Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary

Project Hail Mary

A Novel

    • 4.6 • 10.3K Ratings
    • $12.99

Publisher Description

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE MARTIAN • Soon to be a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, with a screenplay by Drew Goddard

From the author of The Martian, a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science.


HUGO AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST BOOKS: Bill Gates, GatesNotes, New York Public Library, Parade, Newsweek, Polygon, Shelf Awareness, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library JournalNew York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century


“An epic story of redemption, discovery and cool speculative sci-fi.”—USA Today


“If you loved The Martian, you’ll go crazy for Weir’s latest.”—The Washington Post


Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.


Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.


All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.


His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.


And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone.


Or does he?


An irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian—while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.

GENRE
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
RELEASED
2021
May 4
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
496
Pages
PUBLISHER
Random House Publishing Group
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
16.5
MB

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HAJS29 ,

Amaze!

Amaze. Personally, I thought it would be a tall order for Andy Weir to break out of the shackles of The Martian and provide readers with someone better, he managed to do just that. While this book is generally realistic science fiction, the inclusion of intelligent alien life let the author play around with the science and make new rules, which I felt only added to the immersion. It also allowed for a setting that changed progressively throughout the story, showing how the characters were developing their environment bit by bit to allow for the scientific breakthrough for the astrophage dilemma, despite the setting of the book effectively being a mini three story complex. Speaking of the characters, Ryland Grace was quirky and fun to delve in to, and Rocky is up there with my favorite characters of any book ever. His witty responses and knack for problem solving left me on the edge of my seat when a particular scene revolved around him. The only thing I look at with a hint of dissatisfaction is Stratt. She effectively murdered Ryland Grace, yet we don’t know what her fate turned out to be, though it is implied. I would’ve loved for Grace to go back to Earth and stick it to her, however that is simply not in his character. Is this book worth reading? In the words of Rocky: Yes! Yes, yes, yes!

Saint_ ,

Top of the Line Hard Science Fiction!

Although this book is much more speculative than The Martian, it’s every bit as readable, fast paced, suspenseful, and delightful. I burned through it in just one week! The best part of all, of course, are the startliing science problems and their ingenious solutions. The characters are deep, fascinating, and endearing. I’m getting a hard copy of this book for my best of the best top shelf!!

kronker007 ,

Amaze amaze amaze!

I love it.

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