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Artemis
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They’re not Martians.
Don’t call them Loonies either.
With some very subtle nods to Heinlein’s 1966 masterpiece The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Andy Weir returns to outer space after his fabulously well to do debut novel.
Some SF fans were excited about a revisit to The Martian and others were apprehensive, fearing a Sea of Tranquility sized let down. Weir neither tried to recreate The Martian nor did he run out of gas on the way to Houston. Artemis is a different kind of story with its own charms, nuances and space rocks.
Jazz Bashara and her family and neighbors lives on the Moon, in a bubble domed complex of warrens called Artemis. Weir does a great job explaining some cool hard SF while also setting up his crime caper story. Jazz more often than not finds herself on the wrong side of the law and winds up in big trouble in little Artemis when a get rich scheme goes very sideways.
Good characterization with a diverse set of players, Artemis demonstrates maybe better than The Martian how good a writer he is. This is fast paced and also funny, Weir letting a lot of personality shine through.
Not The Martian, but also not a bad novel at all, actually very entertaining. And the best news is that we now know for sure that Weir is not a one hit wonder and we can expect some more cool SF from him.
Recommended.
Don’t call them Loonies either.
With some very subtle nods to Heinlein’s 1966 masterpiece The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Andy Weir returns to outer space after his fabulously well to do debut novel.
Some SF fans were excited about a revisit to The Martian and others were apprehensive, fearing a Sea of Tranquility sized let down. Weir neither tried to recreate The Martian nor did he run out of gas on the way to Houston. Artemis is a different kind of story with its own charms, nuances and space rocks.
Jazz Bashara and her family and neighbors lives on the Moon, in a bubble domed complex of warrens called Artemis. Weir does a great job explaining some cool hard SF while also setting up his crime caper story. Jazz more often than not finds herself on the wrong side of the law and winds up in big trouble in little Artemis when a get rich scheme goes very sideways.
Good characterization with a diverse set of players, Artemis demonstrates maybe better than The Martian how good a writer he is. This is fast paced and also funny, Weir letting a lot of personality shine through.
Not The Martian, but also not a bad novel at all, actually very entertaining. And the best news is that we now know for sure that Weir is not a one hit wonder and we can expect some more cool SF from him.
Recommended.
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December 6, 2017
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December 6, 2017
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November 20, 2018
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November 28, 2018
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Thanks Jan, I liked it better than I thought I would
Thanks. I was waiting for somebody else to tell me he's not a one-hit wonder :-)
But it seems better than anticipated.
Like the review.