Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. A lone astronaut, An impossible mission, An ally he never imagined.

Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company. His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it's up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery-and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.

And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he's got to do it all alone. Or does he?

'The most enjoyable hard SF I have read in years. Weir's finest work to date. . .' The Guardian

'This is the one book I read last year that I am certain I can recommend to anyone, no matter who, and know they'll love it.' Brandon Sanderson

'If you like a lot of science in your science fiction, Andy Weir is the writer for you. . .This one has everything fans of old school SF (like me) love.' George RR Martin

'Brilliantly funny and enjoyable. One of the most plausible science fiction books I've ever read'  Tim Peake, astronaut