Project Hail Mary
A Novel
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4.6 • 16.6K Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Now a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, with a screenplay by Drew Goddard
A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science—from the author of The Martian.
HUGO AWARD FINALIST • NEW YORK TIMES READER PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY • ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST BOOKS: Parade, Newsweek, New York Public Library, Polygon, Shelf Awareness, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal
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?
Hailed by USA Today as “an epic story of redemption, discovery, and cool speculative sci-fi,” Project Hail Mary is an irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Andy Weir, author of the runaway bestseller The Martian, has written another space-disaster thriller that’s equal parts edge-of-your-seat suspense, fascinating science, and sarcastic humor. Ryland Grace’s mission is saving Earth from an extinction-level event, but first he has to figure out who he is, how long he’s been in a coma, and why he’s alone on a spaceship in the middle of nowhere. No pressure. Weir grounds his hero’s wildly imaginative predicament in real-world physics and biology. Every new revelation about the enormity of his situation is a jaw-dropper, as are the solutions he comes up with. Ryland’s joy of discovery is contagious, but the story’s heart is in a completely shocking twist that’s way too good to spoil. We’ll just say that it makes Project Hail Mary as sweetly touching as it is intelligent, funny, and exciting. This is science fiction that even people who think they don’t like science fiction will love.
Customer Reviews
The BEST book ever written… In my opinion (Rocky Forever)
I loved it so much no complaints such an amazing book I laughed and I actually cried first time I have cried reading a book usually from watching a movie like Finch which I also highly recommend. I hope there is a sequel to this book and can not wait to watch the movie!!!! Buy this book it is so good and this is coming from a person who does not like to read. I’m reading the Martian next. Thank you for reading this!!
Rocky fist my bump I would love it if you were real I would love to learn from you. Space is the greatest thing ever seen from humans I am glad we have eyes to see our neighborhood. I could write a book on how great this book is!!!
P.S. I hate writing and I just wrote an essay wow I am proud of myself. Anyway enjoy reading. If you had to scroll down a ton thank you for scrolling that much to read this.
-April 8
…10/19/26
I wrote that review so long ago, but I’m gonna keep updating this every time I remember but just know to watch the movie before you read the book or you won’t like the movie as much because I made that mistake.
i never cried so much lol
I never cried for a book at all! This was a lot of ups and downs.
I read the book then watched the movie. I honestly would’ve been better without watching the movie. I would’ve preferred they made the movie longer to get the important facts from the book and to really add all the emotion. I love this book and have shared my thoughts to my cousins!! I have the other 2 books from this author in my library as well! :)
Knowledge in Simple Words, Humanity in Heavy Speed
Knowledge in simple words, and humanity (should I say humanedianity?) in heavy (you know its light) speed. That’s it. My fifth-grade son finished this book in Independent Day holidays and he urged me to finish it ASAP. I made it today (a shy of 3 months later). A good one. I hope I had made the review crystal clear in the title. Yeah, though I still think it could be better if Grace meets Stratt somehow…