Project Hail Mary - Paperback

by Andy Weir (Author)

Project Hail Mary - Paperback by Andy Weir is a clever, suspenseful science-fiction adventure that combines an extinction-level crisis with fascinating science, unexpected friendship, and the challenge of surviving alone in space.

Ryland Grace awakens aboard a spacecraft millions of miles from Earth. His crewmates are dead, his memories are incomplete, and he cannot remember the purpose of his mission. As fragments of his past return, he realizes that he may be humanity’s only chance of survival.

With limited resources and time running out, Grace must solve a seemingly impossible scientific mystery. What begins as a solitary fight for survival soon develops into an unforgettable interstellar story filled with humor, discovery, ingenuity, and hope.

• Written by Andy Weir, author of The Martian
• A #1 New York Times bestselling novel
• Hugo Award finalist
• Combines hard science fiction, mystery, humor, and space adventure
• Features problem-solving, survival, discovery, and friendship
• Adapted into a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling
• Paperback edition
• Published by Ballantine Books
• Publication date: October 4, 2022
• Length: 496 pages
• Dimensions: approximately 7.95 × 5.2 × 1.18 inches
• ISBN-13: 9780593135228
• Suitable for adult and older-teen science-fiction readers
• An excellent book gift for fans of space exploration and science-based thrillers

Author Biography

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.