Ballantine Project Hail Mary

I'm usually a fantasy reader and this was my first sci-fy read. Absolutely devoured it! Love love love this book

Laid out really well, if great little surprises throughout the book that kept you turning the page. Great book for young adults and older adults.

Genius writing, if u like scify. Some descriptions are very technical and scientific but easily understandable in the context. Very engaging with amazing humor nuggets

Quite literally. AMAZING. Funny, charming, educational. Made me laugh and cry equally. Andy Weir is obviously VERY VERY INTELLIGENT. He uses his intelligence to open our eyes to things without making us feel stupid. I'm sure 99% of the things that happen in this book could happen in the future. Scientifically. BUY THIS BOOK. THEN BUY A COPY FOR SOMEONE YOU LOVE AND WANT TO MAKE HAPPY. I promise you will not regret it.

The book had one corner slightly bended, but with little effort I could make it alright. The sides of the book have very little dust and bit of black lines or spots.

Andy Weir strikes home run again with his new sci Fi novel. Loved the science, triller and humor in the novel. Definitely worth reading including listening it's audio books.

The book I received is damaged, the cover is bent, as if it has been used.

Andy Weir’s latest novel continues a theme of blending scientific knowledge to solve problems and the perils of outer space exploration. In this tale, a middle-school science teacher, Ryland Grace, is faced with a seemingly insurmountable task, saving earth from a cooling sun. Long before he became a science teacher, he wrote a paper about the possibility of the existence of life forms that don’t need water to survive. At the time, his analysis was widely rejected and ridiculed. Now, because it appears that life forms are responsible for draining the sun, he has become a visionary and is tasked with working with a group of international scientists to find a solution for a what could be a global catastrophe. Through scientific experiments, Grace and his team determine that the microscopic organisms he calls “astrophages” are a threat to humankind and must be stopped. But how? After a series of tragedies and misadventures, Grace wakes up years later in a space-craft. His memory slowly returns as he has been placed in an induced coma with robots and computers tending his biological functions. The most incredible and fantastic event occurs when he meets another being with the same objective he has. The story goes back and forth in time showing how Grace ended up in the space-craft and his current dilemma of finding a way of counteracting the astrophages. The novel incorporates a wealth of scientific knowledge along with generously placed doses of humor. This is a book that will appeal to a wide readership, from teens interested in science, to adults intrigued by sci-fi and adventure. It’s a satisfying and enjoyable read and creates a feeling of wonder.

I absolutely adored PHM. It has everything: adventure, humanity, encounters with alien life forms, suspense, science, and, yes, emotion. I was in awe of the book. What a story. A rather ordinary science teacher is sent to a distant star to save planet Earth and meets an alien, Rocky, who is trying to save his own planet. A beautiful friendship blossoms between the teacher and the alien. It's such a beautiful story. Not a scientific person myself, I wasn't in the least put off by the science in the book. In fact, it's wondrous. This will stay with me for a long time. A truc sci-fi masterpiece and a great story, whether you like the genre or not.

Great book finish reading 4 times, and decided to support the author with a hardcover copy, recieved in great condition in a nice little amazon box.

Weir yine bilimsel detaylar, denklemler, hesaplar vererek harika bir kurgu yazmış. Bitireli baya oldu hala daha üzerine düşündüğüm bir kitap.

Story is great, got my full attention and enthousiasm from the first chapter, cannot recommend enough! The book itself is in bad shape. Looks (and is) new, but it's glued so poorly the pages are literally falling out. Every 2 to 3 pages there's one simply not attached to the book. This makes it annoying to read, or flip though the pages. So, physical quality is quite bad.