Books like Project Hail Mary

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir reads as hopeful, witty. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Martian

Andy Weir · 2011

Shares the hopeful + collapse thread

83% genome match

We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

Dennis E. Taylor · 2016

Both explore first-contact & military

77% genome match

Rendezvous with Rama

Arthur C. Clarke · 1973

Shares the hopeful thread

69% genome match

Dungeon Crawler Carl

Matt Dinniman · 2020

Shares the collapse thread

69% genome match

The Dark Forest

Liu Cixin · 2008

Shares the collapse thread

69% genome match

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

Becky Chambers

Shares the foundfamily + hopeful thread

69% genome match

The Forge of God

Greg Bear · 1987

Shares the collapse thread

69% genome match

Parable of the Sower

Octavia E. Butler

Shares the collapse + hopeful thread

69% genome match

People We Meet on Vacation

Emily Henry · 2021

Shares the hopeful + foundfamily thread

69% genome match

The Reivers

William Faulkner

Shares the foundfamily + hopeful thread

69% genome match

The Thursday Murder Club

Richard Osman · 2020

Shares the foundfamily + hopeful thread

69% genome match

Good Omens

Terry Pratchett · 1990

Shares the collapse + foundfamily thread

69% genome match