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Also available at Kobo, ebooks.com and Google Play Books for the same price.

As with most kindle books, you can also add the audiobook for cheap if you own the kindle edition - $5.49 in this case. Useful if you don't have an audible subscription / trial (although the trials / promos are pretty common). I don't think you need to do this at the time of purchase.

Found while browsing the kindle store. I have read the paperback and really enjoyed it.

For those who don't know, this is by the same author as "The Martian". It is science fiction.

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.

Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.

All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it's up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery-and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.

And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he's got to do it all alone.

Or does he?

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  • flexb on 01/05/2025 - 17:33
    +49

    Amazing book, audio book is even better…

    • BarneyKB on 01/05/2025 - 17:34
      +1

      Yeah I thought it was awesome. Kept me guessing the whole way.

    • XeKayeM on 01/05/2025 - 17:35
      +7

      Agreed. the way they do the 'voice' (no spoilers) is awesome.
      The martian is 10x better than the movie and the movie is good.
      His second book was pretty average but Hail mary is back to Martian level.

      • BarneyKB on 01/05/2025 - 17:36
        +1

        I have the Martian sitting on the bookself. Need to get round to it at some point!

        • keeperofthegood on 05/05/2025 - 11:41

          I absolutely love it! Read it once a year or so

      • thebargainhunter on 01/05/2025 - 20:07
        +7

        🎵I loved the book. Why no sequel, question? 🎵

      • scottb721 on 02/05/2025 - 00:03
        +1

        A funny thing in The Martian audiobook is the narrator saying 'ASC Two', instead of 'ASCII'.

        • keeperofthegood on 05/05/2025 - 12:04

          Is that the Will Wheaton version or the RC Bray version?

          Because the RC Bray version is vastly superior…

      • Tejas57 on 02/05/2025 - 09:50
        +1

        I found PHM to be very Meh.. i eneded up turning off the audiobook.

        however, i love Artemis. i'm actually listening to it again for probably the 5th time.

      • Pinchy on 02/05/2025 - 13:58
        +2

        Artemis was is still good. That moon city is awesome.

    • gallantgreg on 01/05/2025 - 17:37
      +5

      The audiobook was really amazing. I hope the movie does this justice too.

    • f4te on 01/05/2025 - 17:37

      It won Audiobook of the Year!

      • BarneyKB on 01/05/2025 - 17:38
        +6

        The audiobook can be added for extra $5.49 if you buy the kindle book by the looks of things, which is cheaper than buying it outright even with the cost of the ebook included

    • Caped Baldy on 01/05/2025 - 17:45
      +6

      Fist my bump

    • milobob on 01/05/2025 - 19:16

      Agree. Wish they would make it into a movie

    • erd on 01/05/2025 - 22:12

      Came here to say this

  • klaw81 on 01/05/2025 - 17:34
    +4

    This is a great story, especially for space and science nerds who will appreciate that the plot is scientifically sound.

  • spiderbite88 on 01/05/2025 - 17:42
    +4

    One of my favourite books.

  • altitudinous on 01/05/2025 - 17:43
    +9

    A true bargain.

    There is a movie coming of this - already filmed starring Ryan Gosling, but not a chance it is going to be as good as the book.

  • ZJack on 01/05/2025 - 18:06
    +2

    My favourite book, I’ve only heard it in audiobook format and can’t imagine how it could be done as well on paper.

  • tas05 on 01/05/2025 - 18:09

    Best book of the year

    • squash on 02/05/2025 - 10:05

      it came out almost 5 years ago

      • john676 on 02/05/2025 - 16:15

        Surely a book is the best at the moment of reading?

  • impoze on 01/05/2025 - 18:16

    Very enjoyable audiobook

  • Sage222 on 01/05/2025 - 18:19

    Great book

  • mogley on 01/05/2025 - 18:20
    +3

    Is it just me or does anyone else find the audiobook slightly cheesy? The whole writing style is a bit cringe at times but I still have enjoyed the book and I enjoy sci-fi. But the audiobook guy doesn’t sound like what I imagine the main characters voice to sound (in my minds voice) and also when he does the high pitch voice to pretend he is a female character sounds a bit comical. Was hoping they would just have different voices for different characters.

    Don’t have lots of experience with audiobooks but I listened to Obama read his own book and that was fantastic having the man himself read it (but obviously a different genre).

    • BarneyKB on 01/05/2025 - 18:22

      I haven't listed to the audiobook for this but most audiobooks are a single reader. Although there are some which they have a "cast".

    • MilkDrinker on 01/05/2025 - 19:27
      +2

      Nearly all audiobooks are only 1 voice, so if you don't like their tone then it can ruin the whole book. Probably why 5 minute previews are a thing tbh.

    • Chazzozz on 02/05/2025 - 06:07

      Listen to Andy Serkis read The Lord of The Rings trilogy and you’ll change your mind. He has an entire repertoire of voices at his command.

  • Pacify on 01/05/2025 - 18:23
    +6

    A fun book, but I feel like the praise it gets is a little overblown

    • BarneyKB on 01/05/2025 - 18:27

      I agree. I think at this price though it's a great read.

  • MattyD on 01/05/2025 - 18:28
    +1

    Classic Andy Weir: all the nerdy science, humour, thrills, and twists. Such a great book.

  • perfeksionitst on 01/05/2025 - 18:30
    +1

    Amazing book, also loved the Martian. Any other recommendations?

    • BarneyKB on 01/05/2025 - 18:32
      +3

      Other scifi I've enjoyed recently:

      • Rendezvous with Rama - Arthur C Clarke (Classic, still reads well)
      • House of Suns - Alastair Reynolds (Really great. Amazing scope)
      • All Systems Red - Martha Wells (currently $0.99, fun read)

      I also read Tau Zero by Poul Anderson which was decent but a bit dated.

      • Pinchy on 02/05/2025 - 14:00
        +1

        Murderbot comes out soon on Apple tv so it’s a good time to read all systems red. It’s a quick read too.

    • bootlace on 01/05/2025 - 18:40
      +1

      Letters to Our Robot Son released in print this week - Aussie sci fi, set around the Blue Mountains & Sydney.

    • Tejas57 on 02/05/2025 - 09:51
      +1

      I loved Andy's other book Artemis more than PHM

  • Aureus on 01/05/2025 - 18:55
    +2

    Book was okay. Plot was interesting, but slow due to all of the verbose explanations.

  • Chumpmaster on 01/05/2025 - 19:31
    +3

    Borrowed the audiobook for free with Borrowbox via my local library, encourage everyone to check out their local to see which app they're aligned with. Popular titles like this are often available, albeit with a bit of a wait sometimes.

    • OhNoUShiz on 01/05/2025 - 20:02

      Any differences in using libby?

      • Chumpmaster on 01/05/2025 - 22:47

        Different libraries have slightly different catalogues, some authors have more titles on Libby (like Blake Crouch titles), and some on Borrowbox, but I think it's all dependent on the library and not so much the app itself

  • Snakey Chook on 01/05/2025 - 19:53
    +2

    Wasn't as big of a fan of this book as I hoped to be, but it still had loads to offer and is an enjoyable read. I'm very curious to see how the film pans out.

  • Offshore on 01/05/2025 - 20:39

    Incredible book

  • scud70 on 01/05/2025 - 21:33

    Great book.. definitely worth a read/listen.

  • Osprey87 on 01/05/2025 - 21:46

    Great book. Hopefully the movie isn't terrible.

  • AngusD on 02/05/2025 - 08:28
    +1

    Just read this a couple of months ago. Great book.

  • pichxlonco on 02/05/2025 - 11:48

    Thanks for this, have just borrwed it from my local online library

  • bigsauce on 02/05/2025 - 13:14
    -1

    I guess I'll play devil's advocate and say that this book is not worth even this low price. Poorly written in my opinion and a good reason to use the library so you don't lose out on any money!

  • loconomo on 03/05/2025 - 00:30

    A great book. The audiobook is the best

  • 2190sarah on 04/05/2025 - 21:26

    One of my favourite books of all time! I also recommend the audio book version!

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