Those novels made me excited for Project Hail Mary and I was not let down. If you are like me, then you have read Weir’s other novels. Partly because I’m not much of a science person and partly because there isn’t a lot of information thrown at you. Some people might analyze the science of the novel but that ruins the whole point of a science fictionbook He includes a bunch of real science to make the psuedo-science seem legit. CommentaryĪndy Weir is a master of writing science fiction novels. He ends up getting help from where he least expected and hope to find a solution before time runs out for earth. Now, Grace is alone and has to figure out everything while slowly getting his memory back. However, the two other astronauts died in a coma while aboard the ship. Grace and two other astronauts were sent to this one way trip. This star is immune to Astrophage and a spaceship is sent to find out why. Their solution is to go to a nearby star named Tau Ceti. She hires Grace as well as hundreds of other scientists in order to research the new microbe. Stratt has been given the power to override almost anything in order to find a solution. And billions of people will die as a result.

If gone unchecked, this will cause an ice age within the next 30 years. The microbe is absorbing a lot of solar energy and dimming the sun as a result.

Now, he is dragged back to the lab by Eva Stratt to save the world from “astropaghe.”Īstrophage is an alien single-cell organism that has been spotted on Venus and the sun. He ended up leaving that job to teach school after some controversy. As flashbacks occur, Grace realizes that he is humanity’s only hope of survival.Īs Grace’s memories slowly return, we learn that he worked as a molecular biologist. He has temporary amnesia and doesn’t know what his name is or where he is at the moment. Ryland Grace is a junior-high school science teacher who is currently aboard a spaceship. Find out why this novel is beloved by many people and selling like hot cakes. Weir continues to be the best science fiction writer out there and delivers some of his best work yet. I recently finished reading Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir and it did not disappoint.

Project hail mary book review