With each passing day, the popularity of "The Martian" rises a few points, and it seems to have evolved into a trend. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Lin Han expected this book to be popular, but he didn't expect it to be so popular, not only in terms of sales, but even in terms of word of mouth, so that those behind him couldn't catch up at all.

Three days after the novel was sold, waves of readers have already read the book and contributed very wonderful reviews.

In the book sales list updated in real time on the official website of the Writers Association, "The Martian" directly ranked first on the new book list, opening a gap with the new books behind it!

Although it only sold for three days, a total of 370,000 copies were sold in these three days, and the sci-fi frenzy swept the entire book market!

"The Martian" landed at the top of the new book list, which exceeded many people's expectations, and it was very difficult for science fiction to reach the top, but it did it, and it firmly suppressed a popular novel sequel "Phoenix Yin 3" under him.

As a sequel to the annual sales champion, "Phoenix Yin 3" was already listed as this year's seed contestant before it was sold, and critics thought that the book would create brilliance, with sales exceeding one million in the first month.

However, it did burst into an astonishing potential, with 110,000 on the first day, 100,000 on the second day, and 70,000 on the third day, with a cumulative sales of 280,000 copies in three days, which is the best selling work in the "Phoenix Yin" series.

But it is still not the one-punch enemy of "The Martian", and although the sales record of 370,000 copies has not yet been broken, it is not far from the record.

The lead in physical books is so big, but in the field of e-book sales is obviously more distinct. The audience of science fiction does not overlap with the audience of "Phoenix Yin".

But niche science fiction books defeated the popular fantasy texts and won a hearty victory.

Whether it is on Douban Reading, Dangdang.com, Amazon Online Bookstore, on the e-book download list of these three places, "The Martian" has come as a king.

In the past, the sales of e-books were not as good as physical books, but there was a small problem on the side of "The Martian", and the cumulative sales of e-books on the three major websites were 320,000 copies, almost equal to physical books, which made countless publishers see the huge potential of e-books.

Many people on Weibo who have never read novels or science fiction novels are also curious to download a copy, and they can buy an e-book to read for only five yuan.

This is mainly due to the excellent reputation of "The Martian", good books are passed on by word of mouth, and in this era of highly developed information, whether a novel is good or not can be concluded before it is sold.

Many specialized critics receive samples of their novels from publishers to get a sneak peek at them before they go public. Of course, a publishing house without self-confidence will not do this kind of thing, Lin Han's last book did not do public relations for any critics, and the book was only sent to critics and some special newspapers and magazines under the operation of the National People's Congress Publishing House.

The famous Weibo commentator "Author Ma Tao", who took the lead in opening up the reputation of "The Martian", has always been famous for his sharp comments, regardless of the author's fame, only for the works, many popular writers have been scolded by him, but those fans have to admit that this person has a point.

Many people are counting on Ma Tao to push a book every two days, using this as their reading guide, and when the book is short, they will go to his Weibo to find a book, and find a quasi.

Ma Tao, who has more than one million fans, posted a Weibo and said: "I watched "The Martian" a few days ago, and many things in it are a little unintelligible, and it seems a little complicated, so I also asked a lot of friends in related fields.

They all thought the book was incredible, and there were almost no mistakes in all kinds of physics, astronomy, chemistry, and biology at their fingertips, and the biggest bug in the whole book was the storm at the beginning.

It's been a long time since I've read sci-fi so smooth and with such real details, and the picture is very strong, as if you can see the characters as soon as you close your eyes.

I'm not a lover of science fiction, but I read it with a lot of taste, and the author has also put a lot of effort into shaping the image of the character, he is a flesh-and-blood earthling.

If I score out of 10, I give 9.5 points, and the 0.5 points are deducted because there are more professional words, but it is these professional words and descriptions that are more attractive. ”

"The first thing that came to mind after reading this book was that it was too professional, and I didn't understand anything wrong with the specific technology, but as a layman, I didn't know what was wrong. This is probably the most expansive escape room story in history, optimistic in a desperate situation, never admit defeat, the country gathers all its strength to save an astronaut, the world is watching the progress, and suddenly there is a sense of pride. —Novel Review, May

Another commentator wrote in a column for Yenching Daily: "Such a rigorous scientific temperament should have been a blockbuster, and now I am beginning to wonder which book is the best science fiction novel of the year, the pioneering nature of "I, the Robot" and the funny healing direction of "The Martian", but these are all novels written by Lin Han."

As a director, he was a failure, but as a writer, he was undoubtedly successful, and these two novels were enough to make him famous around the world.

Generally speaking, reading hard science fiction novels is for three satisfactions, one is to satisfy curiosity, the more advanced the field chosen by the author, and the more unfamiliar the reader, then the greater the surprise of reading.

The second is the phenomenon of experience, the more fantastical and magnificent the plot in the novel, the more incredible it is, the stronger the pleasure that the reader gets. The accumulation of knowledge of science fiction authors is the only foundation of the world he writes, and this foundation determines the height of his imagination.

Lin Han undoubtedly possessed excellent knowledge of astronomy, engineering, and astronautics, and he depicted the vastness, desolation and harshness of Mars, in which the only protagonist lived alone for 549 days, relying entirely on wisdom and science to overcome unimaginable hardships. Every time the protagonist saves the day, it is reasonable, but it goes beyond the boundaries of the reader's thinking, and this sense of crushing IQ runs throughout, which is breathtaking.

Continuing from the above, the third aspect of pleasure provided by science fiction is the belief in man himself. One of the great things about The Martian is its funny and humorous prose, where the protagonist's never-ending self-deprecation and banter are the ultimate weapons to sustain him through his lonely journey, as well as the natural externalization of valuable qualities such as optimism, bravery, and perseverance.

Of course, the most shocking point of the whole text is the background setting of global governance and rescuing a person at any cost, and everyone is united to bring back this man who was left alone on Mars and bring him home!

Such a work that brings physical and mental pleasure to readers, if you don't read it, it's a loss!"