I really enjoyed that book and the whole “alone in space” vibe it gives off. Are there any more like it?
EDIT: Jeez i can’t reply to you all. I wish there was a way to compile all your suggestions into a Goodreads list, these all sound awesome!
Massive fan of The Martian and Weirs follow up called ‘Project Hail Mary’. It leans a little more in the direction of Science Fiction than the Martian did, but it’s an absolute page turner from front to back.
Just finished this. Woah dude. Great book.
Listening to Project Hail Mary for the 3rd time excellent book. Great characters and the build up is excellent.
How do you feel about the ending?
I found it to be excellent especially since we learn how Grace ended up on this mission. He redeem himself.
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The Three Body problem is a bit more science fiction-y but it has a similar type of pull that The Martian or Project Hail Mary has. Hard to stop once you start.
Also anything by Neal Stephenson would be appropriate. Particularly Seveneves or Snowcrash.
I think Andy Weir basically revived the Victorian adventure story genre. Robinson Crusoe is the most famous book in that genre.
But The Wager by David Granny a nonfiction book about a real life wreck and how the navy sailors survived off the coast of Patagonia.
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick is also non-fiction in the same vibe about a group of sailors lost in the Pacific after a whale sinks their ship.
The Terror by David Simmons is also another lost at sea book but fiction with a supernatural element set in the arctic based on a true story.
Alone: A Classic Polar Adventure by Robert Evelyn Bird is a first hand account of his failed attempt to survive alone over winter in Antarctica. It’s absolutely harrowing.
Also check Weir’s book Artemis. Not as good as the Martian or Project Hail Mary, but still pretty good.
Will do. All of Weir’s other stuff seems to be highly regarded too.
