Artemis: A Novel
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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.
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Having read project Hail Mary which I thought was really good, Artemis fell short of my expectations. It wasn't a major disappointment, but I definitely expected it to be a little better than it was. The writing style
(although maybe not as technically rich) was much the same as the author's previous works and the plot was good, but I would recommend his two other books before recommending this one
Good sci-fi and fun plot. It does a great job showing a society on the moon and the small details make it feel very real.
Content warning for death, violence, mass casualty events, murder, mob violence, threats, and related topics. I first want to start by saying that I am a huge Andy Weir fan. I loved the world-building in this novel, and it's still one of my favorite science fictions I've read so far this year, even with the world's most annoying narrator. I get that Jazz was supposed to be endearing in her own way, but by the end of it I was done. She wasn't beli...read more
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