Andy Weir
Andy Weir
Author Overview By the Side Quest Book Club Podcast
“I guess you could call it a ‘failure’, but I prefer the term ‘learning experience.” ~ Andy Weir, The Martian
Why we love Andy Weir
We're off to Telvarar to hang with Locke and Jean. In this episode of the SideQuest Book Club, we delve into Scott Lynch's Red Seas Under Red Skies, the second book in the Gentlemen Bastard series. The discussion highlights the tension in the prologue, the introduction of the Bonds Magi as a new threat (again!).
Author Highlights
Here is what you can expect from a Andy Weir story…
Imaginative science fiction
Survival stories with problem-solving protagonists
Scientific Accuracy
Author Bio
Andy Weir built a two-decade career as a software engineer until the success of his first published novel, The Martian, allowed him to live out his dream of writing full-time. He is a lifelong space nerd and a devoted hobbyist of such subjects as relativistic physics, orbital mechanics, and the history of manned spaceflight. He also mixes a mean cocktail. He lives in California..
This bio is taken from Andy Weir’s website.
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