Artemis
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 Today
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. 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.
“An action-packed techno-thriller of the first order.”—USA Today
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. 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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Readers say *Artemis* is a fun, fast-paced sci-fi thriller full of humor, vivid technical details, and an imaginative lunar setting. Many enjoy Jazz’s...
Good page turner with a badass (and asshole-ish) female narrator and lots of technical details about life on the moon. Definitely kept my interest, but didn't really expand my understanding of humanity. The writing makes it easy to see the "mental movie" as you read!
Well written and on par with the author’s other works so far as quality goes. The only major issue was that this book has a bad case of, “men writing women,” which ruined some of it for me. I wouldn’t rate the plot this as highly as The Martian or Project Hail Mary, but it was a fun to read.
A fun and fast paced read that reminded me how much I love near future sci-fi thrillers. I personally enjoyed Jazz as a narrator and main character, despite her being a bit crass. I was laughing at all her snarky retorts. The relationship with her dad had such a sweet resolution that I loved. The whole plot was interesting and kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. The afterword about the economics of flying to the moon was really cool.
I was provided an advance copy of this novel from the publishers through Netgalley.
I loved The Martian so I was excited to get the chance to read an advance copy of Artemis. But Weir's second book was a different kind of space book than his first. It's a female lead--who's not exactly a saint--living on the moon and determined to rise to the top by whatever means necessary. I loved her wit, the non-stop action, and the unique ensemble of characters. Some of the science talk went over my head, but that was okay. I still enjoyed the adventure!
I loved The Martian so I was excited to get the chance to read an advance copy of Artemis. But Weir's second book was a different kind of space book than his first. It's a female lead--who's not exactly a saint--living on the moon and determined to rise to the top by whatever means necessary. I loved her wit, the non-stop action, and the unique ensemble of characters. Some of the science talk went over my head, but that was okay. I still enjoyed the adventure!
A community much like Houston but on the moon! Also a badass porter who gets in over her head just trying to make a buck. Hilarious but of course, it is after all Andy Weir, so plenty of science of blue collar class fit in the small station of Artemis.
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