The Martian is a great scify book and i would recommend it to anyone who is interested in the exploration of our universe, but this audiobook is a husk of what it used to be. On top of that, Wil's ethnic accents are terrible and he does not clearly differentiate other characters, throughout the entire narration I had difficultly identifying which character was supposed to be talking. I will admit that Wils narration breathes a bit more sarcasm into Watney but his overall tone fails to capture the struggle that Watney goes though. I listened to The Martian on CD years ago and it was one of my favorite audiobooks but now I am disappointed. Wil Wheaton fails at this narration! I loved Wil in Ready Player One and Redshirts but Wil struggles in this book. Audible really dropped the ball on this one, and all because of a couple bucks. So now, not only do we have a lesser product, we can't even get our hands on the original anymore. To be fair Audible did ask Bray to record the book again, but apparently weren't willing to pay him what he is worth. The audio rights with Podium Publishing ended (audio rights usually last 7 years), and it turns out that Audible bought the audio rights to the book, but not the performance commissioned by Podium. the truth is, this disaster of a recording came about because of money. If I were him I would be livid! Turns out he's a better man than I am. I can't see how anyone can prefer this version, when compared to the job R.C.

Andy Weir knocked this book out of the park! I can't say enough about this AS A BOOK, but I feel like the people raving about this version have never heard an audiobook before. To me, it is like when Alexa reads me a book (try it, ask Alexa to read an ebook you bought from Amazon.I dare you!). He reads the book at you, he does not perform it. That being said, this performance was awful. I listen to RPO at least once a month, not to mention all the John Scalzi books I listen to, that he has narrated. I will start by saying I tend to like Will Wheaton.

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“Diary of an AssCan” - Mark Watney, new astronaut.

Wil Wheaton, who has lent his voice to sci-fi blockbusters like Ready Player One and Redshirts, breathes new life (and plenty of sarcasm) into the iconic character of Mark Watney, making this edition a must-listen for both longtime fans of The Martian and new listeners alike.īONUS MATERIAL: This edition includes the following extras: Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him? Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills - and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit - he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain old 'human error' are much more likely to kill him first.īut Mark isn't ready to give up yet. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.Īfter a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive - and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive.Ĭhances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. A brand-new production of Andy Weir’s modern sci-fi classic, narrated by the incomparable Wil Wheaton, and featuring bonus content from the writings of Mark Watney.

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