Artemis: A Novel

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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 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.

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by Andy Weir (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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B06Y55SB48

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Andy Weir is a gem! It should not be surprising then that he has created another in the undeniably smart Jasmine Bashara - just Jazz to all who know her, and who shines as the protagonist in this very highly entertaining novel. When I read his first offering, The Martian, I thought ‘wow, this guy is good.’ With Artemis I raise that thought to ‘this guy is REALLY good!I was faced with the irresistible urge to skip eating and sleeping (health needs dictated I do both) but this was a fun read with excellent character development and a plot that was totally believable.For this outing, Weir has brought the story closer to home where instead of fighting for survival on the inhospitable surface of Mars, the action centers around the solo Moon community of Artemis. Survival certainly plays a big part in things, but it is overall about much more than that. Jazz is a young woman determined to succeed on her own merits. She wants to be rich (though not “crazy eccentric-billionaire rich”) and circumstances present themselves that might just make that dream possible, Well, it really did seem possible until . . . . (You’ll just have to read the book!)Artemis does contain some scientific “stuff” but like that in The Martian it does not bring on a brain melt or cause you to start googling (Weir does a pretty good job of explaining such things).I have no hesitation in awarding it 5 Stars and thus my recommendation is a positive one.