Episode 39: Andy Weir Interview!

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The Martian: A Novel By Andy Weir Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780553418026
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Published: Ballantine Books - October 28th, 2014

Selected for common reading at North Lake College 

Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read


Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.

Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.


Artemis: A Novel By Andy Weir Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780553448146
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Published: Ballantine Books - July 3rd, 2018

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.
 


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Project Hail Mary: A Novel By Andy Weir Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780593135204
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Published: Ballantine Books - May 4th, 2021

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Martian, a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science—in development as a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling.


Cheshire Crossing: [A Graphic Novel] By Andy Weir, Sarah Andersen (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Andy Weir, Sarah Andersen (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780399582073
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Published: Ten Speed Press - July 9th, 2019

In a one-of-a-kind graphic novel collaboration between the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian and the beloved illustrator behind Sarah’s Scribbles, Alice, Wendy, and Dorothy team up to save the multiverse, from Wonderland to Neverland and Oz.
 


I, Robot (The Robot Series #1) By Isaac Asimov Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780553382563
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Published: Del Rey - April 29th, 2008

This classic science fiction masterwork by Isaac Asimov weaves stories about robots, humanity, and the deep questions of existence into a novel of shocking intelligence and heart.
 
“A must-read for science-fiction buffs and literature enjoyers alike.”—The Guardian


The Caves of Steel (The Robot Series #2) By Isaac Asimov Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780553293401
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Published: Spectra - November 1st, 1991

A millennium into the future two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov’s Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together.  


Rendezvous With Rama By Arthur C. Clarke Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780358380221
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Published: Harper Voyager - October 13th, 2020

Astronauts explore an alien spacecraft hurtling toward the sun in this Hugo and Nebula Award–winning novel —“a stone-cold classic” of hard sci-fi (The Guardian).

An enormous cylindrical object has entered Earth’s solar system on a collision course with the sun.


The Name Of The Rose By Umberto Eco Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780544176560
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Published: HarperVia - April 22nd, 2014

An international sensation and winner of the Premio Strega and the Prix Médicis Etranger awards, this enthralling medieval murder mystery "explodes with pyrotechnic inventions, literally as well as figuratively" (The New York Times)


Recursion: A Novel By Blake Crouch Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781524759797
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Published: Ballantine Books - March 10th, 2020

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of Dark Matter and the Wayward Pines trilogy comes a relentless thriller about time, identity, and memory—his most mind-boggling, irresistible work to date, and the inspiration for Shondaland’s upcoming Netflix film.


The Calculating Stars: A Lady Astronaut Novel By Mary Robinette Kowal Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780765378385
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Published: Tor Books - July 3rd, 2018

Mary Robinette Kowal's science fiction debut, 2019 Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Award for best novel, The Calculating Stars, explores the premise behind her award-winning "Lady Astronaut of Mars."

Winner 2018 Nebula Award for Best Novel
Winner 2019 Locus Award for Best Novel
Winner 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novel