Project Hail Mary

Project Hail Mary is like The Martian leveled up—with higher stakes, weirder science, and somehow even more heart. Ryland Grace wakes up alone in a spaceship with no memory, tasked with saving all of humanity, and naturally responds by doing what any spreadsheet-loving, systems-minded person would do: break down the problem, test a hypothesis, and refuse to die dumb. The real surprise, though, isn’t the astrophysics (which are wild and clever); it’s the unexpected friendship at the center of the story. For someone who values resourcefulness, quiet resilience, and a touch of emotional depth beneath all the logic, this hits just right. It’s part science thriller, part buddy comedy, and all about solving the impossible one calculated risk at a time.