Andy Weir
I whole heartedly enjoy Andy Weir’s The Martian book and the movie. The book goes into a great deal of science to explain how plausible traveling to Mars and surviving could actually be. It’s also a very comedic/sarcastic book, and Project Hail Mary continues that vibe! This book tends to focus more on the physics side of science & truly goes more science fiction than The Martian does. I still enjoyed it a lot and the book holds a big twist in the middle of the story! This is an adult book and does contain some language, but not as much as The Martian. If you are looking for a good sci-fi, this is a great choice!
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, 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.