If you love science fiction then you’re in for a treat. This month, wepick the brain of Andy Weir, author of the best-selling novel and filmThe Martian, about his new creationArtemisand how he crafts believable sci-fi worlds.
InArtemisWeir has swapped Mars, NASA and the All-American hero Mark Watney for something a little more realistic: a privatised moonbase that’s home to small time smuggler Jazz Bashira. What the books do have in common is a love for the transformative science that will one day help humans live on distant worlds.
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