Project Hail Mary has the same strong storytelling as The Martian, and if you liked Weir’s original self-published hit or the Oscar-nominated Matt Damon film, get ready to enjoy this, too.

In an Andy Weir novel, space is both the coolest and most frightening landscape ever, and with “ Project Hail Mary,” the modern sci-fi master sends a lone astronaut on an intergalactic mission ...

At least Mark knew who and where he was. Mr. Weir’s latest novel, “Project Hail Mary” (Ballantine, 476 pages, $28.99), stars Ryland Grace, a junior high-school science teacher who, upon ...

The sun is in rapid decline in Project Hail Mary - can a strange duo fix it? I have been a fan of apocalyptic sci-fi since I was hooked as a teenager by the 1950s classic The Day of the Triffids ...

“Project Hail Mary” By Andy Weir Ballantine. 496 pp. $28. – — – No surprise: “Project Hail Mary,” Andy Weir’s latest science fiction space adventure, is a bestseller.

Courtesy photo Author Andy Weir and his new book, “Project Hail Mary” By Seth Combs UPDATED: May 2, 2021 at 12:01 PM PDT ...

Project Hail Mary Andy Weir. Ballantine, $28.99 (496p) ISBN 978-0-593-13520-4 ...

Here’s how it works. “The Martian" author Andy Weir's new book, "Project Hail Mary," is coming May 4, 2021 from Ballantine Books.(Image credit: Ballantine Books) ...

Project Hail Mary, which will be published in Spring 2021 by Random House, centers on an astronaut, who would be played by Gosling, on a spaceship that is tasked with saving the planet.