Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Ryland Grace is an unlikely hero tasked with saving Earth from a space-born catastrophe that threatens to plunge the world into another ice age. He and the other members of the crew undertake a multi-year space mission to find a solution and get the information back to Earth in time to save it. His job is further complicated by the fact that the other crew members have died, and he suffers from amnesia that only slowly resolves itself as the story unfolds.
In spite of a couple of minor quibbles** I have, the story is fantastic - optimistic in tone in spite of, or perhaps because of, the consequences of failure. Weir reveals the characters and circumstances in a compelling way, building tension while unraveling mystery as he goes. The conclusion was an extra treat, well conceived and executed!
**My quibbles: The first is the relative ease Grace has accomplishing multiple EVAs during the course of the mission, some under incredible conditions. The second is the ability of the alien engineer, Rocky, to construct any object needed at will - in some ways a series of Deus ex machina moments.
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