And, oh, what if all these things went wrong? And, oh, this might make a good story." The Martian started with me thinking, "How could we put together a humans-to-Mars mission?" How do we do that? And, "Oh, these things could go wrong. Andy, I just want to hear what's kind of the impetus of this story? Where did this come from for you?ĪW: Well, this is funny, because usually my stories like my previous books, The Martian and Artemis, the ideas came from me speculating about science. He soon discovers he's part of a mission called Project Hail Mary and that his mission is to save the human race. In fact, no memory of who he even is, with only two dead crewmates for company. It starts when Ryland Grace, a junior high teacher turned astronaut, wakes up with no memory of where he is.
Project Hail Mary follows one man's last-ditch attempt to save Earth from an extinction event.
So we're going to talk a little bit about the new book today. Sam Danis: Hi, I'm Sam Danis, Audible's sci-fi and fantasy editor, and I'm here today with the one and only Andy Weir, writer of a little book you might've heard of called The Martian, and also of Artemis and the brand-new sci-fi thriller that we're here to talk about today, Project Hail Mary. Note: Text has been edited and does not match audio exactly.
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