Books to Read if You Liked Project Hail Mary

Before Matt Damon came along, The Martian was a bestseller by Andy Weir. Thought dead by his crew, astronaut Mark Watney is left stranded on Mars. In a tale of survival and the indomitable human will, this will feel surprisingly close to home.

Fans of Andy Weir and Cixin Liu won’t want to miss an out-of-this-world sci-fi thriller that tests the limits of space, time and love on one unlikely hero.

Your day couldn’t possibly be worse than Carl’s — go on an intergalactic sci-fi adventure for the entire galaxy’s viewing pleasure in Dungeon Crawler Carl. Buckle in, it’ll be a bumpy ride. 

The author of Eragon delivers a space epic unlike any other. As Earth and its colonies stand upon the brink of destruction, Kira discovers an ancient alien relic might be humanity’s only hope.  

Welcome to the Bobiverse! With Earth in turmoil, Bob wakes up after being cryogenically frozen, but this new world is nothing like the utopia he expected. The first book in the Bobiverse, a delightfully weird space saga from Dennis E. Taylor.  

What would you do in the face of the impossible? John Scalzi (Starter Villain) poses this grandiose question in a funny, philosophical and timely read.

You’ll fall in love (or loathe) the snarky, self-aware android. This includes the first two novellas in the iconic book series, which was adapted into a TV show. Murderbot is determined to learn the truth about its past, even if it changes everything in this action-packed space opera.

An epic tale of humanity’s battle for survival. On a distant planet terraformed to support human life, two civilizations clash as the future hangs in the balance. Who really gets to call this planet home?

The author of the smart and funny Dungeon Crawler Carl series returns with another epic adventure. Space settlers fight to survive when planetary warfare becomes a game in this inventive sci-fi read.

A comedic caper set in a new-age lunar world; Artemis is an endlessly enjoyable novel with an edge. This genre-bending adventure details an attempt at a small-scale perfect crime, one that slowly unravels into uncovering a brutal corporate espionage plot — a heist on the moon! Prepare to be thoroughly entertained.

Jason is not having a good day. Or maybe it’s the best day ever. In this dark and twisty science fiction thriller, reality may be blurred, but the takeaways never are. Wake yourself up in a surprisingly real and really surprising tale of missed chances, and how much we can make up for them if at all.