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The Martian
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
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.
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.
Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.
After 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.
Chances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain old "human error" are much more likely to kill him first.
But Mark isn't ready to give up yet. Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills - and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit - he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?
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.
BONUS MATERIAL: This edition includes the following extras:
- “Diary of an AssCan” - Mark Watney, new astronaut
- “I Made It!” - A happy letter to Mom
- “Car Trouble” - A somewhat sad letter to Mom
- “The Earthling” - A postscript. *Available for the first time in this recording
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- Rogue Ninja
- 28-02-20
One amazing experience
Incredible book with a really good narration. Although, it was hard to distinguish certain characters.
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- Atul
- 02-04-21
Excellent Book
I have listened this book twice after watching movie based on this. But I have enjoyed every bit second of listening. Listening is way more exciting than movie. Loved this book so much
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- Aniket Dawn
- 09-08-22
Excellent!
Listening to this after watching the movie and the movie feels rushed and lacking and the movie was bloody brilliant. So you can get an idea of how well the book is. The audio performance of the narration is commendable...
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-06-22
Best sci fi
A must read for anyone interested in science fiction. The details of logical scientific experiments is amazingly accurate. Have a good time listening.
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- Nandan Bapat
- 29-05-22
Witty, Funny and amazing narration.
This is my first audiobook ever and I loved it. amazing narration. the narrator has done a very good job with his voice modulation wherever necessary. you will feel as if Watney is talking to you. 10/10 reccomend listening.
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- Chandrashekar
- 23-04-22
First Audio book I actually completed.
Good story. Even better narration. Lot of details in the book compared to movie.
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- Bhardwaj.hny
- 06-04-22
Every bit worth it!
I finished it recently, after may be 4 years of watching the movie. The story & narration are both exceptional. I was able to recall the imagery of the movie every after such a gap of having seen the movie: that is how strongly the storyline and narration were captivating my attention. Initially it was a bit slow, however after 1st hour I just waited for the time so that I can resume. Highly recommended.
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- H
- 10-03-22
What a great, unique survivor story
Yes, I read the book despite having watched the movie, but this story deserves a second go!
Mark, lone Mars citizen, documents his long stay in the form of journals. At first, it was odd to hear a survivor in high spirits from Day 1. Shouldn't it be natural to wallow in self pity and cry out "Why me"? Not Mark! He deals with all the problems of food, rescue and whatever else the Martian atmosphere throws at him, head on. Now that I've finished reading, I guess I appreciate what the author did. I believe the book wouldn't nearly be as great as it is now, if it wasn't for Mark's humor, will and drive to survive.
The book is full of scientific (chemical, botanical, astrophysical, mathematical, you name it) problems and their fixes (usually involving simple things like duct tape). The author clearly did a lot of homework and probably spent more time dumbing down everything so laymen like us could understand. Though I'll be honest, I did zone out a few times because I couldn't catch up with the class.
Unexpectedly, I enjoyed the chapters of the Earth guys more than the Mark chapters.
About the narration - I wish Wil had done a basic Google search or asked any of his Indian friends how to pronounce Venkat. I kept hearing the sentence as "When cat looked at the stars...". I mean if he could learn how to speak some German, then why not one Hindi word?
Also, late but valid disgust at the casting team of the movie - thanks for whitewashing & blackwashing the only 2 Asian characters. *rolls eyes*
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- Sayantan Auddy
- 17-12-21
Outstanding narration!
The story itself is gripping and immensely enjoyable. But the narration takes it a whole different level. Outstanding in every way possible!
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- sandeep singh
- 16-11-21
Captivating
absolutely loved it. It's more like a movie, that u can't stop in middle.
when dust storm hit, the way he figured to get out of it was phenomenal.
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- L. Newman
- 11-01-20
I love Wil Wheaton but why not R. C. Bray?
Hey, Audible! You had a perfect version of this already recorded by R. C. Bray. I like Wheaton, but frankly his reading pales in comparison to Bray. And now we can't even buy that version. :(
Seriously, folks. Find a CD of Bray's reading. It is awesome.
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- Alexander
- 14-01-20
Sorry Wil
Sorry Wil, I’m a big fan but this ain’t it. Wil struggles to vocally differentiate characters, and his accent for Vogel is terrible. It’s a great book and I enjoyed the movie. But now I think I have to listen to the original recording to get Wil’s version out of my head
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- Gigi
- 19-01-20
Wrong Narrator for this book
I hate to say it but Wheaton is the wrong narrator for this book Do not misunderstand I love Wheaton as a narrator in general. His narration of ready player one was spot on. His voice in my opinion is too young for the character in this book. RC Bray's voice was much better suited. Also, I really had a hard time deciphering one character from the other. Wheaton's characters all sound pretty much the same throughout the book
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- James Cannady
- 17-01-20
Wil Wheaton phones it in
The previous narrator was much better. Why re-record this? Because they got Wil Wheaton? He doesn’t even attempt to create different voices for different characters. It’s like listening to Wil Wheaton read the book in his head. The book is better than the movie but both are better than this audio book. Very disappointing
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- Chelsea
- 23-01-20
Horrible performance
I literally downloaded this app so I could listen to this audio of one of my favorite books. I listened to half of it but Wil Wheaton's performance is so painfully bad that I am giving up. He doesn't even try to change his voice. In the chapters with multiple characters it is a hot mess.
I found a copy with the original narrator online that I am going to steam instead. It'll be a hassle but at least it will be worth listening to.
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- daniel
- 25-02-20
Bring back RC Bray
Wil Wheaton fails at this narration! I loved Wil in Ready Player One and Redshirts but Wil struggles in this book. I listened to The Martian on CD years ago and it was one of my favorite audiobooks but now I am disappointed. 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. 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. 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.
I actually want a refund because when i purchased this audiobook i thought i was getting the RC Bray version that i used to have on CD. Please audible, at least bring back the RC Bray version to let the listeners choose.
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- Technical_User
- 29-01-20
Wil Wheaton ruins this book.
I've never read the book and decided to listen to it on my drive to work. The narration is so unpleasant to listen to, and ruins what is probably an enteraining story.
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- Eric W Hollomon
- 18-01-20
Why a new version?
Wil is awesome but R.C. Bray’s version is sop darn good. I am not clear why a new narrator was needed.
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- Max Shannon
- 10-02-20
The narrator is a disaster
I don't know why Audible or Amazon decided to replace R.C. Bray's fantastic narration, but the new version is terrible. All the characters sound the same. Audible should make the "old" version available as well, so people can choose which version to buy.
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- Joel Cagle
- 07-01-20
What a slap to R.C. Bray's face!
I will start by saying I tend to like Will Wheaton. I listen to RPO at least once a month, not to mention all the John Scalzi books I listen to, that he has narrated. That being said, this performance was awful. He reads the book at you, he does not perform it. 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!). The story is an AMAZING one. 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. I can't see how anyone can prefer this version, when compared to the job R.C. Bray did. If I were him I would be livid! Turns out he's a better man than I am. the truth is, this disaster of a recording came about because of money. 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. So they would need to re-record it. To be fair Audible did ask Bray to record the book again, but apparently weren't willing to pay him what he is worth. So now, not only do we have a lesser product, we can't even get our hands on the original anymore. Audible really dropped the ball on this one, and all because of a couple bucks.
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- C. Fletcher
- 04-01-20
Just not as dynamic as the original release.
Whilst I've thoroughly enjoyed Wil Wheaton's narrations for other titles (Redshirts, Ready Player One, Armada) I felt this story didn't quite work. It felt like Wil Wheaton reading the story, and to me didn't have the depth of performance that R. C. Bray has in his performance.
If you haven't heard the original, then this will be fantastic... Its just not quite as good as the R. C. Bray performance
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- Terrific Terrapin
- 03-02-20
Oh, dear . . .
I'm a huge fan of The Martian, in any form, but this is a "no" from me.
I have nothing against Wil W, but what's the deal? He reads it like a robot. Hard to follow when he can't even be bothered to change the pitch of his voice between characters. There's no way to differentiate. He doesn't put any humanity into a very human story. I expected so much more from a pro actor.
This was a mistake. They should tried harder negotiating with RC Bray. Does that mean this version for 7 years now?
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- LaughingMan21
- 31-05-20
Wil Wheaton Ruins The Martian
The Martian is one of my all time favourite books. I’ve read it a number of times and listened even more to the old version (that RC Bray narrated which used to be available on Audible).
I’ve enjoyed other books narrated by Wil Wheaton (eg Ready Player One) so when I saw that he’d worked his magic on The Martian, I couldn’t wait to hear it.
I really wish I hadn’t bothered as Wil clearly wasn’t. He sounds bored throughout and makes little effort to voice the characters or add emotion to the story.
After a couple of hours I had to give up. It’s an incredible book ruined by lazy narrating.
Listen to the RC Bray version instead. He really brings the book to life and does a great story justice in his performance.
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- Brian G.
- 12-01-20
Bring back RC Bray
This book is one of my favourite however this version isn't anywhere close as good to the original. Do yourself a favour and get the RC Bray narrated version. Its immeasurably better in every way.
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- Sam
- 09-03-20
Thank god they changed the performer
I always wanted to read this book but I could not stand the performer of the last version on Audible. Perfectly & brilliantly performed by Wil Wheaton really brings the characters to life. Going to buy some more books he has read.
If you loved the film you will find the book A LOT better & funnier with a more explanation that the movie left out!
Don’t hesitate you won’t regret it!
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- Its_Tom
- 12-03-20
Detailed. The story never drags.
Some reviews have said they didn't enjoy Wil Wheaton's performance but I have to disagree. Granted, I never heard the R.C. Bray version but I think Wil can portray plenty of sarcasm and sass, which really suited Watney while also performing strongly in more serious moments.
You don't need to read my review to know how great the story is, but I'll tell you anyway. The story is freaking GREAT!
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- René Diepstraten
- 21-01-20
Epic book, read exceptionally well
Loved this. One of my favourite books, read brilliantly by Wil Wheaton. Watney's irony is almost tangible. Highly amusing.
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- Tinder
- 20-01-20
Totally loved it
Such a good book. Rarely do I find one I want to keep listening to at all times. Wil Wheatons reading was great and really fit the character.
Really really loved it. Thank you.
Also smallest son loved the snippets he caught so just bought him the swearing free kids book.
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- Cliente de Kindle
- 13-03-20
very good.
loved the book and the way it was read. as an audible book it was brilliant.
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- CSteven88
- 21-01-20
10/10
From the get go this story grabs you and doesn't let go. It's very funny throughout and will have you laugh out loud.
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- H Jones
- 05-06-20
Lacklustre
I liked this book, I thought the movie was great - even though I had read the book and there are differences. I then listened to the RC Bray narration which was wonderful; his timing, his alternation between characters and his portrayal of Watney was -to my mind -spot on. Wil is reading this story like he’s reading to his kids - or perhaps playing one lead role and all the other characters are background colour.
It is a Robinson Crusoe story with funny moments, and a relatable protagonist and I will stick to the RC Bray version.
Sorry Wil.
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- Robert Head
- 16-06-20
R C Bray version is much better
I am not sure why a second recording of this book was necessary: R C Bray’s narration was perfect. Bray’s characterisations were far superior to Wheaton’s and lent a greater credibility to the story as a whole.
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- Tiffany
- 09-06-20
What a TRIP!!
A great story, well written & narrated. Amazingly educational too! Uncomplicated but interesting all the way and a very nice touch putting the outtakes in as the epilogue. Was meant to be using this as a sleeping draught but theres no way; much too enthralling for that! Thanks for another great audiobook from Audible/Author/Narrator.
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- Tim S.
- 02-06-20
An Awesome Story Performed By A Pro
Such a great and engaging story, with laugh out loud wit. Wil Wheaton was totally in the zone. Together providing an outstanding level of entertainment. Highly recommended.
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- Kitty
- 10-06-21
The Martin- read by Wil Wheaton
The Martin- read by Wil Wheaton
This is the most *BORING* adaptation of an audiobook *EVER*!
Compared to RC BRAY ‘s wonderful, emotive, character driven, exciting, and expressive narration, MR Wheaton’s attempt is pitiful.
It lacks emotion, all the characters sound exactly the same i.e. just like Wil Wheaton, and he simply doesn’t do justice to Andy Weir’s smart, funny, exciting, suspenseful, and so enjoyable novel.
Get the RC BRAY edition if you are wondering which one you should go with. You won’t be disappointed. His narration is everything this one is not!
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- Anonymous User
- 30-06-20
A list of things to do
I really only continued to see what would happen. Its like a list of what to do if your stuck on Mars. There's no character development or interesting scifi futurist speculation. He , and 'NASA', have the sense of humor and emotional depth of 19 year olds . Hes such an overly 'D.I .Y.' building something out of nothing guy that one is constantly reminded of 'the A-Team' or those other tv shows where they always pull it off using string and sticky tape. He has ONE emotion.. happy go lucky, The soil building i find highly dubious scientifically, within that time frame, building active soil and growing a crop of potatoes, in just a few months out of not a lot.
The author is good at calculations which was mildly interesting.
I found the readers enthusiasm annoying , it wasn't a very soothing voice to listen to late at night.
I'm bewildered at the stars it has got on Audible. Its OK... but not great. I'm glad it was free.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-06-20
Just wasn't for me.
Felt like it could be a day at work if I was a mathimitition and a lack of character development.
Wheaton isn't really my preferd narrator.
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- My Opinion Only
- 31-07-21
What the heck
I grabbed a copy of this book with Wil as the narrator to see what he did with it. Being a bit of a fan of his, I thought it couldn't go too wrong. Oh how I was wrong.
To be fair, I have a copy of the original version with RC Bray who won an award for his efforts. And rightly so. To have to follow in those footsteps with characters who were given depth by Bray, would have been very daunting.
I don't think Wil should have tried. It has put me off him somewhat as he just fell so flat in this version. I can understand why it was given away for free.
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