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Books that are like Project Hail Mary (piefed.social)
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Just finished it and love every minute. Any recs for similar books.

No spoilers for others please

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[โ€“] imeansurewhynot@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The Mote In God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

[โ€“] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

Hey this is a good call that should be higher on the list. Not as much humor, but a great alien contact story with well grounded science and A+ storytelling. An all-time great book.