Project Hail Mary

Project Hail Mary
AuthorAndy Weir
Audio read byRay Porter
Cover artistWill Staehle
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherBallantine Books
Publication date
May 4, 2021
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, ebook, audiobook
Pages496
Awards2021 Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
ISBN978-0-593-39556-1

Project Hail Mary is a 2021 hard science fiction novel by American writer Andy Weir. It centers on school teacher and former biologist Ryland Grace, who wakes up aboard a spacecraft afflicted with amnesia.

Project Hail Mary received generally good reviews and was a finalist for the 2022 Hugo Award for Best Novel. The unabridged audiobook was read by Ray Porter and won the 2022 Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year.

The book has been adapted into a film starring Ryan Gosling and Sandra Hüller, with Drew Goddard writing (his second Andy Weir adaptation) and Phil Lord and Christopher Miller directing. It is scheduled for release on March 20, 2026.

As of January 2026, the book has been featured on the New York Times' best-seller list for 28 weeks in a row.