Book Information The Martian by Andy Weir Publisher: Crown Publishing Group Publication Date: 2011 (Online serialized format); Feb. 11, 2014 (Formally published) Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure Purchase: Kindle Edition; Paperback About the Author Andy Weir hails from California where he studied computer science at UC San Diego (Did not graduate). He worked as a programmer for several software companies, including America Online and World of