India, March 23 -- Project Hail Mary, a sci-fi thriller starring Ryan Gosling, hit theatres on 20 March 2026. Based on Andy Weir's novel of the same name, the film has brought renewed attention to its source material and to books that share similar themes. But are there any other sci-fi novels like Project Hail Mary? Short answer: yes.

Andy Weir's 2021 science fiction novel Project Hail Mary is widely regarded as a classic. The book has spent 40 weeks on The New York Times Best Sellers list. That achievement should come as no surprise, given Weir's success in the sci-fi genre. He is, after all, the author of The Martian (2011) and Artemis (2017) - two immensely successful science fiction novels.

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