History Creator / AndyWeir

Common elements of Weir's stories include [[ShownTheirWork lots of research on display]], use of FirstPersonSmartass protagonists, and a generally [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism hopeful, optimistic tone]] (albeit after lots of [[EarnYourHappyEnding hard work and sacrifice]]).

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* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: His books are very knowledgable about science and they very optimistic and hopeful.

Andrew Taylor Weir (born June 16, 1972 in Davis, California) is an American ScienceFiction writer whose debut novel, ''Literature/TheMartian'', was adapted into a hit [[Film/TheMartian movie]] by Creator/RidleyScott and earned him the [[UsefulNotes/AstoundingAwardForBestNewWriter John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer]] in 2016.

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In addition to his novels and short stories, he has also written a couple of WebComics. His breakout work was the short story "Literature/TheEgg", which was self-published in 2009, and became a sleeper hit.

Andrew Taylor Weir (born June 16, 1972 in Davis, California) is an American ScienceFiction writer whose debut novel, ''Literature/TheMartian'', was adapted into a hit [[Film/TheMartian movie]] by Creator/RidleyScott and earned him the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer at the 2016 UsefulNotes/{{Hugo Award}}s. In addition to novels and short stories, he has also written a couple of WebComics. His breakout work was the short story "Literature/TheEgg", which was self-published in 2009, and became a sleeper hit.

Common elements of his stories include [[ShownTheirWork lots of research on display]], FirstPersonSmartass protagonists, and a generally [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism hopeful, optimistic tone]] (albeit after lots of [[EarnYourHappyEnding hard work and sacrifice]]).

Andrew Taylor Weir (born June 16, 1972) is an American ScienceFiction writer whose first novel, ''Literature/TheMartian'', was made into a hit [[Film/TheMartian movie]] by Creator/RidleyScott, and earned him a [[UsefulNotes/HugoAward John W. Campbell Award]] for Best New Writer in 2016. In addition to novels and short stories, he has also written a couple of WebComics. His breakout work was the short story "Literature/TheEgg", which was self-published in 2009, and became a sleeper hit.

Tends to create hard science fiction.

His SF tends to be on the harder end of the {{Mohs Scale| of Science Fiction Hardness}}.

Andrew Taylor Weir (born June 16, 1972) is an American ScienceFiction writer whose first novel, ''Literature/TheMartian'', was made into a hit [[Film/TheMartian movie]] by Creator/RidleyScott, and earned him a [[UsefulNotes/HugoAward John W. Campbell Award]] for Best New Writer in 2016. In addition to novels and short stories, he has also written a couple of WebComics. His breakout work was the short story, "Literature/TheEgg", which was self-published in 2009, and became a sleeper hit.

Andrew Taylor Weir (born June 16, 1972) is a ScienceFiction writer whose first novel, ''Literature/TheMartian'', was made into a hit [[Film/TheMartian movie]] by Creator/RidleyScott, and earned him a [[UsefulNotes/HugoAward John W. Campbell Award]] for Best New Writer in 2016. In addition to novels and short stories, he has also written a couple of WebComics. His breakout work was the short story, "Literature/TheEgg", which was self-published in 2009, and became a sleeper hit.

* ''Literature/TheEgg'' (2009)

Andy Weir is a ScienceFiction writer whose first novel, ''Literature/TheMartian'', was made into a hit [[Film/TheMartian movie]] by Creator/RidleyScott, and earned him a [[UsefulNotes/HugoAward John W. Campbell Award]] for Best New Writer in 2016. In addition to novels and short stories, he has also written a couple of WebComics. His breakout work was the short story, "Literature/TheEgg", which was self-published in 2009, and became a sleeper hit.

* ''[[http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/lacero.html Lacero]]'', an [[AscendedFanon Ascended Fanfic]] of Literature/ReadyPlayerOne.

Andy Weir is a ScienceFiction writer whose first novel, ''Literature/TheMartian'' was made into a hit [[Film/TheMartian movie]] by Creator/RidleyScott, and earned him a [[UsefulNotes/HugoAward John W. Campbell Award]] for Best New Writer in 2016. In addition to novels and short stories, he has also written a couple of WebComics. His breakout work was the short story, "Literature/TheEgg", which was self-published in 2009, and became a sleeper hit.

'''Andy Weir''' (insert birthdate) is a ScienceFiction novelist.

!!Books

* ''Literature/TheMartian''
* ''Literature/{{Artemis}}''

!!Webcomics

* ''Webcomic/CheshireCrossing''

* ''Webcomic/CaseyAndAndy''

* ''Webcomics/CaseyAndAndy''

* ''Literature/{{Artemis}}''