Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir

Project Hail Mary

By Andy Weir

  • Release Date: 2021-05-04
  • Genre: Adventure Sci-Fi
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 15,444 Ratings

Description

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Now a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, with a screenplay by Drew Goddard

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

HUGO AWARD FINALIST • NEW YORK TIMES READER PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY • ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST BOOKS: Parade, Newsweek, New York Public Library, Polygon, Shelf Awareness, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal

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?

Hailed by USA Today as “an epic story of redemption, discovery, and cool speculative sci-fi,” Project Hail Mary is an irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver.

Reviews

  • Project Hail Mary

    5
    By 49bink
    Such a feel good story of humanity and friendship …
  • A fun read!

    5
    By LaceyKayeF
    Who would’ve thought a book filled with scientific theory and fact would be fun?! This is so expertly compiled with spectacle and seriousness. I enjoyed every bit the narration and found myself immersed in a subject manner I never thought I’d delve so deeply into. Excellent read!
  • Utterly mesmerizing

    5
    By Daisy Palace
    Amaze! Amaze! Amaze!
  • Amazing book amazing science

    5
    By wilkesi
    A big big story with soul
  • Fascinating and satisfying read. We are not alone

    5
    By Gastrodoc2
    Well written, interesting and imaginative theories about life and universal cooperation.
  • A little too complicated

    3
    By Swedge1
    This book has an intriguing premise however at times the plot drags as the author take a little to long to describe the intricate details of the science experiments The relationship between Grace and Rock was well done along with the close bond they developed. All in all an interesting story but the plot could have moved along at a brisker pace in the middle.
  • Amaze amaze amaze!

    5
    By Caseybklyn
    One of the best I’ve ever read. Heartwarming, sad, terrifying, believable. A buddy comedy in space.
  • Entertaining!

    4
    By G'Dad12
    Way too detailed for me but liked the characters and the story, just skimmed through a lot of the details.
  • Free fall

    4
    By LCB-Nov
    Exciting read & I was hooked from the beginning!
  • Hail Mary

    5
    By Pa4u
    Great book. Made me cry.