Andy Weir

Andy Weir

Andy Weir (Andrew Taylor Weir) was born on June 16th, 1972 and is currently 52 years old. Andy Weir was born in Davis, California, USA. Weir attended University of California, San Diego where he studied Computer Science.

Andy Weir is the author of the Andy Weir Short Stories/Novellas series which currently consists of 7 novels. The Andy Weir Short Stories/Novellas series started in 2010 with the novel The Chef. The most recently released novel in the Andy Weir Short Stories/Novellas series was The Egg which was released in 2017. There are no upcoming novels for the Andy Weir Short Stories/Novellas series.

Andy Weir (Andrew Taylor Weir) has also written The Martian series which has 2 books including The Martian and Diary Of An AssCan.

Andy Weir: Awards & Accolades

Andy Weir won the Hugo Award, Astounding Award for Best New Writer, in 2016.

Andy Weir has won many awards including:

• The Martian won the Goodreads Awards, Best Science Fiction, in 2014 as well as the Alex Awards - Best Book in 2015, RUSA Awards - Science Fiction Award in 2015, Seiun Award - Best Translated Long Work in 2015, Nielsen Awards - Gold Bestseller in 2018.
• Artemis won the Goodreads Awards, Best Science Fiction, in 2017.
• Project Hail Mary won the Goodreads Awards, Best Science Fiction, in 2021 as well as the Audie Award - Audiobook of the Year in 2022, Seiun Award - Best Translated Long Work in 2022.

The following novels by Andy Weir were also nominated for these awards:

• The Martian: Goodreads Awards, Best Debut Goodreads Author (2014). International Thriller Writers Award, Best First Novel (2015). Audie Award, Best Male Narrator (2015). Goodreads Awards, Best of the Best (2018).
• Artemis: Alex Awards, Best Book (2018).
• Project Hail Mary: RUSA Awards, Science Fiction Award (2022). Hugo Award, Best Novel (2022). Alex Awards, Best Book (2022).

Andy Weir: Lists & Other Mentions

• The Martian was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2015 and a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 2015.

Andy Weir: TV/Movies Based on Books

Andy Weir's novel The Martian was adapted into a film by the same name. The film was directed by Ridley Scott and starred Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, and Jeff Daniels. External scenes were filmed in Wadi Rum, a UNESCO world heritage site located in Jordan. Actual potatoes were grown in a sound stage next to the one used for filming. They were planted at different times so that different stages of growth could be shown in film scenes. A special Mars rover model was built for the filming; the movie cast and team presented the rover model to Jordan in return for the hospitality they had received during filming. The rover is now exhibited in Jordan's Royal Automobile Museum. NASA assisted the filmmakers with depicting the science and technology in The Martian since it saw potential in promoting space exploration. The film premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2015. The film grossed a total of $630.6 million worldwide, it was the highest-grossing Fox film of 2015 and the tenth highest-grossing film of that year overall. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

His novel Artemis is being adapted into a film of the same name but is only listed as being in development.

Andy's novel Project Hail Mary is yet another novel being adapted into film and is also in development and is set to star Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace.

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4. Dan Brown, author of the Robert Langdon Series.
5. Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games Series.

Andy Weir: F.A.Q