For his follow-up, which came out on November 14, Weir wanted to try something different: Artemis follows Jazz Bashara, a 20-something woman of color who lives on the first (and only) city on the Moon, where she, well, moonlights as a smuggler.

Who is Jazz Bashara?

Biography. Jazz was born in Saudi Arabia and moved to Artemis when she was six years old with her father, Ammar Bashara, a Saudi Arabian national. She now considers herself an Artemisian rather than any particular Earth nationality. Her mother left them at some point during her first six years.

What year is Artemis set in?

Artemis is a 2017 science fiction novel written by Andy Weir. The novel takes place in the late 2080s in Artemis, the first and so far only city on the Moon. It follows the life of porter and smuggler Jasmine "Jazz" Bashara as she gets caught up in a conspiracy for control of the city.