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 forces his crew to evacuate — leaving him behind, presumed dead — Watney is stranded with no way to signal Earth and no chance of rescue before his supplies run out. Armed with nothing but his ingenuity, his engineering know-how, and a relentless, dark sense of humor, he sets out to survive against impossible odds, one problem at a time.