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You started to publish your novel
,,The Martian” on Amazon in 2012. Two years later your novel won the Goodreads
Choice Award for Best Science Fiction. What does it mean to you to get such a
feedback from your readers?
It’s awesome! I
feel great to have that honor.
What does a man, like Mark Watney, who gets left
behind alone on Mars but does not give up hope, look like?
Mark is based on
my own personality. Though he’s smarter and braver than I am and he doesn’t
have my flaws. I guess he’s what I wish I were like.
Many scenes of ,,The Martian” movie were shot in
Hungary. Have you seen any footages from the shooting?
I didn’t get to
see any of the dailies. I wasn’t a big part of the film production.
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You don’t like flying. Isn’t it a contradiction that
you are interested in manned spaceflight? J If NASA
were to ever accomplish the ARES program, would you apply for such a journey? J
I have general
anxiety problems, but I’m getting better at it with therapy and meds. But I
would never go to space. I write about brave people, I’m not one of them.
On 11th April 2016 you will receive the Douglas S.Morrow Public Outreach Award. How does it feel to receive it?
It’s fantastic!
I’m very excited.
What will your next novel be about?
I'm working on
my next book now. It’s about a city on the Moon. It’s another hard sci-fi novel
where everything is accurate to real-world physics. I hope to have it out by
mid 2017.
You have taken part in making of the „Warcraft II:
Tides of Darkness” video game. What was your role in it? What are the biggest
challenges in making video games?
I was one of the
software engineers on the project. My main job was to write the installer, but
we all ended up working on the game codebase as well. The biggest challenge to
video game programming is the company culture that tends to surround it. So
many programmers want to get into game programming, it drives the income down.
The hours are long and the work is grueling.
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