Venture Hail Mary: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER • A lone astronaut should save the earth from catastrophe on this “propulsive” (Leisure Weekly) new science-based thriller from the bestselling creator of The Martian.

“An epic story of redemption, discovery and funky speculative sci-fi.”—USA As we speak

“In the event you liked The Martian, you’ll go loopy for Weir’s newest.”—The Washington Put up

Ryland Grace is the only real survivor on a determined, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.

Besides that proper now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even bear in mind his personal title, not to mention the character of his task or the right way to full it.

All he is aware of is that he’s been asleep for a really, very very long time. And he’s simply been woke up to search out himself hundreds of thousands of miles from residence, with nothing however two corpses for firm.

His crewmates lifeless, his recollections fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an inconceivable job now confronts him. Hurtling via house on this tiny ship, it’s as much as him to puzzle out an inconceivable scientific thriller—and conquer an extinction-level risk to our species.

And with the clock ticking down and the closest human being light-years away, he’s acquired to do it on their own.

Or does he?

An irresistible interstellar journey as solely Andy Weir may ship,
Venture Hail Mary is a story of discovery, hypothesis, and survival to rival
The Martian—whereas taking us to locations it by no means dreamed of going.

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