Brooke Zumwalt

Beginning in a galaxy close to our own, this is a story that offers a message of hope and shows that Earth's future can be bright. Due to circumstances beyond its control, an expedition belonging to an amazing and beautiful alien race finds itself on a planet that is perfect, but the members have no way to return home. When they arrive, they call the new planet Eden. The inhabitants of that planet call it Earth. They build an amazing society while remaining completely isolated from the rest of the planet. Meanwhile, Earth is about to tear itself apart in an extinction-level event.

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 plainold "human error" are much more likely to kill him first.