The Martian by Andy Weir (2011) Crown 

All the ways Mars wants to kill you - Themes: fate (Mars is trying to kill him through no fault of it's own), hope (the indomitable human spirit) and humanity (people want him to live and go to extraordinary lengths to help him survive)

Any Weir may be this generation’s Ben Bova.  He’s a scientist at NASA where he has a rich trove of source material and insider knowledge of where science can lead us.