Books Like The Martian
Based on The Martian by Andy Weir
Survival stories with science, humor, and one person against impossible odds.
If you loved The Martian, try these:
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
Why it's similar: Weir's best — a lone astronaut with amnesia must save Earth with science and an alien friend.
496 pages
Artemis
Andy Weir
Why it's similar: A heist on the moon with Weir's signature scientific problem-solving and wit.
369 pages
Hatchet
Gary Paulsen
Why it's similar: A boy survives alone in the Canadian wilderness with only a hatchet — pure survival story.
102 pages
All Systems Red
Martha Wells
Why it's similar: A part-human, part-robot security unit with anxiety problems reluctantly saves the day.
158 pages
Seveneves
Neal Stephenson
Why it's similar: Hard science fiction about humanity's desperate plan to survive after the moon breaks apart.
861 pages
The Calculating Stars
Mary Robinette Kowal
Why it's similar: A mathematician leads the effort to get humanity into space after an extinction-level impact.
We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
Dennis E. Taylor
Why it's similar: A tech billionaire wakes up as an AI in a space probe — funny, nerdy, and surprisingly deep.
2001: A Space Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke
Why it's similar: The classic tale of human evolution, artificial intelligence, and first contact in deep space.
Dark Matter
Blake Crouch
Why it's similar: A physicist is kidnapped into an alternate universe and must science his way back to his family.
369 pages
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