PROJECT HAIL MARY

Project Hail Mary is a high-octane science fiction thriller that follows Ryland Grace, a middle-school science teacher who wakes up on a spaceship with no memory of how he got there or even his own name. He soon discovers that he is the sole survivor of a desperate, last-ditch mission to save Earth from an extinction-level event caused by 'Astrophage'—a sun-eating microbe. As his memories slowly return through a series of flashbacks, Grace must use his scientific knowledge and ingenuity to solve a series of impossible physics and engineering problems. The stakes are raised when he encounters an unexpected ally—an alien being he names Rocky—from a different solar system facing the same threat. Their burgeoning friendship and collaborative efforts to save their respective worlds form the emotional core of the novel. Weir delivers the same 'hard science' accuracy and witty, conversational narration that made The Martian a success, while expanding the scope to include interstellar travel and first contact. It is a celebration of human (and non-human) resilience, curiosity, and the universal language of science.

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