Project Hail Mary

Like The Martian, this book was an exercise in using science to solve problems in space. While The Martian was engineering-based solutions, this book was based on pure science. It's perhaps the reason that I absolutely loved this book. It was thrilling and fast-paced. The characters were multi-dimensional. And it was a book of hope. It's a first contact novel where both the human and the alien person cooperated to solve an apocalyptic problem affecting both their home planets. It didn't follow the trope of the alien being superior or inferior. Instead, the human was better at pure science and the alien was better at engineering the solutions. I found it an exhilarating experience. This book was nominated for a 2022 Hugo Award.

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