Als Ryland Grace erwacht, muss er feststellen, dass er ganz allein ist. Er ist anscheinend der einzige Überlebende einer Raumfahrtmission, Millionen Kilometer von zu Hause entfernt, auf einem Flug ins Tau-Ceti-Sternsystem. Aber was erwartet ihn dort? Und warum sind alle anderen Besatzungsmitglieder tot? Nach und nach dämmert es Grace, dass von seinem Überleben nicht nur die Mission, sondern die Zukunft der gesamten Erdbevölkerung abhängt.
This is my first review of a book and is a kind of reaction to the one star commentaries that I saw. For sure I have read The Martian a while back and I can see that this book is similar, but I think a lot of people enjoy it (like I did) because of those similarities. Sure, there are a lot of cliché characters but in the kind of hopefully vision of the future that is lacking right now. The stereotipe of scientists from Russia, China, America and other places that set aside differences to save the world is a much needed hope that if the world is at stake we will all come together. Sure, the book is not all fairies and rainbows, the hero is actually a coward sent against is will to save humanity and in the mean time there is almost a surety that there …
This is my first review of a book and is a kind of reaction to the one star commentaries that I saw. For sure I have read The Martian a while back and I can see that this book is similar, but I think a lot of people enjoy it (like I did) because of those similarities. Sure, there are a lot of cliché characters but in the kind of hopefully vision of the future that is lacking right now. The stereotipe of scientists from Russia, China, America and other places that set aside differences to save the world is a much needed hope that if the world is at stake we will all come together. Sure, the book is not all fairies and rainbows, the hero is actually a coward sent against is will to save humanity and in the mean time there is almost a surety that there will be wars and the usual humans in the time of an apocalypse, but the overall tone is optimistic and upbeat and is what a lot of us need sometime. So is a fast and entertaining lecture, that you maybe forget after a while what is about, but you will remember that you felt good reading it.
Wow! What an excellent book. It's so engaging! I feel excited the whole journey. I like the hard-sci-fi shown in this book. It's all about the science, engineering and experimenting in order to move forward. Amazing!
Project Hail Mary is a very science focused sci-fi novel, which resonates with the science geek in me. But despite having a lot of science, that never takes over from the real story. The scenario is interesting from a philosophical perspective, and the story is interesting and fun from the beginning to the end. This was the book of the year for me, and I can highly recommend it if you like sci-fi.
Wow! What an excellent book. It's so engaging! I feel excited the whole journey. I like the hard-sci-fi shown in this book. It's all about the science, engineering and experimenting in order to move forward. Amazing!
C’est un bouquin extraordinaire. On retrouve le plaisir d’ingénierie de The Martian, avec des personnage ayant plus de profondeur. L’histoire est captivante, j’ai eu du mal à lâcher le livre.
The Martian was amazing, and while this one was a different plot, it felt just as amazing and scientific. I went in there knowing nothing about the plot and after the first few pages I expected a Martian 2.0, but then it went off on a tangent and it was so, so great. I'm glad I didn't know where this was going because no blurb could do it justice. The only things I miss a bit are quotes like "Duct tape is magic and should be worshipped" or "In space, nobody can hear you scream like a little girl", but that's a small price to pay.
I thought I didn't like science-fiction, but this kind (I think it's called "hard sci-fi"?) is 100% of what I want in a new genre for me.
What a lovely read this was... I tend to read some pretty heavy sprawling-plot sci-fi, and came at this knowing virtually nothing about it other than having seen The Martian in the cinema. As such, I found the small, contained nature of the story (despite the huge consequences in the background) to be thoroughly refreshing. I was smiling throughout and constantly wanting to read on to find out what happened next. I was up 'til 1am last night because I got close to the end and just had to keep going. Excellent.