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Nov 23, 2020pacl_teens rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Artemis by Andy Weir, author of The Martian, is based on a 26-year-old woman called Jasmine Bashara (known as Jazz). Jazz lives on the moon at a colony called Artemis, and works as a porter and smuggler. She has dreams of becoming rich - or at least richer than what she is now. When she gets a chance to earn a lot of money, she takes it. However, she finds herself getting involved in a plot to take over the authority of Artemis and an assassin working with the conspirators starts hunting her. Jazz needs to figure out a way to escape the assassin and not get caught by the authorities while also saving the city with the help of some unlikely allies. Andy Weir's second novel is an excellent follow-up to his first book, The Martian, continuing its interplanetary adventure/survival science fiction theme. The amount of research done for this book is immense and is incorporated clearly throughout the book. I also really liked the many bits of humor in the story. The plot of the novel was very clever and is upheld strongly with no breaks. However, Artemis contains a fair amount of harsh language and swear words. I recommend this book to people who enjoy the theme of adventure on celestial bodies. -Nikolai, Grade 8