The Martian

Overview:

  • Title: The Martian
  • Author: Andy Weir
  • Year: Unknown
  • ISBN-10: 9780553418026
  • Publisher: Broadway Books
  • Price: $15.00
  • Pages: [xii]+387
  • Binding: Trade Paperback
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: The Martian
  • Notes:
    • Undated 19th printing based on number line.
    • The title page has "B\D\W\Y" over "Broadway Books" over "New York". while "B\D\W\Y" seems like an imprint it's the publisher's logo.
    • Priced for sale in Canada at C$18.00.
    • There are 12 unnumbered pages of preliminary matter before page 1. The title page [v] has a black and white picture of Mars which is credited to Antonio M. Rosario/Stockbyte/Getty Images on the copyright page. A map spans pages [viii] and [ix] and is credited to Fred Haynes on the copyright page.
    • The artwork is credited on the copyright page as:
      Book design by Elizabeth Rendfleisch
      Map by Fred Haynes
      Photograph by Antonio M. Rosario/Stockbyte/Getty Images
      Cover design by Eric White
      Cover photography: NASA (astronaut)
    • The artwork is credited on the back cover as:
      Cover design: Eric White
      Cover photography: NASA (astronaut)
    • On 2016-02-23 Eric White confirmed his role with "I designed the layout and put the materials together but didn't make any part of the art - it's all photographic." Generally we would not credit a cover designer but are doing so in this case to help distinguish editions of The Martian.
    • "How Science Made Me a Writer" appeared in a slightly different form in Salon.com in February of 2014