Project Hail Mary
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Summary
A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this incredible new science-based thriller from the #1 'New York Times' bestselling author of 'The Martian'。
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 crew-mates dead， his memories fuzzily returning， he realizes that an impossible task now confronts him。 Alone on this tiny ship that's been cobbled together by every government and space agency on the planet and hurled into the depths of space， it's up to him to conquer an extinction-level threat to our species。
And thanks to an unexpected ally， he just might have a chance。
Part scientific mystery， part dazzling interstellar journey， '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。
©2021 Andy Weir （P）2021 Audible Studios
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 crew-mates dead， his memories fuzzily returning， he realizes that an impossible task now confronts him。 Alone on this tiny ship that's been cobbled together by every government and space agency on the planet and hurled into the depths of space， it's up to him to conquer an extinction-level threat to our species。
And thanks to an unexpected ally， he just might have a chance。
Part scientific mystery， part dazzling interstellar journey， '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。
©2021 Andy Weir （P）2021 Audible Studios
Reviews
Rachael | Booklist Queen
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In a last-ditch effort to save Earth from an extinction-level event， a group of astronauts is sent on a desperate mission in a cobbled-together spacecraft。 But when Ryland Grace wakes up， he has no memory of his mission or why the rest of the crew is dead。 The sole survivor， he must take on an impossible task with no margin for failure。Andy Weir returns to many of the elements that made The Martian a best seller: a desperate space mission where a sarcastic protagonist MacGyver's his way through In a last-ditch effort to save Earth from an extinction-level event， a group of astronauts is sent on a desperate mission in a cobbled-together spacecraft。 But when Ryland Grace wakes up， he has no memory of his mission or why the rest of the crew is dead。 The sole survivor， he must take on an impossible task with no margin for failure。Andy Weir returns to many of the elements that made The Martian a best seller: a desperate space mission where a sarcastic protagonist MacGyver's his way through with science。 Unfortunately， Project Hail Mary doesn't have the mass appeal of The Martian。 Ryland Grace is an annoying version of Mark Watney， the mission was less realistic， and the science was overwhelming at times。 I didn't connect with the story until over halfway through and struggled to stay awake through the middle of the book。 I would only recommend this book to strong science fiction readers。I received a complimentary copy of this book from Ballantine Books through NetGalley。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。 。。。more
Angelina
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Rating: 5/5ROCKY！ ROCKY！ ROCKY！ ROCKY！ ROCKY！ ROCKY！ ROCKY！ ROCKY！ ROCKY！ ROCKY！ ROCKY！ ROCKY！Can that be my entire review？ No？ Well， let me just say this。 I am in love with this book！This is my first book by Andy Weir and wow！ I。 Am。 Just。 Lost。 For。 Words。 The plot of Project Hail Mary is basically this。 All of Earth is going to die and it's up to one man who can't remember anything， much less his name， to save it。 This book also has some alien life in it but it was done in a super new and int Rating: 5/5ROCKY！ ROCKY！ ROCKY！ ROCKY！ ROCKY！ ROCKY！ ROCKY！ ROCKY！ ROCKY！ ROCKY！ ROCKY！ ROCKY！Can that be my entire review？ No？ Well， let me just say this。 I am in love with this book！This is my first book by Andy Weir and wow！ I。 Am。 Just。 Lost。 For。 Words。 The plot of Project Hail Mary is basically this。 All of Earth is going to die and it's up to one man who can't remember anything， much less his name， to save it。 This book also has some alien life in it but it was done in a super new and interesting way， that I personally have never seen done before！I was a bit hesitant to read this because of a couple of reasons。 1） Andy Weir is a big name author and I was scared I wouldn't like his work， 2）this book uses the amnesia trope which isn't something I usually enjoy， but wow did I love it in the context it plays in this book， 3）claustrophobic spaces/stories that are set in only one small location are my jam， but 4）this book also has a duel timeline which is another trope I usually tend to dislike， but once again， I loved it in the context of this story！ So yeah， you could say I was wrestling with some mixed feelings before jumping into this story， but luckily it paid off really well！ And I don't want to jinx anything， but I think this might be a new favorite of the year！I really don't know what else to say besides that I loved this book！ I found it fascinating and fast-paced， I connected so deeply with the characters to the point that I laughed and almost cried my way through it entirely， and that ending！ Perfection！*Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
naya sophia
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andy weir is forever one of my favourite authors！！ his ability to transport me to outer space and make me root for single strong funny characters is incredible and project hail mary is no exception！！
Whimsy Dearest
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Ryland Grace wakes up aboard a spaceship with two dead crewmembers beside him and no recollection of how or why he got there。 Then slowly he begins to put the pieces together。 He was placed in a medically-induced coma and he’s on a mission to save Earth from another Ice Age and mass extinction。 I really enjoyed this one。 Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is an absolute celebration of science and human ingenuity， filled with humor and heart。It also places an interesting spin of the alien first conta Ryland Grace wakes up aboard a spaceship with two dead crewmembers beside him and no recollection of how or why he got there。 Then slowly he begins to put the pieces together。 He was placed in a medically-induced coma and he’s on a mission to save Earth from another Ice Age and mass extinction。 I really enjoyed this one。 Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is an absolute celebration of science and human ingenuity， filled with humor and heart。It also places an interesting spin of the alien first contact trope。 Instead of sentient， human-eating alien predators， humanity’s threat is tiny invasive space algae that are eating our sun’s energy。 You can’t shoot them or ask them to leave， so now it’s up to Ryland to get creative and figure out how to get rid of them。Lastly， I think it’s important to note that this is very much a hard science fiction novel。 It’s got a lot of scientific exposition in it。 If you’re a science nerd， you’ll probably geek out over this one， but for others， it may make the book more difficult to get into。 I admit that it’s been a while since I took a physics class， so some of the science went over my head， but I just nodded along， like， yeah， that sounds about right。 All and all， I’d say this book is very tonally similar to Andy’s previous novel The Martian。 It chooses scientific hope and optimism in the face of despair， and that I think is beautiful。 Thank you， NetGalley and Ballantine Books， for providing with me and ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Judy Lesley
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My rating is more of a 3。5 but not up to 4 stars。 There were just too many times when it all felt like it was going to morph into The Martian but was pulled back from the brink just in time。 I loved The Martian， it actually had me breathless at times - not so with Hail Mary because I even put this one down for long stretches and felt no compulsion to dig back in。 I even made a trip to the book description page on Amazon at one point to see if I might have chosen a middle grade book by mistake。 N My rating is more of a 3。5 but not up to 4 stars。 There were just too many times when it all felt like it was going to morph into The Martian but was pulled back from the brink just in time。 I loved The Martian， it actually had me breathless at times - not so with Hail Mary because I even put this one down for long stretches and felt no compulsion to dig back in。 I even made a trip to the book description page on Amazon at one point to see if I might have chosen a middle grade book by mistake。 Not impossible for Weir to want to do something like that but logical thinking said that the science would have been quite a few shades too tough。 The Earth is in crisis and this ship is sent on a suicide mission to fix the problem or everyone on Earth dies。 Maybe a little too far fetched to believe all of these problems can be solved by one human？ Maybe the ending was expected？ Maybe it was too predictable？ Yes， yes and yes。Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for an e-galley of this novel。 。。。more
Scott Nickels
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“Project Hail Mary” by Andy Weir。 I really， really wanted to love this book。 I really， really wanted to be blown away。 I really， really read the scores of five-star reviews。 So， after completing the novel last night， I sit here wondering what I missed。 I enjoyed “The Martian” with its mixture of science and suspense。 I believe Mr。 Weir was striving for the same mixture but it has fallen flat。 This story feels more for the Young Adult market beginning with the selection of a protagonist who teach “Project Hail Mary” by Andy Weir。 I really， really wanted to love this book。 I really， really wanted to be blown away。 I really， really read the scores of five-star reviews。 So， after completing the novel last night， I sit here wondering what I missed。 I enjoyed “The Martian” with its mixture of science and suspense。 I believe Mr。 Weir was striving for the same mixture but it has fallen flat。 This story feels more for the Young Adult market beginning with the selection of a protagonist who teaches science to young people， and， oh yeah， on the side he is one of the foremost scientists in the world who happens to be chosen for an interstellar trip to save his home planet from extinction。 So if you like science this book is for you: I agree with another reviewer who wrote that “if you cut out all of the science exposition， you’d be left with a 70-page book。” Spot on！ I like science titration。。。a small dose distributed over a long period of time。 Please give me “The Foundation Trilogy （I know I am old school。” Some sound science mixed into a rippin’ good yarn。 。。。more
Rin
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Humanity is facing a global crisis unlike its ever known and its forced to throw a Hail Mary to save itself。 Unfortunately， our savior has no idea who he is when he wakes up on a space ship in a room with his dead team mates。 This is all in the first chapter。 Project Hail Mary is the book I've been waiting for。 Andy Weir's snappy writing keeps you on your toes and you really don't expect the twists that happen in this one。 Humanity is facing a global crisis unlike its ever known and its forced to throw a Hail Mary to save itself。 Unfortunately， our savior has no idea who he is when he wakes up on a space ship in a room with his dead team mates。 This is all in the first chapter。 Project Hail Mary is the book I've been waiting for。 Andy Weir's snappy writing keeps you on your toes and you really don't expect the twists that happen in this one。 。。。more
TimetoFangirl
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Received an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review。 This is my second Andy Weir novel， as I read （and LOVED） The Martian but never checked out Artemis。 I'm not going to go deep into the plot because I don't want to spoil a novel before it's even released。 That said， I liked this a whole lot。 The pacing was consistent， the plot was fun and interesting in a way that strongly reminded me of The Martian， and I loved all the characters。 Andy Weir has a real talent for taking scientific in Received an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review。 This is my second Andy Weir novel， as I read （and LOVED） The Martian but never checked out Artemis。 I'm not going to go deep into the plot because I don't want to spoil a novel before it's even released。 That said， I liked this a whole lot。 The pacing was consistent， the plot was fun and interesting in a way that strongly reminded me of The Martian， and I loved all the characters。 Andy Weir has a real talent for taking scientific information that I am just barely smart enough to follow and making it readable。 I also appreciate how based in science his books seem to be （because it's not like I'd actually be able to tell if he was full of s**t。 If you're in the mood for a funny， frankly kind of heartwarming and wholesome sci-fi that has not even a hint of a romantic subplot， do yourself a favor and check this out！ 。。。more
Christy Martin
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Since publishing The Martian Andy Weir has been at the top of my science fiction favorite authors。 He has another amazing work in Project Hail Mary。 The author has an amazing talent for integrating science information in his novels and making them interesting。 This book is no exception。 For lovers of space flight， biological science， physics， and calculus this novel is a must-read。 For the rest of us it a novel that teaches and entertains。 Andy's books are realistic with great characters and plo Since publishing The Martian Andy Weir has been at the top of my science fiction favorite authors。 He has another amazing work in Project Hail Mary。 The author has an amazing talent for integrating science information in his novels and making them interesting。 This book is no exception。 For lovers of space flight， biological science， physics， and calculus this novel is a must-read。 For the rest of us it a novel that teaches and entertains。 Andy's books are realistic with great characters and plots that explore human and in this novel， inhuman nature。 The main character is a space traveler。 He awakens in his spacecraft to find his fellow astronauts dead after their induced travel comas。 He remembers his training but in bits and pieces， he puts together the past and how he got on the Hail Mary。 Then he encounters another ship starting the adventure that exceeds his expectations and takes the reader on a journey exploring his efforts to save not just earth， but another planet。 Along with science， this book explores friendship and makes a statement about what is important in our lives。 For fans of The Martian， I highly recommend this book。 It has so many fascinating facets including life， science， space travel， and diversity that you will find yourself thinking about it long after you turn the last page。 Andy Weir does it all right in #ProjectHailMary。 Thanks to #ProjectHailMary#NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this excellent book。 The publication date is May 4， 2021。 Put it on your must-read list。 。。。more
Tim Kilkenny
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I received a galley of this book from NetGalley prepublication。 The Martian felt to me like science fiction that actually happened， I started to believe that we had landed humans on Mars。 Andy Weir’s second book Artemis was way different: fun and easy sci-fi that felt plausible but never real。 This latest novel pushes the limits of plausibility but backs it with so much fun science and math。 A grade school science teacher saves the world with good old STEM！ From the discovery of alien microbes t I received a galley of this book from NetGalley prepublication。 The Martian felt to me like science fiction that actually happened， I started to believe that we had landed humans on Mars。 Andy Weir’s second book Artemis was way different: fun and easy sci-fi that felt plausible but never real。 This latest novel pushes the limits of plausibility but backs it with so much fun science and math。 A grade school science teacher saves the world with good old STEM！ From the discovery of alien microbes to actual alien intelligence this author does very little hand-waving in terms of explanations， relying instead on hard science。 Excellent， thank you again Andy Weir。 。。。more
Stuart Rosen
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What a welcome return to form for Andy Weir after the less-than-satisfying （at least to me） Artemis。 Project Hail Mary is a neat inversion of The Martian。 Where The Martian was partly the story of humanity trying to save one single human， Project Hail Mary is （partly） the story of one single human trying to save humanity。 How much you like Project Hail Mary will be a function of how much you enjoy the process of giddy science problem solving。 The book is essentially a series of problems to solve What a welcome return to form for Andy Weir after the less-than-satisfying （at least to me） Artemis。 Project Hail Mary is a neat inversion of The Martian。 Where The Martian was partly the story of humanity trying to save one single human， Project Hail Mary is （partly） the story of one single human trying to save humanity。 How much you like Project Hail Mary will be a function of how much you enjoy the process of giddy science problem solving。 The book is essentially a series of problems to solve， and that made it fascinating to me。 Luckily， Weir is a lucid enough writer that （virtually） all of the scientific concepts were completely understandable even to me。 Along the way there are some very big surprises， and a lot of thought given to how Earth would （will？） respond to a ecological crisis， and that's well-thought-through and fascinating in its own right。 You don't get a lot of background on our protagonist， Ryland Grace。 A few literary paint strokes try to fill in a lot of blank spaces， but he's an entertaining host and narrator， even if we don't really know what makes him tick。 It's a long read but a quick one - it's super-simplistic to say， but if you enjoyed The Martian， I can't see how you won't love Project Hail Mary。 。。。more
April
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Wow！ I didn’t like Artemis as much as the Martian， but I think Project Hail Mary eclipses both。 Every twist and turn managed to be nerve wracking AND touching。 It did not have the ending I expected， but there is literally no better ending possible。I received an early copy of this book to review。
Jenna
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**I received an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review。**Actual rating: 4。5Andy Weir returns with his newest space adventure in Project Hail Mary。 This time， Earth is under threat from a space algae that has infected the sun， causing it to lose energy。 Junior high school science teacher Dr。 Ryland Grace is tapped by the international group charged with saving Earth， charged with doing research into this strange new threat。 Grace finds himself in deeper **I received an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review。**Actual rating: 4。5Andy Weir returns with his newest space adventure in Project Hail Mary。 This time， Earth is under threat from a space algae that has infected the sun， causing it to lose energy。 Junior high school science teacher Dr。 Ryland Grace is tapped by the international group charged with saving Earth， charged with doing research into this strange new threat。 Grace finds himself in deeper than he ever thought， unexpectedly part of a crew of scientists set to travel to a particular star to have any hope of stopping the infection。 I loved The Martian， and was so eager to learn that I had received an early copy of Project Hail Mary。 As a biologist by education， I love that Weir doesn't shy away from featuring hard science heavily in his books。 Understandably， he has to take liberties with the application and interpretation of said science， but he has done enough research and provides just enough information for me to be able to buy in to the story。 I can absolutely see where this may not appeal to some readers and may come across as dull or dry， but for me it was high intrigue the whole way through。 I also really enjoyed how Weir chose to tackle the "first contact" portions of this story， and found them to be logical and reasonable。The difference for me between the five stars of The Martian and the four point five stars of Project Hail Mary came through in the protagonists。 Grace's personality is one that is optimistic and colored by his enjoyment of teaching children。 He comes across as relatively hopeful and light-hearted most of the time， and sometimes that sort of vibe got a little grating for me。 That's not to say he was poorly written at all， but just that I didn't like him quite as well。 There were some questions left unanswered at the end of the story that I would have liked to have answers to， but there were no glaring issues that stood out to me。 Ultimately， I am definitely an Andy Weir fan and am so happy to have had the opportunity to read this work early。 。。。more
Greg Zimmerman
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When I first heard Andy Weir's third novel was imminent， I joked it should be subtitled "The Tiebreaker。" The Martian was an unmitigated triumph - just for sheer reading fun， one of my favorite novels of the last decade or so。 Weir's second novel， Artemis， was。。。。um。。。。。less successful。 So which way would this one go？It's a win！ Project Hail Mary returns to the tried-and-true formula that made The Martian so much fun。 Sciencey dude is in deep doo-doo， cracks wise， solves science problems。 And it When I first heard Andy Weir's third novel was imminent， I joked it should be subtitled "The Tiebreaker。" The Martian was an unmitigated triumph - just for sheer reading fun， one of my favorite novels of the last decade or so。 Weir's second novel， Artemis， was。。。。um。。。。。less successful。 So which way would this one go？It's a win！ Project Hail Mary returns to the tried-and-true formula that made The Martian so much fun。 Sciencey dude is in deep doo-doo， cracks wise， solves science problems。 And it works again！ Here， our hero Ryland Grace is shot off into deep space to find a solution to a problem that literally threatens all of humanity。 Like The Martian， problem after nearly disastrous problem pops up。 And Grace， like Mark Watney， uses a massive resourcefulness and an almost preternatural command of science to solve them。 Again， Weir takes us deeply into into the weeds with the science -- get ready for more than your fair share of physics， chemistry， and astronomy。 If you liked that about The Martian， you're going to love this， too。 One issue with this novel though is that Grace is very much a G-rated， highly sanitized， and therefore MUCH less interesting， version of Mark Watney。 Watney consistently cracked me up with his off-color and low-brow jokes （NASA: You may commence drilling。 Watney: That's what's she said）。 Grace， by contrast， is as milquetoast as a guy can be。 He tries to be funny， but all his jokes are dad-tastic to the nth degree。 I'd love to have a beer with Watney。 Grace: Not so much。 I mean， you still root for the guy， you're just not necessarily sure you'd want to hang out with him beyond the 500 pages of this novel。 But I did enjoy this a lot -- it's a book you'll speed through， you'll pump your fist， and maybe your faith in humanity's ability to solve huge problems will be slightly restored。 That's something we need right now for sure！ 。。。more
Megan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I sped through Hail Mary; the pacing and suspense were exactly what I've come to expect from Andy Weir。 The characters and dialogue are a bit cheesy， but that's never why I pick up one of his novels。 I'm here for the over-the-top nerdtastic science！！！ This book delivered on that point， but I do think it was a bit weaker than the Martian。 At no point did anything ever seem as dire for Grace as things did for Watney， even though the stakes are objectively much higher in this book （fate of humankin I sped through Hail Mary; the pacing and suspense were exactly what I've come to expect from Andy Weir。 The characters and dialogue are a bit cheesy， but that's never why I pick up one of his novels。 I'm here for the over-the-top nerdtastic science！！！ This book delivered on that point， but I do think it was a bit weaker than the Martian。 At no point did anything ever seem as dire for Grace as things did for Watney， even though the stakes are objectively much higher in this book （fate of humankind vs fate of one dude）。 Grace encountered a few sticky situations， but they seemed to be resolved quickly and with few lasting consequences。 I think Weir also leaned on Rocky as a deus-ex-machina device a little too heavily。 In a nice twist of fate， Grace fills this role for Rocky at the end。。。but then the Eridians turn around and save Grace （so the scales definitely tipped back toward Rocky saving the day）。Again， it was cheesy as heck， but I kind of loved the ending。 Grace gets to have his "kids" back！！ I would have really liked to hear more details about Erid。 Part of me also wanted some kind of epilogue to find out what happened on Earth。 I guess it's fitting that we are left to wonder and hope， just like Grace。 *** I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review ***Comment 。。。more
Melissa
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"You three are going to Tau Ceti。 The rest of us are going to hell。 More accurately， hell is coming to us。"Project Hail Mary was utterly fascinating。 I devoured all 500 pages in just 2 days！ This was my first Andy Weir novel， and it won't be my last。 From the incredibly detailed scientific descriptions to the tense， atmospheric world-building， I was hooked from the first page。"Knock-knock-knock。 No， that’s not creepy at all。 Being in a spaceship twelve light-years from home and having someone kn "You three are going to Tau Ceti。 The rest of us are going to hell。 More accurately， hell is coming to us。"Project Hail Mary was utterly fascinating。 I devoured all 500 pages in just 2 days！ This was my first Andy Weir novel， and it won't be my last。 From the incredibly detailed scientific descriptions to the tense， atmospheric world-building， I was hooked from the first page。"Knock-knock-knock。 No， that’s not creepy at all。 Being in a spaceship twelve light-years from home and having someone knock on the door is totally normal。"The story is narrated by Ryland Grace， a man who is the last living passenger on a suicide mission into outer space。 The results of this mission could save Earth and all of humanity， if Grace does his job right。"Earth is in trouble。 The sun is infected with Astrophage。 I’m in a spaceship in another solar system。。。 all this can only mean one thing: The Hail Mary isn’t going home。 This is a one-way ticket。"The trouble is， he's just awoken mid-interplanetary-flight， from a coma with a degree of amnesia - he can't remember his name， how he got here， or what he's supposed to do next。 With limited food and fuel on board， and with an extinction-level event facing Planet Earth back home， time is running out in both directions。"I am truly alone。 The sole living human within several light-years， at least。 What do I do now？"I did have moments where I questioned the central character's personality and qualifications a little bit。 It felt a little unbelievable that a junior-high teacher would be selected at random to participate， somewhat unwillingly， in all of this advanced research。 （Although， what does it say about me that the most far-fetched thing， in a book about extraterrestrial life and alien planetary forms， was that a middle-school science teacher got to be involved？）"I’m all that stands between humanity and extinction。 Will an alien math error doom my entire species？"Character issues aside， having never read any of Weir's work before， I wasn't expecting the jaw-dropping moments and thriller-level suspense as his characters seek elegant solutions to complex problems。 Overall， I found Project Hail Mary to be an absolutely fascinating read， perfect for anyone with any degree of "inner nerd，" and I've already bought a copy of The Martian to read next！ 4。5 stars， rounded up to 5。"Do you believe in God？ I know it’s a personal question。 I do。。。 It’s like He’s inviting us to explore the universe， you know？"——A huge thank-you to Andy Weir， Random House， Ballantine， and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review！——Follow @letteredlibrary on Instagram！ 。。。more
Elley Murray
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I absolutely LOVED The Martian so when I saw Andy Weir wrote another book about a dude stranded alone in space I knew I had to check it out。 How can a guy write TWO books about guys stranded alone and trying to survive in space， and make them different but also awesome？ Could it be done？！ Reader， it CAN and he did it。 （Side note: my poor spouse watched the movie of The Martian with me after I'd read the book， and was subjected to my continual comments about how much more amazing the book is than I absolutely LOVED The Martian so when I saw Andy Weir wrote another book about a dude stranded alone in space I knew I had to check it out。 How can a guy write TWO books about guys stranded alone and trying to survive in space， and make them different but also awesome？ Could it be done？！ Reader， it CAN and he did it。 （Side note: my poor spouse watched the movie of The Martian with me after I'd read the book， and was subjected to my continual comments about how much more amazing the book is than the movie。 Don't get me wrong， the movie is pretty great， but there's just SO MUCH in the book and his sort of internal monologue you just can't get in a movie with basically one character with nobody to talk to。 So please read the book - and listen to the audiobook if you can， the narrator is AMAZING。）ANYWAY， back to this book。 I was so invested in this book， in the outcome and in Ryland's slowly returning memories， that I didn't want to put it down。 The story is almost told in a dual timeline; there's the "now" of Ryland waking with no memory of who （or where） he is or what the heck he's doing there， and then slowly bits and pieces of memories start to come back to him， and interspersed with the "now" storyline we get the "past" story that led to Ryland waking on a spacecraft with no memory。 Certain things Ryland does or needs seem to unlock key memories that help him move his mission （and this the story） forward， and it makes for a very compelling storytelling method。 We learn about the mission right along with Ryland as he recovers his memories。 The only thing I didn't 110% love was the ending。 It felt a little 。。。 off， for me， but I can't quite pinpoint why。 And I don't really want to say more because I don't want to spoil anything！ And it wasn't off enough to make me rate this less than 5 stars， because it was an amazingly enjoyable ride the whole way through anyway。 I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how Andy Weir manages to strand a man in space next and still make it new and interesting， haha！A digital ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley for review。 All opinions are unbiased and my own。Like this review？ Check out more of my reviews on my blog， Elley the Book Otter 。。。more
Cheryl
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"This star I’m looking at 。 。 。 it’s not the sun。 I’m in a different solar system。"I started on this book expecting to like it。 After all， I loved THE MARTIAN and I even loved ARTEMIS by this author。 But as I read， and then finally finally finished this book， I had to change my rating system a bit。 I found I liked Weir's previous two books and I absolutely LOVED this one。 I loved everything about it。It's hard for me to write a review about the things I loved the most about it because that would "This star I’m looking at 。 。 。 it’s not the sun。 I’m in a different solar system。"I started on this book expecting to like it。 After all， I loved THE MARTIAN and I even loved ARTEMIS by this author。 But as I read， and then finally finally finished this book， I had to change my rating system a bit。 I found I liked Weir's previous two books and I absolutely LOVED this one。 I loved everything about it。It's hard for me to write a review about the things I loved the most about it because that would involve spoilers IMO， which I've noticed some other reviewers doing。 Your best bet is to rely on Weir's past performance as a great author and go into this book blind， which is pretty much what I did。 You don't have to be a scientist to appreciate this book but having a little science background helps。 I consider myself to be kind of a laidback science geek。 I didn't understand all the science but I understood the concepts as presented and that helped me enjoy the story。Ryland Grace is a middle school science teacher who wakes up from a coma and finds himself on a spacecraft in space with no memory of how he got there。 The story continues from there， bouncing from the present to his past， and is full of humor and pathos and just darn good storytelling。Just one short paragraph of the story:"The computer finishes its boot process and brings up a screen I’ve never seen before。 I can tell it means trouble， because the word “TROUBLE” is in large type across the top。"I highly recommend this book to readers that like science fiction， stories about space travel， or disaster scenarios。I received this book from Net Galley through Net Galley in the hopes that I would read it and leave an unbiased review。 。。。more
Madison Schaeffer
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I enjoyed The Martian， but I wasn't expecting to like this one as much as I did。 It's sort of as if Weir took The Martian and combined it with "Arrival，" the movie about the linguistics professor who learns to communicate with aliens。 This one is full of fascinating science （you'd better like both physics and microbiology） including more fascinating details about space travel。 But it is mostly a story about overcoming adversity and coming to love people （or aliens） who are extremely different fr I enjoyed The Martian， but I wasn't expecting to like this one as much as I did。 It's sort of as if Weir took The Martian and combined it with "Arrival，" the movie about the linguistics professor who learns to communicate with aliens。 This one is full of fascinating science （you'd better like both physics and microbiology） including more fascinating details about space travel。 But it is mostly a story about overcoming adversity and coming to love people （or aliens） who are extremely different from yourself。 It's a great book。 Highly recommended。I received an ARC from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Debbie
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This book is absolutely stellar （pun intended）。Full review coming soon！
Bridgit
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I have truly enjoyed all of Andy Weir's novels， but this one was definitely my favorite。 Fun， fast-paced， and so difficult to put down。 I can definitely see myself re-visiting this one as well。 Highly recommend！Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the free e-copy for review。 I have truly enjoyed all of Andy Weir's novels， but this one was definitely my favorite。 Fun， fast-paced， and so difficult to put down。 I can definitely see myself re-visiting this one as well。 Highly recommend！Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the free e-copy for review。 。。。more
Blaine
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Oh my God， I am so going to die！I hyperventilate for a while。I remember what I tell my students: If you’re upset， take a deep breath， let it out， and count to ten。 It dramatically reduced the number of tantrums in my classroom。I take a breath。 “One 。 。 。 two 。 。 。 thr—this isn’t working！ I’m going to die！”。。。Maybe it’s just the childish optimist in me， but humanity can be pretty impressive when we put our minds to it。Thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group for sending me an ARC of Oh my God， I am so going to die！I hyperventilate for a while。I remember what I tell my students: If you’re upset， take a deep breath， let it out， and count to ten。 It dramatically reduced the number of tantrums in my classroom。I take a breath。 “One 。 。 。 two 。 。 。 thr—this isn’t working！ I’m going to die！”。。。Maybe it’s just the childish optimist in me， but humanity can be pretty impressive when we put our minds to it。Thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group for sending me an ARC of Project Hail Mary in exchange for an honest review。 It’s impossible to talk about Project Hail Mary without comparing it to the author’s bestselling smash， The Martian。 Both books revolve about a man discovering he’s alone， far from Earth， facing an impossible task。 Admittedly， the stakes in this book are quite a bit higher。 If Mark Watney failed， he would die; if Ryland Grace fails， all of humanity may die。 Why？ Funny you should ask， because at first Ryland can’t remember either。 So the story moves back and forth between what’s happening in the present and memories he’s starting to recover that explain why he’s alone on a spaceship millions of miles from Earth with humanity’s fate in his hands。Ryland Grace isn’t exactly like Mark Watney， but they’re definitely more similar than they are different。 So once again， there’s a lot of deadpanned humor and sarcasm in this story。 And like with The Martian， the main character is once again required and able to perform a staggering amount of tasks—theoretical， engineering， astronaut stuff， and more！—that stretch the bounds of believability。 With all that said， Project Hail Mary is a difficult book to talk about because it has a secret that I’m simply unwillingly spoil。 It’s revealed about a quarter of the way in—early enough that a person could bail if it was a hard pass for them。 But while it took me a little while to accept what was happening， once I did I really enjoyed this book。 Yes， things work out pretty conveniently at times， but the story works。 It’s fun and very imaginative， with some good action sequences and a couple of nice twists。 Maybe most of all， as with The Martian， there’s a sense of joy about science and discovery in these pages that’s just a pleasure to read。 Recommended。 4。5 stars rounded up to 5。 。。。more
Bryn Clark
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**Thank you， NetGalley for providing me the opportunity to review this from an advanced reader copy**Ho， boy， I have thoughts。 So many thoughts。 I'm not going to put spoilers in this review since it's such a heavily anticipated book with us sci-fi nerds。 First off， I want to say I enjoyed The Martian， a lot。 Read the book， took the kids to the opening weekend of the movie， I was pumped for that book。 I was a little hyped about The Martian， so I might have waved away some of Andy Weir's faults， b **Thank you， NetGalley for providing me the opportunity to review this from an advanced reader copy**Ho， boy， I have thoughts。 So many thoughts。 I'm not going to put spoilers in this review since it's such a heavily anticipated book with us sci-fi nerds。 First off， I want to say I enjoyed The Martian， a lot。 Read the book， took the kids to the opening weekend of the movie， I was pumped for that book。 I was a little hyped about The Martian， so I might have waved away some of Andy Weir's faults， but no amount of hand-waving is getting rid of the mess that is this exposition-heavy novel。 So， back to The Martian， Mark Watney's science experiments on Mars were *endearing*， seriously， adorable。 His triumphs were amazing to me， things he discovered， I felt like I was along for that ride。 This？ If you cut out all of the science exposition， you'd be left with a 70-page book。 Seriously。 And if you took out all of the exclamation marks？ A 65-page book。I wanted to love Project Hail Mary with all my heart。 But the "gosh darn its" felt so fake。 that I wanted to laugh。 I don't know a single human who talked the way this guy does。 Maybe a couple of Mormons。 Also？ Don't do this: I， as an author， need to explain the science shit they're about to do， but my character is not an expert in this field， so I'll say， "The guy is having the worst day in his life， if he wants to vent to me about it， who am I to stop him？" And then let that guy explain all of the science for the next 3-4 pages。 That is some freshman creative writing shit right there， friend。There is one thing that his agent must be SUPER bummed about。。。 this book would be utterly unfilmable unless they changed a LOT about it。 And after coming off a mega-watt all-star cast movie， that agent must've looked at this manuscript and cringed。 Look。 I like science。 In fact， I love it。 I didn't need Bill Nye here explaining ever single fucking thing he's doing and slowing down the pacing to a snail's pace。 This book took me a little over a week to finish， it usually takes me 3 days to finish a book。 I ended up just skimming past all of the science after the 2/3 mark。 。。。more
Nancy
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I really enjoyed this book。 I really liked The Martian so I might be biased。 It had a lot of similar elements in it that I enjoyed in The Martian: it takes place in space， lone guy in space， snarky narrator。 Plus some other things that made the book enjoyable （which I can’t say because then it would be a spoiler， LOL）。 Again， there is a lot of science。 If reading too much science isn’t your thing， I think you can let your eyes glaze over it for a few seconds and continue on and still enjoy the s I really enjoyed this book。 I really liked The Martian so I might be biased。 It had a lot of similar elements in it that I enjoyed in The Martian: it takes place in space， lone guy in space， snarky narrator。 Plus some other things that made the book enjoyable （which I can’t say because then it would be a spoiler， LOL）。 Again， there is a lot of science。 If reading too much science isn’t your thing， I think you can let your eyes glaze over it for a few seconds and continue on and still enjoy the story。 Unlike Mark Watney， there isn’t an F-bomb to be found。 It had a satisfying ending and a bit sad and not sad and one I didn’t expect。 Thanks NetGalley for an advance copy！ 。。。more
Alison Culhane
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I've enjoyed Weir's other books， so I was excited about this one。 We follow Ryland Grace， a man on a suicide mission to help save Earth from a Sun-eating （literally） little microbe by traveling to a nearby system that isn't be effected by Astrophage。 But he is doing it alone because his crewmates died en-route （they were placed in comas to survive the journey） and he can barely remember his name。 But there is an unexpected ally in this fight that might save everyone。 The story jumps back and for I've enjoyed Weir's other books， so I was excited about this one。 We follow Ryland Grace， a man on a suicide mission to help save Earth from a Sun-eating （literally） little microbe by traveling to a nearby system that isn't be effected by Astrophage。 But he is doing it alone because his crewmates died en-route （they were placed in comas to survive the journey） and he can barely remember his name。 But there is an unexpected ally in this fight that might save everyone。 The story jumps back and forth from present time in the ship back to when Grace was back on Earth and everyone was attempting to prepare for Project Hail Mary。 We slowly piece the story together as he remembers more and more。 Like other Weir's books， be ready for a lot of science and nerdery。 But it doesn't overwhelm the story。 Grace is a solid narrator， but he can get a little annoying at times。 By far the best part of the book is Rocky。 Hands down。 I don't want to say much more about that， just read it！ 。。。more
Alison
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3。5 stars rounded upThanks to Andy Weir， Random House - Ballantine， and Net Galley for providing me with an advance copy of this novel。 I’m a big Andy Weir fan， having loved The Martian， and so I was really excited to read his latest novel。 Project Hail Mary did not disappoint — it has an intriguing premise that hooked me from the beginning， a likable main character， and science that is interesting and accessible。 Having said that， I felt like it could have used some editing — it bogged down in 3。5 stars rounded upThanks to Andy Weir， Random House - Ballantine， and Net Galley for providing me with an advance copy of this novel。 I’m a big Andy Weir fan， having loved The Martian， and so I was really excited to read his latest novel。 Project Hail Mary did not disappoint — it has an intriguing premise that hooked me from the beginning， a likable main character， and science that is interesting and accessible。 Having said that， I felt like it could have used some editing — it bogged down in a few places， and while the science is a big part of the adventure of an Andy Weir story， sometimes I felt like the detail got in the way of moving the plot forward。 Still， this was enjoyable read that I would recommend。 。。。more
Deborah
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Thanks to Netgalley for providing the ARC。Ryland Grace is a biologist turned junior high teacher who wrote a controversial paper stating that life does not need water to develop， offending high-profile scientists throughout the world。 When new life is found bouncing between the Sun and Venus， Grace is called in to help study the astrophage， which threatens the survival of humanity because it is draining the energy of the Sun。 The astophage provides the method to travel solar systems away to stud Thanks to Netgalley for providing the ARC。Ryland Grace is a biologist turned junior high teacher who wrote a controversial paper stating that life does not need water to develop， offending high-profile scientists throughout the world。 When new life is found bouncing between the Sun and Venus， Grace is called in to help study the astrophage， which threatens the survival of humanity because it is draining the energy of the Sun。 The astophage provides the method to travel solar systems away to study a star that also has an astrophage invasion， but it's continues to maintain it's energy。 Grace survives the trip to the other sun and discovers a whole lot more than he ever imagined could really happy。 Enjoyed the teamwork between Grace and Rocky。 Not as much dull science as The Martian， and I didn't skip so much in Project Hail Mary as I did in Weir's first novel。 Exciting to imagine the possibilities of our universe。 。。。more
Dedra ~ A Book Wanderer
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4。5 stars！ Wow。 Full review to come soon。
Amanda B
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this eARC in exchange for an honest review。 I loved Weir’s previous two novels， The Martian and Artemis， so it’s no surprise that I also loved Project Hail Mary。This story follows Ryland Grace。 He’s just woken up with no memory of where he is or what the heck is going on。 He quickly realizes that he’s in outer space but doesn’t know why。 As he starts to explore the spaceship， he starts to regain his memories。 He can’t even remember his own name at fi Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this eARC in exchange for an honest review。 I loved Weir’s previous two novels， The Martian and Artemis， so it’s no surprise that I also loved Project Hail Mary。This story follows Ryland Grace。 He’s just woken up with no memory of where he is or what the heck is going on。 He quickly realizes that he’s in outer space but doesn’t know why。 As he starts to explore the spaceship， he starts to regain his memories。 He can’t even remember his own name at first， but somehow has all sort of scientific knowledge。 I thought this was a really interesting way to tell the story。 I enjoy a good flashback， but only if it’s done well and I think that it was in this story。 We learn relevant information alongside Grace and there was a mood of suspense with the reader left wondering exactly how a middle school teacher ended up on a last ditch space mission。 Both timelines were compelling。 We learn small things about Grace at first。 Things like his job， and eventually how he came to be on this space mission。 But I think I was more interested in the present timeline。 It’s not really a life or death mission。 Those sent on the Hail Mary knew the risks。The science of this story was really interesting。 There was definitely a bit that went way over my head， but I liked that the most important bits were summarized in a way that the reader could understand。 It was heavy on the science but that didn’t lessen my enjoyment of the story。 I managed to follow along even if I didn’t always actually understand it。 It’s the problem solving that I think was the most interesting。 There are tons of problems that pop up， but Grace （with help from someone I can’t say anything about） managed to figure out solutions。Overall， I was completely sucked into this story。 I stayed up entirely too late because I just couldn’t stop reading。 I needed to know how this story was going to end。 As for the actual ending， I liked that it had a full circle kind of storyline， but I would have liked to get some more definitive answers about what happened on Earth。 I think science fiction fans with absolutely devour this one， just like I did。 I honestly want to pick it up and reread it already。 。。。more
Kristy
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I don’t usually read science fiction， but Project Hail Mary reminded me how great science fiction can be。 I loved reading Andy Weir’s earlier book， The Martian， and this had a similar feel—witty， clever， lone scientist in an impossible position supported by backstory and a team on earth。 Earth’s sun is threatened by some space particles called Astrophage that are basically decreasing the sun’s output—bad for earth and in need of a no-holds-barred solution。 Dr。 Ryland Grace is a former hot-shot r I don’t usually read science fiction， but Project Hail Mary reminded me how great science fiction can be。 I loved reading Andy Weir’s earlier book， The Martian， and this had a similar feel—witty， clever， lone scientist in an impossible position supported by backstory and a team on earth。 Earth’s sun is threatened by some space particles called Astrophage that are basically decreasing the sun’s output—bad for earth and in need of a no-holds-barred solution。 Dr。 Ryland Grace is a former hot-shot research scientist turned middle school teacher who gets recruited to help solve the problem。 There’s a great mix of pre-mission backstory and worldwide crazy， next-level cooperation， plus post-launch spaceship problem solving。 We see some ingenious solutions that Weir manages to make sound completely plausible， at least to my very un-scientific mind。 The author also makes the solo space flight not so lonely and never boring， with the introduction of a new friend for Dr。 Grace。 I was sucked in to this crazy story in the best way。 。。。more
Reference
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