Why Matthew loves this book
Andy Weir has recaptured the spark of scifi delight and thrill from The Martian. A man adrift trying to overcome repeated obstacles with eager science to save the world and a constant page turner.
98 authors picked Project Hail Mary as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
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…