Ryland, wakes up an amnesiac in the new star system and in true Andy Weir protagonist style sciences his way out of problem after problem making for the kind of engaging read if you’re into this stuff. Weir’s protagonists feel like the same person!) who has to make a one way trip to the Tau Ceti star system in search of the solution. The fate of the earth and all humanity is entrusted to Mark Watney, uh.um…sorry, Ryland Grace (it’s an easy mistake to make since all of Mr. I told you it was a bold book! Turns out the only hope of an antidote to this sun eating plague lies in the Tau Ceti star system ~12 light years away. It is climate change in Project Hail Mary but not the one humans are causing, rather an alien microorganism that is literally consuming the Sun. Apocalyptic sci-fi seems quite the rage these days in books and movies, likely driven by our collective scientific angst against the already unfolding climate disaster we are headed towards.
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