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Project Hail Mary

2021 novel by Andy Weir
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Summary

Project Hail Mary is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.007% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60,451 views/month, #2 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Andy Weir[3]
  • Award received: Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work[4], Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year[5], Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[6]
  • Genre: science fiction[7]
  • Language of work or name: English[8]
  • Review score: 4.51/5[9]
  • Country of origin: United States[10]
  • Inception: May 4, 2021[11]
  • Publication date: May 4, 2021[12]
  • Characters: Ryland Grace[13], Rocky[14], Olesya Ilyukhina[15], Yáo Li-Jie[16], Annie Shapiro[17], Martin DuBois[18], Eva Stratt[19]
  • Has edition or translation: Project Hail Mary[20], The Astronaut[21], Q134398612[22], Q134416375[23], Q140237108[24], Q141657401[25], Q141657408[26], Q141657416[27], Q141657427[28]
  • Dedicated to: John Lennon[29], Paul McCartney[30], George Harrison[31], Ringo Starr[32]
  • Narrative location: Tau Ceti e[33], Earth[34], 40 Eridani A[35], Tau Ceti[36], Hail Mary[37], San Francisco[38], Hawaii[39]
  • Main subject: global catastrophic risk[40], ice age[41], extraterrestrial life[42], cowardice[43], solar luminosity[44]
  • Described at URL: https://www.mysteryandsuspense.com/project-hail-mary/[45], https://thequilltolive.com/2023/06/15/project-hail-mary-by-andy-weir-science-fiction-book-review/[46], https://hardcover.app/books/project-hail-mary/editions[47]
  • Nominated for: Hugo Award for Best Novel[48], Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[49], Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[50]
  • Title: Project Hail Mary[51], Projet Dernière Chance[52], Проект «Аве Мария»[53], Projekto "Ave Maria"[54], プロジェクト・ヘイル・メアリー[55], Проектът "Аве Мария"[56], Der Astronaut[57], Devoradores de estrelas[58], Proiectul Hail Mary[59], 프로젝트 헤일메리[60], 極限返航[61]
  • Number of parts of this work: 30 chapter[62]
  • Derivative work: Project Hail Mary[63]

Why It Matters

Project Hail Mary has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

FAQs

What awards did Project Hail Mary receive?

Honors received include Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work[4], Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year[5], and Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[6].

Related Entities

George Harrison John Lennon literary work Paul McCartney Project Hail Mary Ringo Starr spacecraft United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . locusmag.com. locusmag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . audiopub.org. audiopub.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] ↑ . goodreads.com. Retrieved . goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] ↑ . isfdb.org. Retrieved . isfdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] ↑ . isfdb.org. Retrieved . isfdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . isfdb.org. Retrieved . isfdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] ↑ . isfdb.org. Retrieved . isfdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . mysteryandsuspense.com. Retrieved . mysteryandsuspense.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . thequilltolive.com. Retrieved . thequilltolive.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . fantlab.ru. fantlab.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  60. [62] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  61. [63] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Shisma · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 7d ago · Shisma · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 9d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 10d ago · Shisma · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 11d ago · Shisma · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 11d ago · Shisma · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  10. 11d ago · Shisma · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  11. 12d ago · Shisma · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  12. 12d ago · Shisma · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  13. 7w ago · YKC2486 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  17. 17w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  18. 17w ago · ~2026-35307-57 · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  19. 20w ago · Poulpy · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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