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| 3 | 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 [[MediaNotes/AstoundingAwardForBestNewWriter John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer]] in 2016. |
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| 5 | 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. |
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| 7 | Common elements of Weir's stories include [[ShownTheirWork lots of research and real-world science 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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| 10 | !!Works with a page on this wiki: |
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| 12 | !!! Literature |
| 13 | * "Literature/TheEgg" (2009) |
| 14 | * ''Literature/TheMartian'' (self-pub 2011, trad-pub 2015) |
| 15 | * ''Literature/{{Artemis}}'' (2017) |
| 16 | * ''Literature/ProjectHailMary'' (2021) |
| 17 | * ''[[http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/lacero.html Lacero]]'', an [[AscendedFanon Ascended Fanfic]] of ''Literature/ReadyPlayerOne''. |
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| 19 | !!! Webcomics |
| 20 | * ''Webcomic/CaseyAndAndy'' |
| 21 | * ''Webcomic/CheshireCrossing'' |
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| 23 | !!! Video Games |
| 24 | * ''[[VideoGame/WarCraft Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness]]'' (as a programmer) |
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