Science fiction blockbusters are a staple of modern Hollywood. The Martian stands out as a spectacular example, in which Matt Damon’s Mark Watney is stranded on Mars after his mission goes wrong. Ridley Scott’s extraterrestrial drama combines action, horror, and thrills in a tale of survival, including human waste-based potato farms, giving viewers a glimpse of an incredible experience they will never experience. And it all started on page: The Martian was adapted from Andy Weir’s 2011 novel of the same name. It’s just one of the incredible movies that have leaped to the screen from imaginative sci-fi books.