publication date: Friday, October 23, 2015 (part of Fall 2015)

category: Literature

clue: He's already a best-seller with only one book (and hit movie adaptation) to his name, about a resident of our nearest planetary neighbor.

explanation: Weir wrote The Martian. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Mike Eberhart, and Stan Iwanchuk


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