Project Hail Mary: A Novel

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Project Hail Mary: A Novel

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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 GoddardA 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 Journal • New 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 PostRyland 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.

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★★★★★ Great book
Awesome storytelling. The science is good and compelling. What a great way to make the reader contemplate self, place in the stars and what it is to be human. Great book!
Diesel1322 — Verified Purchase · Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2026
★★★★★ Belongs in the pantheon of Sci-Fi classics
This was spectacular. An exciting story for both myself and my teenage daughters.A lot of science fiction is light on science and heavy on the fiction. If something scientifically impossible impedes the flow of the story, there’s just some magic to fill the void.Project Hail Mary is the opposite. The science is done meticulously, involving physics, biology, and even a little chemistry. And this is
MadKat — Verified Purchase · Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2026
★★★★☆ Took a bit longer to get to the end, but……
I have to admit that I began reading this book, because I heard of the upcomiing movie. I am glad I did.Good, interesting Sci-Fi book. More technical than I was expecting, but still entertaining and heart warming. It tells a story of beings so very different beings coming together to save worlds. I am not a science nerd so a lot of the technical stuff went over my head, but still enjoyed learn
Lovin’ Reading — Verified Purchase · Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2026
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