The Martian

Six days after becoming one of the first people to walk on Mars, astronaut Mark Watney finds himself completely isolated with no way to signal Earth that he is alive.

Faced with an unforgiving environment and limited supplies that will run out years before a rescue mission can arrive, he must fight every day to survive.

Armed only with his ingenuity, engineering skills, and a resilient sense of humor, he leverages his resourcefulness to fix damaged machinery and overcome seemingly impossible odds.

The book has been highly praised as a masterpiece of realistic sci-fi, blending authentic science with a humorous narrative voice, and was adapted into a major motion picture by Twentieth Century Fox.