Still, the heavy on the science sci-fi story of an astronaut stuck on the Red Planet never got bogged down in the minutiae, thanks to gripping suspense and one of the funniest protagonists you’ll ever encounter. His best-selling 2011 debut, “ The Martian” - which was adapted into a Matt Damon-starring, Oscar-nominated blockbuster - was hailed for its scientific accuracy, jam-packed with so many equations and theorems that it now has its own classroom edition (minus all the swearing). In the church of computer programmer turned nerd-thriller novelist Andy Weir, the sacred text is a science textbook. 16Project BOOKS 5-16-21 Michael Hirshon for The Boston Globe Illustration for review of "PROJECT HAIL MARY" by Andy Weir.
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