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8 out of 10
Ryland Grace wakes on a spacecraft with two dead crewmates and no memory of how he got there. He works out where he is, then meets a second ship crewed by one alien. They study a microbe that is eating the sun.
by@commuterfictionWritten 22 May 2026Read 22 May 2026
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Project Hail Mary reviewed by @ivor_stack
The problem-solving I enjoyed enormously; the jokes I could have done without about a hundred times. Seven, and most of it is for the chapter where he works out the units.7 out of 10@ivor_stack
Project Hail Mary reviewed by @hollowknightfan99
made me cry in a Screwfix car park8 out of 10@hollowknightfan99
Project Hail Mary reviewed by @sam
Fun. Very pleased with itself. Didn't read the science.6 out of 10@sam
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