Summary
Project Hail Mary: Awakening to Extinction
A lone astronaut. An impossible mission. An ally he never imagined.
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 j…
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9781529157468 |
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ISBN-10: | 1529157463 |
Author: | Andy Weir |
Publisher: | Cornerstone |
Imprint: | Penguin |
Format: | Paperback |
Number of Pages: | 496 |
Release Date: | 5 October 2022 |
Weight: | 348g |
Dimensions: | 42mm x 198mm x 131mm |
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Brilliantly funny and enjoyable. One of the plausible science fiction books I’ve ever read
AS SEEN ON BARACK OBAMA’S 2021 SUMMER READING LIST ‘THE MOST ENJOYABLE HARD SF I HAVE READ IN YEARS’ THE GUARDIAN
OUT NOW from the bestselling author of THE MARTIAN
‘Weir’s finest work to date… This is the one book I read last year that I am certain I can recommend to anyone, no matter who, and know they’ll love it.’ BRANDON SANDERSON
‘If you like a lot of science in your science fiction, Andy Weir is the writer for you… This one has everything fans of old school SF (like me) love.’ GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
‘Brilliantly funny and enjoyable. One of the most plausible science fiction books I’ve ever read’ TIM PEAKE, astronaut
‘One of the most original, compelling, and fun voyages I’ve ever taken.’ ERNEST CLINE, author of Ready Player One and Ready Player Two
‘Undisputedly the best book I’ve read in a very, very long time. Mark my words: Project Hail Mary is destined to become a classic.’ BLAKE CROUCH
‘Andy Weir’s brilliant Project Hail Mary…is one of those stirring sci-fi novels about every government on Earth banding together, through science, to save civilisation from collapse. I loved it.’ THE TIMES
‘A suspenseful portrait of human ingenuity and resilience [that] builds to an unexpectedly moving ending. A winner.’ PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
‘Weir returns with gusto … his writing flows naturally, and his characters and dialogue crackle with energy. With this novel, he takes his place as a genuine star in the mainstream SF world.’ BOOKLIST
About The Author
Andy Weir
Andy Weir built a two-decade career as a software engineer until the success of his first published novel, The Martian, allowed him to live out his dream of writing full-time. He is a lifelong space nerd and a devoted hobbyist of such subjects as relativistic physics, orbital mechanics, and the history of manned spaceflight. He also mixes a mean cocktail. He lives in California.
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