After reading and loving "The Martian", i guess my expectations for this book were too high. "Artemis" is a mediocre story, with some cool science facts sprinkled in, told in a "voice" similar to the narrator of "The Martian" - except it is a different protagonist. It did not work for me. This will probably be in the running for the worst book i'll read in 2018. My advice is read "The Martian" again, and skip this one altogether.