![]() ![]() Some scenes are much better, some confusing bits have been rewritten, etc. The print version had the benefit of an editor. ![]() Weir: Thanks! There are no plot differences between the two versions. Does the print version differ significantly from the first edition? I know that it was originally self-published on the web. Weir spoke with Air & Space Senior Associate Editor Rebecca Maksel in March.Īir & Space : Congratulations on the success of The Martian! It’s a terrific read. ![]() He’s stranded on Mars, with no way to communicate with his spaceship or Earth, meager supplies, and a pressurized shelter designed to last just 31 days. Watney isn’t dead, although he may as well be. When Watney’s crewmates see his spacesuit’s life-signs go flat after being blown away by a 175-kph wind gust, they reluctantly leave him behind. ![]() Just six days after landing on Mars, the Ares crew must abandon their mission due to a colossal dust storm. The novel-which has received accolades from astronauts including Chris Hadfield-is set in the not-too-distant future, when astronaut Mark Watney is part of the Ares 3 mission to Mars. Andy Weir’s science-fiction thriller The Martian has remained on Amazon’s best seller list since its publication in February. ![]()
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