . the perfect vehicle for humans who want to escape, if only for a time, the severe gravity of planet earth. The pages fly by.”
—USA Today “Revitalizes the Lunar-colony scenario, with the author’s characteristic blend of engineering know-how and survival suspense. . . . Jazz is a great heroine, tough with a soft core, crooked with inner honesty.”
—The Wall Street Journal“Smart and sharp . . . Weir has done it again [with] a sci-fi crowd pleaser made for the big screen.”
—Salon“Makes cutting-edge science sexy and relevant . . . Weir has created a realistic and fascinating future society, and every detail feels authentic and scientifically sound.”
—Associated Press“Out-of-this-world storytelling.”
—Houston Chronicle
"Weir excels when it comes to geeky references, snarky humour and scenes of ingenious scientific problem-solving.”
—Financial Times “Weir has done the impossible—he’s topped
The Martian with a sci-fi-noir-thriller set in a city on the moon. What more do you want from life? Go read it!”
—Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter “Everything you could hope for in a follow-up to
The Martian: another smart, fun, fast-paced adventure that you won’t be able to put down.”
—Ernest Cline, New York Times bestselling author of Ready Player One
“A superior near-future thriller . . . with a healthy dose of humor.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)“An exciting, whip-smart, funny thrill-ride . . . one of the best science fiction novels of the year.”
—Booklist (starred review)“Narrated by a kick-ass leading lady, this thriller has it all—a smart plot, laugh-out-loud funny moments, and really cool science.”
—Library Journal (starred review)
