Stranded on Mars by a duststorm that compromised his space suit and forced his crew to leave him behind, astronaut Mark Watney struggles to survive in spite of minimal supplies and harsh environmental challenges that test his ingenuity in unique ways.

"Bell has spent his whole life - all eleven years of it - on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid - he loves cats, any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why they don't have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It's up to Bell to uncover...

When a massive solar flare hits their Mars colony, friends Michael and Lilith are stranded with no protection from the sun, a quickly dwindling supply of air, food, and water, and little hope for rescue.

"A young astronaut is trying to find life on Mars, but he's made a very big oversight"--

Brings together the first three John Carter of Mars books, illustrated by well-known fantasy illustrators, as John arrives on Mars for the first time and works to win the heart of a princess, fights the dreaded Black Pirates, and faces an evil that threatens to destroy the planet and everything he has grown to love.