Andy Weir, author of THE MARTIAN and PROJECT HAIL MARY

Published: May 10, 2021, 8 a.m.

Andy Weir is the author of the best-selling novels ARTEMIS and THE MARTIAN, upon which the blockbuster Matt Damon film was based. In his latest novel PROJECT HAIL MARY, the protagonist is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission\u2014and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he can\u2019t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.