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This is actually a similar idea to the latest novel by Andy Weir (Author of "The Martian"), "Project Hail Mary", which is great and I highly recommend if you li

This is actually a similar idea to the latest novel by Andy Weir (Author of "The Martian"), "Project Hail Mary", which is great and I highly recommend if you liked "The Martian".

BuildTheRobots 5y ago
Never realised he had another book out - thank you. After being less interested in the drama presented in Artemis, I'm thrilled he seems to have another problem->fix type book I can read.
- frosted-flakes 5y ago
  Note that Hail Mary is much closer in plot and style to Artemis than The Martian. I loved The Martian (9.5/10), but only passably liked Artemis (6/10) and Hail Mary (5/10).
  - jkubicek 5y ago
    YMMV: I liked Hail Mary just as much, if not more then, The Martian. It had the same "solo dude using science and cleverness to solve an impossible problem" with a massively more ambitious plot. Also, the plot twists in Hail Mary are very well delivered. The book ends up being completely different then you're expecting when you go into it.
  - elihu 5y ago
    I think the Martian was great the first time through, but re-reading it isn't as much fun when you know what's going to happen. I didn't enjoy Artemis as much the first time, but I think it holds up better at being interesting and entertaining even when you know what's about to happen. Hail Mary I haven't read twice yet, but my take is that it fits somewhere in the middle.
  - BuildTheRobots 5y ago
    Interesting. For context I loved The Martian and quite often use bits of the audio book to fall asleep to. Artemis wasn't bad, but there was a lot of interpersonal and stupid decision making in the lead up to critical events which I found a little annoying and contrived. Hail Mary I started reading last night at my first comment. 7 hours later I'm about 50% of the way through and absolutely loving it. So far we seem to be doing the problem->fix cycle in the small and large scales with an interesting overarching plot. Looking forward to continuing.
  - treloon 5y ago
    Totally disagree. Artemis sucked and wasn't very similar to The Martian, was more of a detective story and the protag was nothing like Mark Watney in any way really. Dude in Hail Mary is basically a slightly wimpier Mark Watney and the plot is the exact same (problem --> science the problem --> repeat) as The Martian. My ratings would go The Martian (8/10), Artemis (45/10) and Hail Mary (9.5/10). I'm a sucker for softer sci-fi elements like aliens.

This is actually a similar idea to the latest novel by Andy Weir (Author of "The Martian"), "Project Hail Mary", which is great and I highly recommend if you liked "The Martian".

BuildTheRobots 5y ago

Never realised he had another book out - thank you. After being less interested in the drama presented in Artemis, I'm thrilled he seems to have another problem->fix type book I can read.

frosted-flakes 5y ago
Note that Hail Mary is much closer in plot and style to Artemis than The Martian. I loved The Martian (9.5/10), but only passably liked Artemis (6/10) and Hail Mary (5/10).
- jkubicek 5y ago
  YMMV: I liked Hail Mary just as much, if not more then, The Martian. It had the same "solo dude using science and cleverness to solve an impossible problem" with a massively more ambitious plot. Also, the plot twists in Hail Mary are very well delivered. The book ends up being completely different then you're expecting when you go into it.
- elihu 5y ago
  I think the Martian was great the first time through, but re-reading it isn't as much fun when you know what's going to happen. I didn't enjoy Artemis as much the first time, but I think it holds up better at being interesting and entertaining even when you know what's about to happen. Hail Mary I haven't read twice yet, but my take is that it fits somewhere in the middle.
- BuildTheRobots 5y ago
  Interesting. For context I loved The Martian and quite often use bits of the audio book to fall asleep to. Artemis wasn't bad, but there was a lot of interpersonal and stupid decision making in the lead up to critical events which I found a little annoying and contrived. Hail Mary I started reading last night at my first comment. 7 hours later I'm about 50% of the way through and absolutely loving it. So far we seem to be doing the problem->fix cycle in the small and large scales with an interesting overarching plot. Looking forward to continuing.
- treloon 5y ago
  Totally disagree. Artemis sucked and wasn't very similar to The Martian, was more of a detective story and the protag was nothing like Mark Watney in any way really. Dude in Hail Mary is basically a slightly wimpier Mark Watney and the plot is the exact same (problem --> science the problem --> repeat) as The Martian. My ratings would go The Martian (8/10), Artemis (45/10) and Hail Mary (9.5/10). I'm a sucker for softer sci-fi elements like aliens.