11/Aug/22 - 9/Sep/22 5/5 . My love for science fiction had a resurgence this year which lead me to pick up Johan Herstadt's 172 Hours on the Moon, then Andy Weir's Artemis. Now, Artemis wasn't the greatest book out there but I picked it up anyway because I loved the film adaptation of The Martian (2015). I had bought both the book back in 2019 (30/Nov). The protagonist of Artemis was, to put it lightly, shit. But I loved his concepts and world building and the science that he injected; giving the feeling of hard scifi whilst keeping it soft enough for it to being a light, entertaining read. Not an easy task. So I ordered Weir's latest release (2021), Project Hail Mary. While I waited for it to be delivered, I read H G Well's The Invisible Man and Haruki Murakami's The Birthday Girl. So it has been a few months filled with science fiction. Plus, the two failed attempts of the Artemis 1 launch added to the exciting atmosphere that I had created as well. Who ...