Artemis
Artemis by Andy Weirby Andy Weir
Shares rank 63 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
Andy Weir's Moon-set heist novel, recommended as a fun read and one of the best books people read this year.
Andy Weir's Moon-set heist novel, recommended as a fun read and one of the best books people read this year.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 64%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun, engaging heist story
“Fun read about a heist on the moon.”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” “Best books I've read this year”
Comment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you reading?”
Other science fiction novels people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 98 | 34 | 74% | 9 | 1.5 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Artemisby Andy WeirThis page | 7 | 4 | 64% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Best books I've read this year”
“That they didn't even bother to apologise or explain their actions seems pretty shitty.”
“For every Curiosity and JWST, there's ARM and Artemis. It seems like it's getting better now, but very slowly.”
“Artemis is the one that can go places”
“A 50% hit rate and success of the program overall is better than Artemis”
“it is a functional equivalent of long-term memory”
“About 18% of its bug reports were false positives.”
“excusing some things in Artemis a little odd now”
“Fun read about a heist on the moon.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.