Project Hail Mary: A Novel (Random House Publishing Group)

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING RYAN GOSLING AND DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER LORD AND PHIL MILLERFrom 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 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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by Andy Weir (Author) Format: Paperback

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0593135229

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I absolutely fell in love with this book and have been recommending it everyone I know.At its core, Project Hail Mary is a story of survival, discovery, and unexpected friendships. We follow Ryland Grace waking up alone in space, with no memory, next to two dead bodies that he doesn’t recognise, and absolutely no clue where he is or why he is there. As he slowly pieces together his mission, and understands that the fate of the Earth is in his hands, he must use all of his scientific knowledge to face challenges which grow increasingly more complex and dangerous. Watching his memories come back piece by piece was such a clever and compelling narrative choice. The twists were so perfectly paced, right up until the end of the book you are still putting together the why’s and how’s of Grace ending up in space. I think this really added an emotional weight to the story as we learn Grace’s backstory as well as the enormity of the mission that he has been sent on.For me the best part of the book was the relationship between Grace and Rocky. It was so unexpectedly heart-warming and their growing camaraderie and cooperation felt genuine and hopeful in a way that was incredibly powerful. I also have to give huge credit to Andy Weir for the way that he weaves complex science into the story, whether it’s astrophysics, chemistry or microbiology, he manages to explain it in a way that feels smart but accessible and ultimately not overwhelming the reader. Beyond the science and the space adventure I really liked the emotional depth of the story, the moral and ethical decisions made on Earth by Stratt and the international community in their response to the danger as well as Grace confronting his own uncomfortable truths about who he is and the choices he makes.I grew up a sci-fi fan, I would watch Stargate SG1 religiously, and the whole array of Star Trek’s. Project Hail Mary reminded me why I fell in love with the genre in the first place, it’s smart, heartfelt and full of wonder.