Artemis

By Andy Weir

Book Overview

The bestselling author of The Martian returns with an irresistible new near-future thriller--a heist story set on the moon. Jasmine 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. Sure, it requires her to graduate from small-time smuggler to full-on criminal mastermind. And it calls for a particular combination of cunning, technical skills, and large explosions--not to mention sheer brazen swagger. But Jazz has never run into a challenge her intellect can't handle, and she figures she's got the 'swagger' part down. The trouble is, engineering the perfect crime is just the start of Jazz's problems. Because her little heist is about to land her in the middle of a conspiracy for control of Artemis itself. Trapped between competing forces, pursued by a killer and the law alike, even Jazz has to admit she's in way over her head. 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. Propelled by its heroine's wisecracking voice, set in a city that's at once stunningly imagined and intimately familiar, and brimming over with clever problem-solving and heist-y fun, Artemis is another irresistible brew of science, suspense, and humor from #1 bestselling author Andy Weir.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553448145
• ISBN13: 9780553448146
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Artemis

I haven't been able to read it quite yet, but I have to say the book looks fantastic, the cover is perfect, I can't wait to buy his previous book The Martian

Great Read!!

I did not want to put it down!

Excited to read more from Andy Weir

I had this on a reading challenge and found it really enjoyable. The female perspective from a male point of view was sorta cliché sometimes but I found some laugh out loud moments and just enjoyed the concept of what live could be like living on the moon.

I want to live on the moon, too!

Another amazing adventure by Andy Weir! He really sets a stage for you in the books he writes—and in this case, the moon! The way he writes about the environment itself is so vivid, and the adventure is so unique and interesting and exciting! A book I just couldn’t put down!!