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Project Hail Mary

Project Hail Mary

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  • Create Date：2022-08-23 09:52:45
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Andy Weir
  • ISBN：1529157463
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AS SEEN ON BARACK OBAMA'S 2021 SUMMER READING LIST
'THE MOST ENJOYABLE HARD SF I HAVE READ IN YEARS' THE GUARDIAN

OUT NOW from the bestselling author of THE MARTIAN

'Weir's finest work to date。 。 。 This is the one book I read last year that I am certain I can recommend to anyone， no matter who， and know they'll love it。' BRANDON SANDERSON

'If you like a lot of science in your science fiction， Andy Weir is the writer for you。 。 。 This one has everything fans of old school SF （like me） love。' GEORGE R。R。 MARTIN

'Brilliantly funny and enjoyable。 One of the most plausible science fiction books I've ever read' TIM PEAKE， astronaut
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A lone astronaut。
An impossible mission。
An ally he never imagined。

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 imagine it， 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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'One of the most original， compelling， and fun voyages I've ever taken。' ERNEST CLINE， author of Ready Player One and Ready Player Two

'Undisputedly the best book I've read in a very， very long time。 Mark my words: Project Hail Mary is destined to become a classic。' BLAKE CROUCH

'Andy Weir's brilliant Project Hail Mary。。。is one of those stirring sci-fi novels about every government on Earth banding together， through science， to save civilisation from collapse。 I loved it。' THE TIMES

'A suspenseful portrait of human ingenuity and resilience [that] builds to an unexpectedly moving ending。 A winner。' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

'Weir returns with gusto 。 。 。 his writing flows naturally， and his characters and dialogue crackle with energy。 With this novel， he takes his place as a genuine star in the mainstream SF world。' BOOKLIST

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Reviews

Sam Kaminsky ，

Nerdy？。。 yes。 Great storyline？。。 definitely。 Although there were times I felt like I was reading a scientific research paper， I fully understood all the science stuff。 It was a fun read and kept me on my toes。 The ending was great

Sherryl Lopez ，

Well written， engaging， great characters。 Just felt like the ending leaves you wanting something more。

Christopher Pope ，

This was right up my alley。 I love me some good speculative existential science fiction。 And this really hit the spot。 The author goes waaaay more into the science than in the Martian so if you struggle with math， biology， physics， etc。 this book won’t be as accessible。 But it’s mostly intuitive enough to follow and enjoy。 The themes are big but mostly muted。 There’s a sense of scope that Weir is just so good at communicating in his stories。 In The Martian I felt he did such a great job at makin This was right up my alley。 I love me some good speculative existential science fiction。 And this really hit the spot。 The author goes waaaay more into the science than in the Martian so if you struggle with math， biology， physics， etc。 this book won’t be as accessible。 But it’s mostly intuitive enough to follow and enjoy。 The themes are big but mostly muted。 There’s a sense of scope that Weir is just so good at communicating in his stories。 In The Martian I felt he did such a great job at making space seem so big and deadly; that life was just so hard to manage or live in the ruthlessness of the cosmos。 This book does a bit of the same but is at its strongest in its implications not at space’s immensity but at unique wonder at humanity’s existence despite the utter absurdity and insignificance of its social constructs （particularly economic and political ones）。 Those themes soared and really left a massive feeling of connection to something bigger。 Then the interactions of the main characters throughout the tale explored some really awesome speculative sci-fi that inspires as much as it intrigues。 And， as always， Weir has an ability to make absolutely normal human functions become massive dramatic plot points when they occur off-planet。 Never will you feel so much drama when a character is doing math in his head like you do here。 Where I felt this could have improved was the over-anthropomorphization of the nonhuman characters （and it’s even alluded to throughout）， the ease of the plot and it’s relative lack of climaxes， and some of the more muted themes that I wish had been better explored。 And I even felt at times the science was a little to science-y。 The way the book is written has it being told 1st person from the mind of a brilliant scientist。 And some of his thoughts on the page are very just science stream of consciousness。 Entire pages are just scientific thoughts that do have relevance but are also just sort of overdone。 In order to make it more relatable some of the writing is simplified and a bit weak。 But in the end this was a good and quick read I don’t regret and will come back to in the future。 。。。more

Maddie G ，

I really enjoyed this book。 I especially liked its unconventional ending。 Highly recommend！

Emily ，

I need more than 5 stars to describe this book。IT WAS AMAZING。 And this is coming from somebody who doesn’t read or usually enjoy science fiction。 This book deserves all the hype it gets。 There were some complicated science concepts， but it was told to be easily understandable。 The story is very， very different， but it works。 It is so amazing to see the story unfold with flashbacks to before the mission。This book took a lot of creativity。 Even if you don’t like sci-fi， I would give this a try。 I I need more than 5 stars to describe this book。IT WAS AMAZING。 And this is coming from somebody who doesn’t read or usually enjoy science fiction。 This book deserves all the hype it gets。 There were some complicated science concepts， but it was told to be easily understandable。 The story is very， very different， but it works。 It is so amazing to see the story unfold with flashbacks to before the mission。This book took a lot of creativity。 Even if you don’t like sci-fi， I would give this a try。 I found that I really enjoyed it。 So yes， I DEFINITELY recommend。 It was so amazing。 。。。more

Felipe Cerón ，

This book is amazing。I wish PHM had existed when I was in high school because I learned so much science。 Even better， I enjoyed the science learning process and doing all the math in my head。 I never thought I’d be this excited to revisit time dilation （being partially successful at it）， spectroscopy and panspermia theories。All that alongside the rollercoaster storyline， lovable characters and emotional attachment。

Savannah ，

cute and makes me interested in science which is cool

Corey ，

Best book that I've read in 2022 so far， and one of the best books that I've read in a while。 Best book that I've read in 2022 so far， and one of the best books that I've read in a while。 。。。more

Steve ，

Even better than The Martian。 Fast-paced， lots of interesting ideas， and heart-warming。 Reminds me a lot of Barry Longyear's story "Enemy Mine。" Even better than The Martian。 Fast-paced， lots of interesting ideas， and heart-warming。 Reminds me a lot of Barry Longyear's story "Enemy Mine。" 。。。more

Colin Matheson ，

I enjoyed this book immensely。 The author has a great imagination to write such a book with details that help bring the story to life。 A great read

Karen ，

Loved how creative this story was！ Guy sent deep into space to find solution for our sun losing its energy。 Clever funny writing style。 Even tho there was a LOT of science I didn’t understand， it was very enjoyable！

Gavin Oxman ，

Fun read that made me think。 Has the science-based problem solving approach that I liked from the Martian。 Very cool （and scary！） to think bout this situation if it actually happened。 The Rocky character is very well done。 Can’t wait for the movie！

C。 Smith ，

Good News。 Bad News。Good news。 Our first contact with alien life is a microbe that can solve all our energy woes。 Bad news。 It’s also a deadly disease。Good news。 A nearby star system likely holds the key to unlocking the microbes energy potential without succumbing to the disease。Bad news。 Disgraced astro-biologist Ryland Grace is the sole survivor of his crew and he can’t remember his own name， let alone why he was sent to this solar system。Good news。 Dr。 Grace gets help from a world famous Good News。 Bad News。Good news。 Our first contact with alien life is a microbe that can solve all our energy woes。 Bad news。 It’s also a deadly disease。Good news。 A nearby star system likely holds the key to unlocking the microbes energy potential without succumbing to the disease。Bad news。 Disgraced astro-biologist Ryland Grace is the sole survivor of his crew and he can’t remember his own name， let alone why he was sent to this solar system。Good news。 Dr。 Grace gets help from a world famous engineer。Bad news。 The engineer doesn’t speak English and is trapped on another ship。Good News。 The two astronauts become unlikely friends。Bad news。 The two have to overcome a vast chasm of cultural differences and communication problems in order to team up and save both their peoples。 。。。more

Linda Duan ，

Incredible book that got me thoroughly invested。 Plus points for a space narrative that isn't NASA American propaganda or science mumbo jumbo。 The way the protagonist's character is written helps a lot with that too。 Incredible book that got me thoroughly invested。 Plus points for a space narrative that isn't NASA American propaganda or science mumbo jumbo。 The way the protagonist's character is written helps a lot with that too。 。。。more

Justin ，

The best sci fi book I have read。 Haven’t read many。 But you get hooked into this。 The story Grace goes through is one hard to relate。 Tho the way Weir is able to illustrate the scenes with his words is flawless。The book brings out the importance of selflessness， friendship， trust， communication and curiosity。 There’s a great amount of science integrated， where only a little needed re-reading。 The sound science， exaggerated to life threatening situations， makes it even a more wild ride。 This shi The best sci fi book I have read。 Haven’t read many。 But you get hooked into this。 The story Grace goes through is one hard to relate。 Tho the way Weir is able to illustrate the scenes with his words is flawless。The book brings out the importance of selflessness， friendship， trust， communication and curiosity。 There’s a great amount of science integrated， where only a little needed re-reading。 The sound science， exaggerated to life threatening situations， makes it even a more wild ride。 This shit made me tear up and go wild。 。。。more

Laura ，

Best book I've read this year。 The plot， the writing style， the humour， the ending， the science that was awesome enough but also understandable enough， and the best co-star a reader could ask for。 Love love love this！ Best book I've read this year。 The plot， the writing style， the humour， the ending， the science that was awesome enough but also understandable enough， and the best co-star a reader could ask for。 Love love love this！ 。。。more

Kaleb ，

I really enjoyed this book。 It's been awhile since I've read sci-fi and this book brought me back to why I enjoy it so much。 It definitely inspires and brings about an awe that science provides。 If you like sci-fi I would highly recommend。 I really enjoyed this book。 It's been awhile since I've read sci-fi and this book brought me back to why I enjoy it so much。 It definitely inspires and brings about an awe that science provides。 If you like sci-fi I would highly recommend。 。。。more

Chris Hinkle ，

The best sci-fi book I've read this year - I binged the last 3 hours to find out whether the Earth was saved！ Weir likes to dig into sci-fi details， the minute challenges of zero-G or the complexities of synthesizing food， but he doesn't neglect the more fun big picture reflections on virtue， hope， friendship， and human failings/potential。 Grace and Rocky make a great pair trying to save the worlds - （I wonder if we are supposed to read some meaning into the juxtaposition of their names）。 BTW gr The best sci-fi book I've read this year - I binged the last 3 hours to find out whether the Earth was saved！ Weir likes to dig into sci-fi details， the minute challenges of zero-G or the complexities of synthesizing food， but he doesn't neglect the more fun big picture reflections on virtue， hope， friendship， and human failings/potential。 Grace and Rocky make a great pair trying to save the worlds - （I wonder if we are supposed to read some meaning into the juxtaposition of their names）。 BTW great reader on Audible and they do a nice job with a challenging non-human language: I recommend it。 。。。more

Taylor ，

100/5 ⭐️ even though that rating would probably make ryland cringe。 This book was so good science/math nerd or not！ It was so funny I chuckled the whole way through。 All of the characters we so well written and I fell in love with the friendship that Ryland & Rocky created they were a perfect match of last crew members！ I also loved Stratt & would love to know what happened with her after！ What a great concept for an alien and I loved how the questions about their similar evolution were talked t 100/5 ⭐️ even though that rating would probably make ryland cringe。 This book was so good science/math nerd or not！ It was so funny I chuckled the whole way through。 All of the characters we so well written and I fell in love with the friendship that Ryland & Rocky created they were a perfect match of last crew members！ I also loved Stratt & would love to know what happened with her after！ What a great concept for an alien and I loved how the questions about their similar evolution were talked through， why are we both here at the same time， why do they think at the same speed， etc！ The answers we believable and it make the ‘fat chance’ probability probable！ I was so relieved that the astrophage and then taumoeba were the only bad guys。 I really have no complaints it was such a good book！ I never predicted the ending but I am happy with it 💕 。。。more

Jimenyta ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Empecé el libro pensando que era una historia ficticia pero basada en realidad， llegando a la mitad me encontré con ciencia ficción al 100%。Hacia el final lo único que quería es que todo saliera bien。Amé a Rocky。 Un personaje que hace más de lo que dice， pero que aporta todo a la trama。 Me gustó como Grace se debate todo el tiempo por no entender muchas cosas por su amnesia， y como cuando por fin recupera todos los recuerdos toma acciones que lo lleven a demostrar que es una persona grande mas a Empecé el libro pensando que era una historia ficticia pero basada en realidad， llegando a la mitad me encontré con ciencia ficción al 100%。Hacia el final lo único que quería es que todo saliera bien。Amé a Rocky。 Un personaje que hace más de lo que dice， pero que aporta todo a la trama。 Me gustó como Grace se debate todo el tiempo por no entender muchas cosas por su amnesia， y como cuando por fin recupera todos los recuerdos toma acciones que lo lleven a demostrar que es una persona grande mas allá de todos sus miedos。 。。。more

Lily Webb ，

The best book i’ve read this year。 I thought i knew how the book was going to end but I was presently surprised by the ending。 Finished the book in a public library and i was fighting tears。 An amazing book I would recommend to any Sci-fi lover！

Ashley ，

Sci-fi isn't usually my jam and I liked this one way more than I was expecting to！ I loved the character of Dr。 Ryland Grace， loved Rocky， loved the friendship between the two。 The action was a little overwhelming at times and while I vaguely remembered the ship schematics， the kindle format made it hard to reference。 Weir did an amazing job helping the reader understand all the science in an accessible way that was really quite impressive。 I was unsure how it would end， but it was perfect。 4 st Sci-fi isn't usually my jam and I liked this one way more than I was expecting to！ I loved the character of Dr。 Ryland Grace， loved Rocky， loved the friendship between the two。 The action was a little overwhelming at times and while I vaguely remembered the ship schematics， the kindle format made it hard to reference。 Weir did an amazing job helping the reader understand all the science in an accessible way that was really quite impressive。 I was unsure how it would end， but it was perfect。 4 stars！ 。。。more

Emily Myers ，

Overall， I'd give this book 4 1/2 stars （rounded up to 5）。 I really enjoyed this book， and found it hard to put down （to the point I was finishing it at 2am so I didn't have to go to sleep wondering how it would end！） Disclaimer - I love overly-explaining style books。 I love to know the ins and outs of the science， of why the characters think， and I even like the tedious explanations。 （Probably why I enjoy Charles Dickens and his rambles so much）。 There is a LOT of that in this book。 Not rambles Overall， I'd give this book 4 1/2 stars （rounded up to 5）。 I really enjoyed this book， and found it hard to put down （to the point I was finishing it at 2am so I didn't have to go to sleep wondering how it would end！） Disclaimer - I love overly-explaining style books。 I love to know the ins and outs of the science， of why the characters think， and I even like the tedious explanations。 （Probably why I enjoy Charles Dickens and his rambles so much）。 There is a LOT of that in this book。 Not rambles， but lots and lots of sciency explanations。 If you don't enjoy hearing the details of why the spaceship works， and planetary gravity， then you may not enjoy this book。But for those of us who do， you get a full plate of explanation for why things are the way they are。 And right away， things are bad。 I don't consider this a spoiler， since it's alluded to in the summary， and you find out within the first few chapters， but I'll put spoiler tags regardless。 （view spoiler）[ The Sun is dying。 Astrophage is here， and we will experience a new ice age within a few decades， if not sooner。 The scientist we follow has the task of figuring out why the sun is dying， and then how he's going to fix it。 （hide spoiler）]The plot switches between present （in the spaceship trying to fix the problem） and the past （trying to identify the problem）。 Along the way you are really getting to know Ryland Grace （the main protagonist） and what makes him tick。 His running commentary was some of the most fun parts of the book。 I also think it's hilarious that he never curses， no matter what。 No matter how dire things might get， or confounded， or even wonderful。 He reminds me in a lot of ways of Mark Watney （from The Martian）。 He's resourceful， thoughtful， flexible， funny， （view spoiler）[ and he's also a coward。 I truly enjoyed that reveal。 He's not a reluctant hero， he literally had to be drugged and stuffed onto the spaceship for him to help save humanity。 I can't say I wouldn't have had the same worries and fear that he had。 But it was refreshing for me to read this， and for him to realize it， and how the master-plan of Stratt worked flawlessly。 It would have been typical for him to have selflessly boarded the ship。 I appreciate Weir doing something different here。 （hide spoiler）]There are so many other things to love about this book （view spoiler）[ ROCKY， he's the best！ How they figure out language and how to communicate！ Chef's kiss！ （hide spoiler）] but then I'd have too many spoiler tags， so I'll just say you should read the book and find them out for yourself！Would definitely recommend this book。 。。。more

Megan Udala ，

This is the best book ever。 I love the character development and uniqueness of the topic。 The structure is top notch！

Jerry Grahs ，

This gets bogged down at times by scientific detail that may resonate with someone with a background in astrophysics but leaves the rest of us trying to follow along。 I didn't find these details integral to the story。 None the less this is a decent read if for nothing else to see how Weir would resolve the story。 This gets bogged down at times by scientific detail that may resonate with someone with a background in astrophysics but leaves the rest of us trying to follow along。 I didn't find these details integral to the story。 None the less this is a decent read if for nothing else to see how Weir would resolve the story。 。。。more

Tygruź ，

Pan Andy Weir pokazał klasę po raz 2137。 To chyba jego najlepsza pozycja jaką na ten czas napisał。 Polecam każdemu miłośnikowi gatunku science-fiction， lub postapo， bo właśnie między tymi dwoma gatunkami umieściłabym tą książkę。 5 gwiazdek w pełni zasłużonych。 Elo。 Płakówa i czadówa。

Larry Doyle ，

I love books about a lone man （they’ve all been men so far， but I’m open） overcoming a hostile environment by wits and fortitude， and this book delivers big time。 Particularly as we see through the backstory elements woven through the primary intrepid space traveler tale how this particular man got there。 This man wakes from a coma on the Hail Mary， an interstellar space flight， with no idea who he is or how he got there - or who the two corpses are who apparently were his fellow travelers on th I love books about a lone man （they’ve all been men so far， but I’m open） overcoming a hostile environment by wits and fortitude， and this book delivers big time。 Particularly as we see through the backstory elements woven through the primary intrepid space traveler tale how this particular man got there。 This man wakes from a coma on the Hail Mary， an interstellar space flight， with no idea who he is or how he got there - or who the two corpses are who apparently were his fellow travelers on this flight。 So begins a search for self-discovery that continues through the book and its race to compete its mission。 It kept me going right up to the final page。 Very good book。 。。。more

Adrienne ，

Loved everything about this book！！

Jessica ，

i cry

Hristiyan ，

The character scope in this book compared to the Martian is way less and as a result there is deeper characterization。 I felt worried when Grace and Rocky（who is a fantastic alien buddy） fuck something up and relieved when they figure things out。 The stakes are high- two civilizations are faced with the apocalypse。 Grace's teacher skills come in handy（lovely ending）。 The character scope in this book compared to the Martian is way less and as a result there is deeper characterization。 I felt worried when Grace and Rocky（who is a fantastic alien buddy） fuck something up and relieved when they figure things out。 The stakes are high- two civilizations are faced with the apocalypse。 Grace's teacher skills come in handy（lovely ending）。 。。。more

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