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  Fandoms: The Martian - All Media Types, The Martian (2015), The Martian - Andy Weir  

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  09 Jun 2026

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  • Chris Beck/Beth Johanssen
  • Mark Watney
  • Rick Martinez (The Martian)
  • Melissa Lewis (The Martian)
  • Alex Vogel
  • Beth Johanssen
  • Chris Beck
  • Mitch Henderson
  • Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
  • Annie Montrose
  • Venkat Kapoor
  • and a heck ton of OCs
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
  • Dissociation
  • Psychological Trauma
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Isolation
  • Hallucinations
  • Unreliable Narrator

  Summary

  He's waited four-ever.

  NASA doesn't know Watney is alive. How will trying to survive in total isolation until Ares 4 change him? What new challenges will he face? Can he make it 1408 sols without completely losing himself?

  For god's sake, someone send him a new mix-tape.

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