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What to read after Project Hail Mary: 8 books like it

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If you loved Project Hail Mary, read The Martian by Andy Weir, Artemis by Andy Weir or Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky next.

Project Hail Mary is problem-solving science fiction with humor and heart. The best next reads keep the clever science, the stakes and the warm, funny voice.

8 books like Project Hail Mary

  1. 1

    The Martian by Andy Weir

    Sci-fi

    An astronaut stranded on Mars science-ing his way home: same author, same joy in solving problems.

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  2. 2

    Artemis by Andy Weir

    Sci-fi

    A smuggler on the first city on the Moon gets pulled into a heist.

  3. 3

    Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

    Sci-fi

    Humanity's last ship meets a new intelligent species: big ideas and a surprisingly moving first contact.

  4. 4

    The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

    Cozy sci-fi

    A warm found-family crew of humans and aliens, for readers who loved Rocky.

  5. 5

    Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

    Sci-fi thriller

    A physicist wakes up in a life that isn't his: fast, twisty and science-driven.

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  6. 6

    Recursion by Blake Crouch

    Sci-fi thriller

    A memory technology that rewrites reality, told at thriller speed.

  7. 7

    Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

    Hard sci-fi

    The Moon breaks apart and humanity has two years to survive: engineering on an epic scale.

  8. 8

    The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin

    Sci-fi

    First contact told through physics puzzles, the start of a landmark trilogy.

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What should I read after Project Hail Mary?

If you loved Project Hail Mary, read The Martian by Andy Weir, Artemis by Andy Weir or Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky next. Project Hail Mary is problem-solving science fiction with humor and heart. The best next reads keep the clever science, the stakes and the warm, funny voice.

What books are like Project Hail Mary?

Our 8 picks: The Martian, Artemis, Children of Time, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, Dark Matter, Recursion, Seveneves, The Three-Body Problem.

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