Project Hail Mary

Actually more like 4.5 stars – this was a refreshingly clean and scientifically adventurous tale with just the right amount of melodrama inserted. The author has penned a book that would make (IMHO) an even better movie than “The Martian”. Plenty of twists and turns, both in the Earth-centric part of the story as well as the cosmic one; the approach of merging the two perspectives was very well done and kept the plot moving while adding the necessary background information so that plot was even more enjoyable. Kudos to the author!