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The Martian Lesson Plan

About the Author

Andy Weir is a California-based author known for his science fiction novels The Martian (2014) and Artemis (2017).

Before becoming a writer, Weir worked as a computer programmer for a number of companies, including AOL and Blizzard.

A lifelong fan of science fiction, Weir began writing in his 20s. He self-published much of his earlier work on his website, www.galactanet.com (The Creative Writing of Andy Weir). Weir continued to add to this online collection until early 2016. It includes a variety of short stories, some of which have been translated into multiple languages. His bibliography also includes two comic book series, Casey and Andy and Cheshire Crossing.

In 2014, Weir reached...

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