Artemis

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The best-selling author of The Martian returns with an irresistible new near-future thriller - a heist story set on the moon. Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you've got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent. Everything changes when Jazz sees the chance to commit the perfect crime, with a reward too lucrative to turn down. But pulling off the impossible is just the start of her problems, as she learns that she's stepped square into a conspiracy for control of Artemis itself - and that now her only chance at survival lies in a gambit even riskier than the first. Bringing to life Weir's brash, whip-smart protagonist is actress Rosario Dawson (Marvel's The Defenders, Sin City, Death Proof). With the breathless immediacy of one realizing they're one cracked helmet visor away from oblivion, Dawson deftly captures Jazz's first-person perspective – all while delivering sarcastic Weir-ian one-liners and cracking wise in the face of death. And with a cast of diverse characters from all walks of life calling Artemis home, Dawson tonally somersaults to voice Kenyan prime ministers, Ukrainian scientists, and Saudi welders. It's a performance that transports listeners right alongside Jazz, matching her step for step on every lunar inch of her pulse-pounding journey.

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Andy Weir (Author), Rosario Dawson (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher) & 0 more

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B076MJQZ2J

Customer Reviews Summary

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.