Books Like Project Hail Mary
Based on Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Science-forward adventure with humor, problem-solving, and an astronaut saving humanity.
If you loved Project Hail Mary, try these:
The Martian
Andy Weir
Why it's similar: Weir's debut — an astronaut stranded on Mars must science his way to survival.
369 pages
Artemis
Andy Weir
Why it's similar: A smuggler on humanity's first lunar city gets caught up in a conspiracy with global stakes.
369 pages
All Systems Red
Martha Wells
Why it's similar: A socially anxious security robot just wants to watch soap operas but keeps saving humans.
158 pages
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Becky Chambers
Why it's similar: A diverse spaceship crew on a long journey bonds through humor, warmth, and alien cultures.
445 pages
Seveneves
Neal Stephenson
Why it's similar: The moon explodes and humanity has two years to save the species — hard sci-fi at its best.
861 pages
Children of Time
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Why it's similar: A terraforming experiment goes wrong and creates an alien spider civilization over millennia.
609 pages
The Calculating Stars
Mary Robinette Kowal
Why it's similar: A meteorite strike forces 1950s humanity to colonize space — with a female mathematician leading.
Rendezvous with Rama
Arthur C. Clarke
Why it's similar: A massive alien cylinder enters the solar system and a crew investigates its mysteries.
187 pages
We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
Dennis E. Taylor
Why it's similar: A man's consciousness is uploaded into a space probe and he replicates across the galaxy.
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