Project Hail Mary - The Library of the Uncommons

Paperback, 496 pages

Published Oct. 4, 2022 by Ballantine Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-593-13522-8

(1 review)

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 …

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.

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Cheri reviewed Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Review of 'Project Hail Mary' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

Here I am, a few years after receiving the ebook ARC finally finishing the book. I did start the ebook a few times but was never in the right frame of mind for it. So glad I used a credit at Audible to finally dive in.

Project Hail Mary is definitely one of those books that listening to will give a different experience than reading with eyeballs. The sound effects when Rocky talks are great. I have no doubt that they probably annoyed the hell out of others but, for me, they added to my enjoyment.

I don't want to say too much about the story because not knowing is so much more fun. What I will say is that I laughed, my face nearly leaked, and I fell in love with these characters. And I loved the way it ended on a few different levels that I can't mention …

Here I am, a few years after receiving the ebook ARC finally finishing the book. I did start the ebook a few times but was never in the right frame of mind for it. So glad I used a credit at Audible to finally dive in.

Project Hail Mary is definitely one of those books that listening to will give a different experience than reading with eyeballs. The sound effects when Rocky talks are great. I have no doubt that they probably annoyed the hell out of others but, for me, they added to my enjoyment.

I don't want to say too much about the story because not knowing is so much more fun. What I will say is that I laughed, my face nearly leaked, and I fell in love with these characters. And I loved the way it ended on a few different levels that I can't mention here because spoilers...

The reason for the 4 stars instead of 5 is because I am not a science person. I appreciate all of the research and work that went into making the science authentic but it was hard to get into some of the longer, super science filled chunks of the book. I wanted more of the action and interaction and less of the science lessons.

I still loved the book and would happily listen to it again.