“Suffice it to say that Andrew Weir has accomplished something that is rare indeed in the world of hard science fiction,” writes Indy book reviewer Laird Allen about “The Martian.” “He has taken known technology, hard-won speculation, and accepted scientific fact, then done obviously considerable calculation. Then he novelized the work he did—and it works.”
Concurrently with Broadway Books’ movie edition book release on Aug. 18, Outlier Magazine is giving away three autographed copies of Andy Weir’s science fiction novel, “The Martian.” Weir was recently interviewed in the magazine’s podcast, “Outlier on Air,” upon which the contest rules are based.
Contest entry rules
Entries will be accepted beginning on Aug. 10 and will be open until the end of the day on Aug. 18, 2015. No purchase is necessary to participate. Anyone over the age of 18 who is a resident of the United States or Canada and has a mailing address within the United States or Canada is eligible to participate in this giveaway.
Methods of entry
iTunes Review: If you have an iTunes account and listen to the podcast through iTunes, simply leave a review of the show on iTunes and then notify me of your review via one, Facebook, Twitter or email. If you’ve left a review in the past, simply send your username via one of the methods mentioned above.
Share the Podcast: If you are unable to review the show easily or simply prefer this method, just tell a friend (or enemy) about the podcast in the manner of your choosing. Then, notify that you did so via one of the methods listed below.
Methods of notification
Social media: Send a message via Facebook or Twitter with the username under which you left a review or a short description of how you shared the podcast.
Email: Send an email with either the username under which you left a review or how you shared the podcast.
Drawing
At the close of the window for acceptance of entries, all valid and verified entries will be entered into a drawing generated through randompicker.com. The drawing will take place within one week of the closing of entry acceptance. The winners will be selected randomly and notified within one day of the drawing via the method through which they entered the contest.
Winners have one week from the date of drawing to accept their prize via social media message or email. If winners don’t accept within one week of the drawing, a second drawing will be conducted under the same rules, including all the valid and verified entries except the original winner. The same rules of acceptance apply until a winner accepts the prize.
By participating in the giveaway, participants agree to be bound by these rules and by all decisions of the giveaway sponsor. The sponsor reserves the right to change these rules in any manner necessary to conduct the giveaway in an efficient and fair manner.
