Artemis

ISBN: 0553448145

Author: Weir, Andy

Condition: Used

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the renowned author of Project Hail Mary and The Martian comes a propulsive (NPR) tale of science, suspense, and humor-a heist story set on the moon.An action-packed techno-thriller of the first order.-USA TodayJasmine Bashara never signed up to be a hero. She just wanted to get rich.Not crazy, eccentric-billionaire rich, like many of the visitors to her hometown of Artemis, humanitys first and only lunar colony. Just rich enough to move out of her coffin-sized apartment and eat something better than flavored algae. Rich enough to pay off a debt shes owed for a long time.So when a chance at a huge score finally comes her way, Jazz cant say no. But engineering the perfect crime is just the start of her problems-because her little heist is about to land her in the middle of a conspiracy for control of Artemis herself.Trapped between competing forces, pursued by a killer and the law alike, shell have to hatch a truly spectacular scheme to have a chance at staying alive and saving her city.Jazz is no hero, but she is a very good criminal.Thatll have to do.