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Project Hail Mary

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  • If you haven't read Andy Weir's other works (and not seen the film), definitely check out The Martian.
    Book, 2014New York : Crown, 2014. — FIC WEI
  • We are Legion, the first title in the Bobiverse series, is full of fun, humor, and surprisingly thought-provoking. Plus, if you loved the narration for Project Hail Mary, you're in luck: Ray Porter narrates this series also.
    Book, 2016©2016 — SCI FI TAYLOR
  • If science fiction isn't normally your jam, but you loved the friendship between Grace and Rocky (and you happen to love A Man Called Ove), you will love Tova and Marcellus.
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Ecco, 2022. — FIC VAN
  • This sci-fi thriller also takes readers on a mission into deep space to save humanity, but an explosion ends up leaving everyone guessing.
    Book, 2023New York : Flatiron Books, 2023. — FIC KIT
  • If you loved Project Hail Mary for a good cry, check out this story about women in NASA in the 1960s.
    Book, 2025New York : Ballantine Books, 2025. — FIC REI
  • If you loved Project Hail Mary for the hope in humanity and the future, the Monk and Robot duology (or any Becky Chambers) is going to be a great pick. Her writing is a warm, thoughtful hug. (If space exploration is more your jam, definitely pick up…
    Book, 2021New York : Tordotcom, a Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2021. — SCI FI CHAMBERS
  • If you went into Project Hail Mary blind, you might enjoy doing the same with Dark Matter. Just be warned - no alien friendships in this one, but fun twists and turns nonetheless.
    Book, 2016New York : Crown Publishers, [2016] — FIC CRO
  • If you wanted more climate fiction after Project Hail Mary, check out this gripping read set on a remote island where a family cares for the world's largest seed bank. Things get wild when a mysterious woman washes ashore.
    Book, 2025New York : Flatiron Books, 2025. — FIC MCC
  • If you wish Project Hail Mary had more romantic tension alongside environmental turmoil and straight-up rocks, this slow burn might be for you. Habitable planets are being destroyed and Naira knows why. She finds herself as an undercover bodyguard…
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Orbit, 2023. — SCI FI OKEEFE
  • Another series with a lot of humor and heart. Self-proclaimed murderbot would much rather be left alone to watch TV than work.
    Book, 2025New York : Tordotcom, Tor Publishing Group, 2025. — FIC WEL #1