A-lister Rosario Dawson has given voice to Jazz, its protagonist, in the audio version, and Twentieth Century Fox has bought the movie rights, with Chris Lord and Phil Miller signed on to direct the movie version. (It’s “disgustingly cold,” by the way, since water boils at lower temperatures in Artemis’ lower air pressure). Weir has imagined Artemis down to the last detail - including the taste of coffee. Named for the Greek deity, daughter of Zeus and twin of Apollo, Artemis is a city on the moon in his book. He’s delved into all the geeky minutiae again with Artemis, which was released this week. The Martian - both the 2015 Matt Damon film and Weir’s Martian novel - captured a lot of attention for Weir’s meticulous scientific research and detailed description of the tech operated by protagonist astronaut Mark Watney. Author Andy Weir launched himself to massive success with a Mars survival tale, and with his second novel, Artemis, he’s delivering a heist story on the Moon.
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