Has anyone read Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir? He is the author of The Martian and I understand they plan to make a movie out of his latest Sci-Fi.
-
After 15+ years, we've made a big change: Android Forums is now Early Bird Club. Learn more here.
Project Hail Mary
- Thread starter olbriar
- Start date
M
Member 1919122
Guest
I have not but I've just googled it, and it sounds like a good book to read.
I'm a sucker for a good sci-fi. For the last few years I've been reading war history... mostly WWII history. I'm due a good fiction. Loved The Martian and hope Andy's latest efforts are that good.
i have read it and and it is fantastic. i did not know they were making a movie out of it. to be honest you can't go wrong with any of Andy Weir's books. i have read all of his books. my favorite is still his 1st novel, "The Martian". i love the whole story behind it. he posted sections of his book as a blog post on his website. soon scientists, current and former astronauts, and physicists all started following his blog posts and chimed in on plausibility. and in the end everyone agreed that what has become the book, "The Martian", is scientifically possible.
www.wpr.org
if you like sci-fi books, his other book, "Artemis", is also a fantastic read.
Author Discusses How 'The Martian' Went From Blog To Blockbuster
This weekend’s top grossing film — “The Martian,” starring Matt Damon — began its journey from very humble origins: A blog post. A self-described “space dork,” Andy Weir was working […]
www.wpr.org
if you like sci-fi books, his other book, "Artemis", is also a fantastic read.
I appreciate the up vote. I'll give both a readi have read it and and it is fantastic. i did not know they were making a movie out of it. to be honest you can't go wrong with any of Andy Weir's books. i have read all of his books. my favorite is still his 1st novel, "The Martian". i love the whole story behind it. he posted sections of his book as a blog post on his website. soon scientists, current and former astronauts, and physicists all started following his blog posts and chimed in on plausibility. and in the end everyone agreed that what has become the book, "The Martian", is scientifically possible.
Author Discusses How 'The Martian' Went From Blog To Blockbuster
This weekend’s top grossing film — “The Martian,” starring Matt Damon — began its journey from very humble origins: A blog post. A self-described “space dork,” Andy Weir was working […]
if you like sci-fi books, his other book, "Artemis", is also a fantastic read.
apparently he is working on a new book. but this is from a reddit thread, so it is hard to say if this is true or not.
if you have not read Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, that is another suggestion....of course it is way better than the movie as most books usually are. but Andy wrote a fan fiction based on the book.
if you have not read Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, that is another suggestion....of course it is way better than the movie as most books usually are. but Andy wrote a fan fiction based on the book.
I've not seen the movie but thoroughly enjoyed the book.
Milo Willamson
Extreme Android User
I have seen either a billboard or a dish network screen saver of this..
rootabaga
Android Expert
Having seen and greatly enjoyed "The Martian" I read that (also by Andy Weir), and greatly enjoyed it as well.
I'm currently on the waiting list (it's pretty long) at the library for "Project Hail Mary;" I kind of have an agreement with my wife that neither of us will buy another book until we cull the gargantuan collection we already have. Since that task it too insurmountable, we just borrow from the library for now. I did read a PHM excerpt that really drew me into it.
That said I am currently reading the commendable "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly. It goes so much deeper than the movie and has thus far really appalled me at the deplorable way folks of color were treated back then. It's so much more systemic than what is depicted in the movie. And yes, I borrowed it from the library.
BTW, if you don't mind reading on a screen, Hoopla will use your local library card to link you with card catalogs across the US, so even if your local branch doesn't have the ebook, you can still "check it out" from another library across the state or across the country. And it's free, too.
I'm currently on the waiting list (it's pretty long) at the library for "Project Hail Mary;" I kind of have an agreement with my wife that neither of us will buy another book until we cull the gargantuan collection we already have. Since that task it too insurmountable, we just borrow from the library for now. I did read a PHM excerpt that really drew me into it.
That said I am currently reading the commendable "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly. It goes so much deeper than the movie and has thus far really appalled me at the deplorable way folks of color were treated back then. It's so much more systemic than what is depicted in the movie. And yes, I borrowed it from the library.
BTW, if you don't mind reading on a screen, Hoopla will use your local library card to link you with card catalogs across the US, so even if your local branch doesn't have the ebook, you can still "check it out" from another library across the state or across the country. And it's free, too.