Artemis (Paperback) [Weir, Andy]

The bestselling author of ‚  The Martian ‚  returns with an irresistible new near-future thriller "a heist story set on the moon.

Jasmine Bashara never signed up to be a hero. She just wanted to get rich. ‚  
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Not crazy, eccentric-billionaire rich, like many of the visitors to her hometown of Artemis, humanity's first and only lunar colony. Just rich enough to move out of her coffin-sized apartment and eat something better than flavored algae. Rich enough to pay off a debt she's owed for a long time.
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So when a chance at a huge score finally comes her way, Jazz can't say no. Sure, it requires her to graduate from small-time smuggler to full-on criminal mastermind. And it calls for a particular combination of cunning, technical skills, and large explosions "not to mention sheer brazen swagger. But Jazz has never run into a challenge her intellect can't handle, and she figures she's got the ¢ € ˜swagger' part down. ‚  
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The trouble is, engineering the perfect crime is just the start of Jazz's problems. Because her little heist is about to land her in the middle of a conspiracy for control of Artemis itself. ‚  
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Trapped between competing forces, pursued by a killer and the law alike, even Jazz has to admit she's in way over her head. She'll have to hatch a truly spectacular scheme to have a chance at staying alive and saving her city. ‚  
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Jazz is no hero, but she is a very good criminal. ‚  
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That'll have to do. ‚  
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Propelled by its heroine's wisecracking voice, set in a city that's at once stunningly imagined and intimately familiar, and brimming over with clever problem-solving and heist-y fun, ‚  Artemis ‚  is another irresistible brew of science, suspense, and humor from #1 bestselling author Andy Weir.