Books, they are great gifts, and he’ll enjoy some of the over-my-skis math & physics content that I skimmed over while reading for plot. I enjoyed Project Hail Mary so much that I immediately purchased a copy for my fiancé. The book gets even better as it goes along: Weir does a great job of interweaving Ryland’s personal story & character development together with thrilling deep-space adventure and remarkably plausible plot twists the world-building here is both thorough and fantastic. The plot advances along with his understanding of his situation, as he gradually learns more about his mission through a combination of clever calculations and recovered memories - then rockets through a series of unexpected, yet believable, discoveries.įrom the outset, Project Hail Mary hooks the reader as we tag on along on Ryland’s journey to (literally) save the world and marvel at a seemingly non-stop series of encounters and revelations along the way. Jump right in on page one, where Ryland Grace is slowly emerging from a coma with no knowledge of who or where he is. Truth be told, this is a difficult book to discuss without giving away a bit too much. While it covers some of the same themes (space travel, survival, and science), Weir’s writing has tightened up - and the plot twists & turns were completely riveting. Turns out: I loved Project Hail Mary even more than I enjoyed The Martian. So, I figured that this would also be a good read (which actually turned out to be an understatement!). At the time I hadn’t yet heard of his latest, but had read, watched, and enjoyed that previous book and movie.

Walking through the library last month, I impulse-grabbed Project Hail Mary: The new title by the author of The Martian.

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