Artemis
The best-selling author of The Martian returns with an irresistible new near-future thriller - a heist story set on the moon.
Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. 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.
Everything changes when Jazz sees the chance to commit the perfect crime, with a reward too lucrative to turn down. 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.
Bringing to life Weir's brash, whip-smart protagonist is actress Rosario Dawson (Marvel's The Defenders, Sin City, Death Proof). 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. 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. It's a performance that transports listeners right alongside Jazz, matching her step for step on every lunar inch of her pulse-pounding journey.
- Pages
- 305
- First published
- November 14, 2017
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Ebook
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Reviews
Finished May 21, 2026
*✨ 2 stars ✨* Pre-read: My husband has been asking me to read this for awhile, and it was a book club pick so why not. Jazz Bashara is a smuggler on the moon who gets the opportunity to pull off a high-stakes crime for a massive payout. But when the job goes sideways, she ends up tangled in a conspiracy much bigger than she ever expected. This... was just an okay read for me. Once again, I'm reminded why men writing women can be kind of cringe sometimes. I guess Weir thinks that because it's a female protagonist, there needs to be romance. And okay, fair—I do love my romance books. But this came across as a male personality with boobs strapped on. Andy Weir also loves to make jokes. A lot. I found it really hard to follow and take the plot seriously with the constant joking. This is how I felt with PHM as well, though PHM leaned more into soft sci-fi while Artemis is a bit harder. To be completely honest, I'm not sure what works for me when it comes to sci-fi. I feel like I could enjoy the genre more if it weren't in Weir's hands. That sounds really harsh, but honestly, I can absolutely see why people love his books so much. They're just not my cup of tea. [Find my reviews on Bookstagram🫶🏻](https://www.instagram.com/literarily_laurynn?igsh=aTh6eTZ6dGwxMXpy&utm_source=qr)
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Started May 21, 2026 · Finished May 22, 2026
I loved the narrator on this one. I also found this way easier to follow (book-wise) than Project Hail Mary, and will be for sure giving The Martian a try sometime later when I get the hankering for some more SciFi. There wasn't anything too crazy that gave it like a shock factor, or twist elements that were not predictable, but it was a good one to put on in the background for some white noise while I did other tasks.
Started May 22, 2026 · Finished May 24, 2026
- adventurousemotionalfunnyreflectivetenseFast-paced
Started May 21, 2026 · Finished May 22, 2026
Finished May 22, 2026
Started September 20, 2023 · Finished October 10, 2023
Finished December 19, 2024
Loved the story, but I just wished it was a bit longer. The end seemed a bit rushed.
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