I really enjoyed that book and the whole “alone in space” vibe it gives off. Are there any more like it?
EDIT: Jeez i can’t reply to you all. I wish there was a way to compile all your suggestions into a Goodreads list, these all sound awesome!
Try Solaris by Stanislaw Lem. One of the best books I’ve ever read and is more or less what you are describing.
Massive fan of The Martian and Weirs follow up called ‘Project Hail Mary’. It leans a little more in the direction of Science Fiction than the Martian did, but it’s an absolute page turner from front to back.
Wow you’re fast! Just looked it up and that looks like an awesome book. Going to have to read that one. Thanks!
Ohh interesting! I am not really an audio book guy though, whenever i read i’m listening to music.
The Three Body problem is a bit more science fiction-y but it has a similar type of pull that The Martian or Project Hail Mary has. Hard to stop once you start.
Also anything by Neal Stephenson would be appropriate. Particularly Seveneves or Snowcrash.
The Three Body problem is a bit more science fiction-y
I would say it’s more of a “space opera” than science fiction, and I didn’t find the writing itself nearly as engaging or good.
I think Andy Weir basically revived the Victorian adventure story genre. Robinson Crusoe is the most famous book in that genre.
But The Wager by David Granny a nonfiction book about a real life wreck and how the navy sailors survived off the coast of Patagonia.
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick is also non-fiction in the same vibe about a group of sailors lost in the Pacific after a whale sinks their ship.
The Terror by David Simmons is also another lost at sea book but fiction with a supernatural element set in the arctic based on a true story.
Alone: A Classic Polar Adventure by Robert Evelyn Bird is a first hand account of his failed attempt to survive alone over winter in Antarctica. It’s absolutely harrowing.
