The Martian: A Novel

About this book

Six days into what should have been the greatest two months of his life, astronaut Mark Watney is stranded alone on Mars. A violent sandstorm forced his crew to abandon the planet, and they left believing he was dead. Now he has no way to contact Earth, a habitat designed to last weeks, and supplies that will never stretch until the next mission could possibly arrive. Armed with his engineering skills, his botanical know-how and a stubborn sense of humor, Watney refuses to give up. Every problem on the Red Planet is a new chance to die, and every solution has to be invented on the spot, from making water to growing food on a barren world. Told largely through Watney's wry, candid log entries, The Martian blends hard science, nail-biting tension and laugh-out-loud wit. Andy Weir's debut novel began as a self-published ebook and grew into a modern survival adventure often compared to Robinson Crusoe in space. Fans of realistic science fiction, space exploration and clever problem-solving will find it hard to put down. This edition is a full-length novel of roughly 113,000 words and includes a map of the mission site. Note: the text contains strong language. Buy The Martian today and start reading online instantly in your browser, no download required.

Author

Andy Weir

Length

~412 pages

Reading time

8 h 13 min

Chapters

167

Released

October 24, 2026

Languages

🇬🇧 EN · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇧🇷 PT-BR · 🇲🇽 ES-MX · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇺🇦 UK · 🇨🇿 CS · 🇸🇰 SK · 🇬🇷 EL · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇹🇷 TR · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇧🇬 BG · 🇭🇷 HR · 🇷🇸 SR · 🇸🇮 SL · 🇱🇹 LT · 🇱🇻 LV · 🇪🇪 ET · 🇸🇪 SV · 🇩🇰 DA · 🇳🇴 NB · 🇫🇮 FI · 🇯🇵 JA · 🇰🇷 KO · 🇨🇳 ZH · 🇹🇼 ZH-TW · 🇮🇩 ID · 🇻🇳 VI · 🇹🇭 TH · 🇮🇳 HI · 🇸🇦 AR · 🇮🇱 HE

Formats

eBook · Print edition

Print format

Paperback, 13.5 × 21 cm, 380 pages

ISBN

9780804139021

Age rating

Teen 13+