La nouvelle passionnante aventure spatiale de l'auteur du best-seller Seul sur Mars, bientôt portée à l'écran avec Ryan Gosling.
Ryland Grace est le seul survivant d'une expédition spatiale de la dernière chance. S'il échoue, c'est le sort de l'humanité et la Terre tout entière qui sera en péril.
Mais pour l'instant, il ignore tout de cela. Il ne se souvient même pas de son propre nom, et encore moins des objectifs de sa mission. Il sait seulement qu'il est resté en sommeil très, très longtemps. Et il vient de se réveiller pour découvrir qu'il se trouve à des millions de kilomètres de chez lui, avec deux cadavres pour toute compagnie.
Ryland se rend compte peu à peu qu'il doit faire face à une tâche impossible. Filant à travers l'espace, il lui faut trouver la clé d'un mystère scientifique insondable... et combattre un fléau qui laisse présager l'extinction de notre espèce.
Alors que chaque minute compte et que des années-lumière le séparent de l'être humain le plus proche, il est seul pour relever cet incroyable défi...
Mark Watney est l'un des premiers hommes à poser le pied sur Mars. Il pourrait être le premier à y mourir.
Lorsqu'une tempête de sable mortelle force ses coéquipiers à évacuer la planète, Mark se retrouve seul et sans ressources, irrémédiablement coupé de la Terre.
Mais il n'est pas prêt à baisser les bras. Ingénieux, habile et terriblement têtu, il affronte un par un des problèmes insurmontables. Parviendra-t-il à défier le sort ? Le compte à rebours a déjà commencé...
Jazz n'a pas demandé à devenir une héroïne. Elle voulait juste être riche. Pas riche comme tous ces milliardaires qui visitent Artémis, sa ville, la seule colonie humaine de l'espace. Mais assez riche pour dormir dans un vrai lit et manger autre chose qu'une infâme bouillie d'algues. Alors, Jazz a saisi sa chance. Certes, elle a mis son intelligence et ses compétences au service du crime - au menu : contrebande, mécanique et explosions en tout genre.
Mais mission accomplie ! Le problème, c'est que, sans le savoir, Jazz a pris part à une conspiration qui menace la sécurité d'Artémis. Et ça, Jazz ne peut pas laisser faire. Poursuivie par un tueur et désormais hors-la-loi, elle doit inventer le plan le plus génial de tous les mondes si elle veut sauver sa peau... " Andy Weir dépoussière le voyage sur la Lune, avec sa touche si particulière de Do it Yourself et de suspense survivaliste.
AS SEEN ON BARACK OBAMA''S 2021 SUMMER READING LIST ''THE MOST ENJOYABLE HARD SF I HAVE READ IN YEARS'' THE GUARDIAN OUT NOW from the bestselling author of THE MARTIAN ''Weir''s finest work to date. . . This is the one book I read last year that I am certain I can recommend to anyone, no matter who, and know they''ll love it.'' BRANDON SANDERSON ''If you like a lot of science in your science fiction, Andy Weir is the writer for you. . . This one has everything fans of old school SF (like me) love.'' GEORGE R.R. MARTIN ''Brilliantly funny and enjoyable. One of the most plausible science fiction books I''ve ever read '' TIM PEAKE, astronaut ________________________________________ A lone astronaut. An impossible mission. An ally he never imagined. 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? An irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could imagine it, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian -- while taking us to places it never dreamed of going. ________________________________________ ''One of the most original, compelling, and fun voyages I''ve ever taken.'' ERNEST CLINE, author of Ready Player One and Ready Player Two ''Undisputedly the best book I''ve read in a very, very long time. Mark my words: Project Hail Mary is destined to become a classic.'' BLAKE CROUCH ''Andy Weir''s brilliant Project Hail Mary ...is one of those stirring sci-fi novels about every government on Earth banding together, through science, to save civilisation from collapse. I loved it.'' THE TIMES ''A suspenseful portrait of human ingenuity and resilience [that] builds to an unexpectedly moving ending. A winner.'' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ''Weir returns with gusto . . . his writing flows naturally, and his characters and dialogue crackle with energy. With this novel, he takes his place as a genuine star in the mainstream SF world.'' BOOKLIST
I'm stranded on Mars. I have no way to communicate with Earth. I'm in a Habitat designed to last 31 days. If the Oxygenator breaks down, I'll suffocate. If the Water Reclaimer breaks down, I'll die of thirst. If the Hab breaches, I'll just kind of explode. If none of those things happen, I'll eventually run out of food and starve to death.
B>#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of The Martian, a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this propulsive (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science--in development as a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling.br>br>b>b>ONE OF THE YEARS BEST BOOKS:/b> b>Bill Gates, GatesNotes,/b> b>New York Public Library, Parade, Newsweek, Polygon, Shelf Awareness, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal An epic story of redemption, discovery and cool speculative sci-fi.--USA Today/b>br>br>If you loved The Martian, youll go crazy for Weirs latest.--The Washington Post/b>/b>br>br>Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.br>br>Except that right now, he doesnt know that. He cant even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.br>br>All he knows is that hes been asleep for a very, very long time. And hes just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.br>br>His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, its up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery--and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.br>br>And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, hes got to do it all alone.br>br>Or does he?br>br>An irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian--while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.
Nominated as one of Americas best-loved novels by PBSs The Great American Read Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that hes alive--and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. Chances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain-old "human error" are much more likely to kill him first. But Mark isn't ready to give up yet. Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills--and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit--he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?
