However, his machinations do not go unnoticed, and Trond’s rivals plot his assassination, plunging Jazz into a world of political intrigue that centers on a mysterious object known as ZAFO.

While such a contract is itself a valuable asset, Trond has other motives for establishing a stranglehold on refining aluminum. Once these harvesters have been disabled, Trond plans to step in and provide his secret stockpile of oxygen, positioning him to steal Sanchez’s contract over aluminum production. Wealthy smuggling client Trond Landvik, however, soon provides her with a job opportunity offering compensation beyond her wildest dreams: the sabotage of the anorthite harvesters that the Sanchez Aluminum corporation uses to generate oxygen for smelting and to supply the Artemis colony. Motivated by wealth, Jazz aspires to join the ranks of the guild-approved lunar tour guides, but her predilection for cutting corners and her reluctance to abide by rules - whether the tour guild’s, the colony’s, or her father’s - lead them to reject her. Fox and New Regency have already obtained the film rights to Artemis, so those anticipating an adaptation to rival the success of Ridley Scott’s cinematic treatment of The Martian will find these questions particularly interesting.Ī near-future thriller set on a lunar colony of the same name, Artemis introduces us to narrator Jasmine Bashara, or Jazz, a porter down on her luck whose smuggling monopoly provides most of her income. Readers might wonder if Weir’s second novel can live up to the success of his debut, and whether he can sustain a narrative steeped in scientific plausibility while extending the scope of his storytelling to human stories of habitation. Here, Weir expands on the narrative possibilities of interpersonal, political, and economic relationships in a unique environment. IN ARTEMIS, Andy Weir’s much-anticipated follow-up to The Martian, he moves from a story of interplanetary exploration and survival to one of colonization and habitation.

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