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Project Hail Mary: A Novel
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING RYAN GOSLING AND DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER LORD AND PHIL MILLER
From 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 Post 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 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.
From 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 Post 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 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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This is not my usual genre, but I think this is a great gateway book for someone who isn’t into science fiction but enjoys a compelling story. Because the story is approached in a grounded way, my mind didn’t have to take too many leaps for this interstellar fiction to be plausible. Told from the perspective of Dr Grace, a science teacher who wakes up hurtling through space millions of miles from earth, this science led story takes us into another galaxy that brings people and aliens together. The ending is terrific! I started out struggling to read this, but the audiobook narration made all the difference 👽🛸🚀
Sci-fi book where a scientist wakes up in a space ship from a coma and has to figure out why he’s there and how to save Earth. Switches between present and past POV. Be prepared for a lot of science terminology specifically physics. However interesting enough to continue reading since the plot is slowly revealed throughout each chapter.
I wanted to like it. Truly. But since physics and engineering aren't my cup of tea, a lot of the story felt like reading a lab manual. I would get lost in the explanatory sections for how the science would work and just lose interest.
I think the concept is very cool and well executed, but I also didn't care much for the main character. His personality felt a little flat to me, like he'd be a side character if another character were in the story, which makes sense once you get far enough in.
Rocky had a much more striking personality and was fun to learn about, but the pace of their learning with each other felt too fast, especially when so much of the story was quite slow.
I think the concept is very cool and well executed, but I also didn't care much for the main character. His personality felt a little flat to me, like he'd be a side character if another character were in the story, which makes sense once you get far enough in.
Rocky had a much more striking personality and was fun to learn about, but the pace of their learning with each other felt too fast, especially when so much of the story was quite slow.
This book was brilliant, I absolutely loved the relationship development between Grace and Rocky! I throughly enjoyed it and it kept me on edge the entire time!
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