But I didn't nitpick, I just tried my best to enjoy the book. There is a lot of science, moon, and some space travel stuff to geek out about - much of it sounds rather plausible. She's lived there nearly her entire life, has a few interesting social connections, and is laboring in near-poverty in hopes of paying off a debt/righting a wrong that has her and her father on the outs. Jazz is an under-achieving smuggler hustling her wares within a tiny community of 'loonies' (don't call them that they hate it) colonizing the moon in a cluster of acclimatized spheres. For one, you are not going to be nearly as sympathetic to our protagonist, Jazz, as she is not a stranded scientist struggling to survive until help arrives. And it is hard to follow up the success of something like the Martian. Not every book by an author is going to be spun gold perfection. Sure Weir is very talented - but this isn't Martian 2 - there is going to be some variations on characters, plot, etc. If you have read the Martian, I would suggest dialing back your expectations for this one and just try to enjoy it versus comparing it to another one of Weir's books. It's a performance that transports listeners right alongside Jazz, matching her step for step on every lunar inch of her pulse-pounding journey.Įntertaining Fun Moon Adventure Not the Martianīased on the reviews I've seen, I would suggest listening to this BEFORE the Martian, otherwise, you might be somewhat disappointed with Artemis. And with a cast of diverse characters from all walks of life calling Artemis home, Dawson tonally somersaults to voice Kenyan prime ministers, Ukrainian scientists, and Saudi welders. With the breathless immediacy of one realizing they're one cracked helmet visor away from oblivion, Dawson deftly captures Jazz's first-person perspective – all while delivering sarcastic Weir-ian one-liners and cracking wise in the face of death. But pulling off the impossible is just the start of her problems, as she learns that she's stepped square into a conspiracy for control of Artemis itself - and that now her only chance at survival lies in a gambit even riskier than the first.īringing to life Weir's brash, whip-smart protagonist is actress Rosario Dawson (Marvel's The Defenders, Sin City, Death Proof). So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you've got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent.Įverything changes when Jazz sees the chance to commit the perfect crime, with a reward too lucrative to turn down. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. The best-selling author of The Martian returns with an irresistible new near-future thriller - a heist story set on the moon.
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