Books
by Andy Weir
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Project Hail Mary |
Mixing hard science with speculation is a favourite genre for authors who have the requisite technical knowledge. Gregory Benford and Weir are the masters. On a desperate quest to save mankind from annihilation, the protagonist meets an alien on the same mission for his planet. It's a combination of technique, fantasy, drama, and yes, heart tugs. Oh, and spectacular imagination.
(Herb Roselle - bwl 104 Spring 2023) |
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The Martian |
If the recent film of this book is designed to seem like the dramatisation of a real event, then this would be the technical transcript (including all the amusing unofficial parts). If you're looking for grand heroics or epic planetary vistas, you're in the wrong place. But instead you get an extremely detailed and realistic account of exactly what knowledge, ingenuity and resilience it would take to survive being left behind on Mars.
(Kate Ellis - bwl 79 Winter 2016) |
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