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. 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 … 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. Sure, it requires her to graduate from small-time smuggler to full-on criminal mastermind. And it calls for a particular combination of cunning, technical skills, and large explosions—not to mention sheer brazen swagger. But Jazz has never run into a challenge her intellect can’t handle, and she figures she’s got the ‘swagger’ part down.
The trouble is, engineering the perfect crime is just the start of Jazz’s problems. Because her little heist is about to land her in the middle of a conspiracy for control of Artemis itself.
Trapped between competing forces, pursued by a killer and the law alike, even Jazz has to admit she’s in way over her head. 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.
Propelled by its heroine’s wisecracking voice, set in a city that’s at once stunningly imagined and intimately familiar, and brimming over with clever problem-solving and heist-y fun, Artemis is another irresistible brew of science, suspense, and humor from #1 bestselling author Andy Weir.
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I came into this book expecting something as amazing as The Martian. This book was really great in a different way. This one had more of a YA feel to it versus adult. Jazz is a very likeable character, but she is young and she makes a lot of mistakes, sometimes I had a hard time relating to her. Overall the book is very well written and I love the idea of a city on the moon. Weir is a great writer and I hope to read more from them in the future.
I listened to this book on Audible narrated by Rosario Dawson. Her voice alone was worth listening to, because you imagine the character as her and it really brings the whole audio book to life.
The story itself was good, but my expectations were high after reading and watching the Martian.
I found that Artemis didn’t pull me in as much as The Martian. It had some of the same dry humour, and complex high tech explanations for living on the moon, which I enjoyed, but somehow it fell short in terms of story. It’s your basic Moon heist, which in itself is a great premise, but I feel like parts of it dragged. I still recommend, and I hope they will make a movie, but it wasn’t as exciting as The Martian.
A fun, fast-paced, science-packed adventure. Even more than the story itself, the wit and dry humor in this book make it a true pleasure. The science is fun and the anti-hero protagonist is perfectly imperfect. Andy Weir is a true master storyteller. Can’t wait for the movie!
Interesting, well thought out and plausible world.
I enjoyed this story because of Weir’s style of adhering to real science as a basis of his story setting. The story was good and the main character was interesting, although not quite as likeable as his Mark Watney character from “The Martian”. The main character was a young female, something of a rebellious type, new ground for Weir. The story continued the tradition of problem solving and story plot based on scientific understandings and that made it fascinating to me. Well worth a read but I still think the Martian is a better, more exciting story. I hope he continues writing more novels.
I loved this book, it’s like Oceans 11 on the moon. Really fun with lots of action and a fab heroine. If you like The Expanse, you’ll love this.
I’ve been wanting to read this novel for quite a while now. I really enjoyed Weir’s first book, The Martian, so my expectations were super high for this one. Unfortunately, they were largely disappointed. I found the novel slow to get started and often quite frustrating due to the characterization of the main character, Jazz.
Jazz is constantly described as being very intelligent and yet she makes one stupid mistake after another. She’s a successful smuggler but never struck me as being particularly street smart. Mostly she serves as a fount of attitude and admittedly great one liners. My inability to buy into this character greatly damaged the credibility of the novel for me.
The underlying plot that drives the action in this novel was quite good and I enjoyed figuring out what was happening. I also thought that the setting in the moon’s only city was very interesting. I especially liked the police officer character. Unfortunately, all of these things weren’t enough to make this a great story.
I was kind of bored with this story.
Not quite “The Martian”, but very good.
Andy did a great job keeping the book realistic, with believable characters and a plot that make you want to keep turning the pages to see what happens next.
big disappointment as I was a huge fan of The Martian. Feels like this may have been a first novel that was poorly edited and trotted out before the success of The Martian had faded. Or it’s a second novel that was just dialed in. I did not get all the way through the book. Life is too short.
I loved the book “The Martian”. So, I was looking forward to this. What a disappointment! The strangest part was that the main character, a girl, came off as a guy. I kept having the hardest time picturing her. The story-line was mediocre. Did I mention I was disappointed? I hope his next book is better.
A good premise but a little slow. I enjoyed the personalities in The Martian much better.
Just when I thought I couldn’t love anything better than Andy Weir’s book “The Martian,” along come “Artemis” and it practically knocked me off my feet with its amazingness. From the first paragraph of the first page I was absolutely hooked. I adored the strong, independent main character. She was a great example of what a female character should be – multi-dimensional, funny, and appealing for so many different reasons. I loved that she was Saudi Arabian, and her relationship with her father was lovely, too. But this isn’t just a story about a really fantastic main character. It’s also a tremendously well-written work of science fiction. In fact, to me, it’s everything a sci-fi novel should be. The strength of Andy Weir’s storytelling shines through on every single page, and I was actually sad when it ended. I wanted to continue to experience this amazing world Mr. Weir created. If you haven’t read this book yet, pick it up now. Really. It’s that good.
Artemis is a compelling story with some great SF that keeps you on the edge of your sea, turning pages to find out what happens next. All of the characters are well developed and the protagonist is engaging and funny. It’s an excellent book to read if you love SF.
In many respects, I thought this bore more than a passing resemblance to “Podkayne of Mars” (1963) by Robert Heinlein,
The book tells the story of Jasmine or jazz if you will. It begins excellently, every chapter reveals another piece about his past and what led to his sad state today. There are not too many repetitions in time and everything told in chronological order that doesn’t make it difficult for the reader. There are great characters throughout the plot unfolding. I am less attached to the nature of the crappy dizziness of jazz, but I am sure that many will see it as their adolescent figure or love its imperfections and perfection.
Although I have given the book five stars, I have to say that I had pieces here and there that I had to skip because of boredom. In any case, this is an excellent book, full of suspense and mystery and narrative twisting that the reader will not expect.
The author is an excellent writer but unlike The Martian, this one felt rushed. The obscenities seemed gratuitous and the sex conversations came off as unrealistic and creepy.
I found Artemis to be very fast paced. I loved the scientific explanations they really framed the story and made it fun to read. I will read the next book Mr. Weir writes, hope it comes out soon
This is the story of a girl named Jazz who leaves in the Lunar town of Artemis on the moon. She has lived there since she was 6 years old with her father. She is brilliant but a slacker. She lives in near poverty because she refuses to get a steady job. Right now she moves contraband and does odd jobs for money. She has become friends with a Billionare who wants her to sabotage a Lunar business so that he can take over. It is risky and dangerous, but she wants the money, so she agrees to do it.
The heist starts her down a path that uncovers a conspiracy that has been in the works on Artemis. It puts her life, and the lives of people she loves, in danger. She gets in way over her head, but with the help of her friends she helps to bring down a cartel that could have ruined her existence on the moon forever.
This was a good book. Andy Weir, no doubt, is a great writer. The book is smart, and funny. It isn’t a hard read, and it kept me entertained until the end. I didn’t want to put it down.
If you read the Martian, read this book. If you didn’t read the Martian, read that AND this book.