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Books that are like Project Hail Mary
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Obviously both Weir's other books, The Martian and Artemis.
Also recommend the Silo book series by Hugh Howey. Not nearly as hopeful or optimistic, but there's a similar very strong vein of problem solving / human ingenuity just like in Andy Weir's work.
I had heard of the Martian but not Artemis, what is it like?
Artemis is set in a colony on the Moon. Cool science and economy about running the colony, but writing was meh (if I have to read "head full of steam" for the third time...) and MC swears a lot in a juvenile and cringe way.
Did you like Hail Mary
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It's decent, but I liked it least out of Wier's books. He seems to only have 1 archetype for his main character. It works really well in the Martian, and project hail Mary, where the main character is a highly competent male. It's a bit jarring when applied to a teenage girl however.
It's probably his most "sci-fi" work. It's the farthest in the future, and is kind of a crime / political thriller set in the only city on the moon.