With the release of Steven Spielberg and Drew Goddard’s adaptation of Andy Weir’s The Martian, it’s a good time to put a spotlight on stories that focuses on adventure and problem solving.

If you enjoyed the movie or the book you might like to try…

Red Mars, Green Mars and Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
Inherit the Stars by James P. Hogan
The Getaway Special by Jerry Oltion
Mars Crossing by Geoffrey A. Landis
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Packing for Mars by Mary Roach
Mapping Mars by Oliver Morton
Interstellar, directed by Christopher Nolan
Sunshine, directed by Danny Boyle