Project Hail Mary

Ryland Grace is a brilliant scientist who left a career in academia to be a middle school science teacher. Except he has just woken up alone on a spaceship millions of miles from Earth and he can't remember his name or why he is there. As his memories slowly return he realizes he is in a race against time to save humanity from extinction... no pressure!

Project Hail Mary is in Andy Weir's trademark style - lots of hard science that is conveyed in an understandable way. It is a more similar vibe to The Martian than to Artemis, so if you loved The Martian but weren't as keen on Artemis definitely give this one a chance. I enjoyed both the story and the characters. A good read for when you want to put the science in science fiction!