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    “Don't die,” Stratt says, still having not broken her stride. “At this point, that would be an inconvenience.”

    As soon as he thinks she's out of earshot, Grace leans in and stage whispers to Carl. “Did you hear?! I got a promotion! I’m an inconvenience!”

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    In the lead up to the launch of Earth's last ditch hope of salvation, Eva Stratt makes a few different decisions about what it means to be human in the face of the end of the world. Ryland Grace is just along for the ride, right? There's nothing particularly exceptional about him. Together, they face the challenges and consequences of saving the entire planet.

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    The Eridian thrills a high sound that doesn’t get picked up by the translator which means that it has no clear meaning. Like when a human gasps or sucks in a deep breath. It actually sounds a little like that. When they notice that I’m staring straight at them they scramble back into their hiding spot and hold very still. 

    A child, I realize with a start.

    That’s a child! 

    “Hey,” I call and the kid squeaks again. I was about to get to my feet but abort the movement and crawl closer on my hands and knees until I'm inches away from the xenonite wall. I wait and it takes me much too long to realize that they don’t have to peek around the corner to see if I’m still there.

    “Hey there,” I try again, my voice low and calm. It’s my teacher voice, the one I use for shy and scared students. 

    Used. 

    The fact that I haven’t had to use it for years and it still comes to me automatically almost knocks the air out of my lungs but this is not about me, it’s about making sure the little pebble doesn’t die of fright from the scary alien. “Hi, I’m Grace. It’s alright, you don’t have to be scared.”

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    How Grace finally gets back into a classroom, where he belongs

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    18 Jun 2026

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    (n) evenness of mind, especially under stress.

    Eva Stratt relives Project Hail Mary nine times.

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    16 Jun 2026

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    Stratt is finally able to relax and help the world heal from the recent Ice Age. Unfortunately for her, a certain Dr. Ryland Grace can’t seem to leave her alone from 16.3 light-years away.

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    She knew that after the Mary had taken off, she would be everyone’s favorite whipping boy. She has told Ryland so. She wouldn’t be useful anymore, and they would need someone to blame for all the damage she’d caused, and therefore she would be paraded around the world for endless trials and eventually rot in prison in whatever country decided to take her on.

    She had not expected it to come so fast.

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    or, Eva Stratt is whisked around the world for trial after trial, the situation deteriorates far faster than anyone had predicted, and she keeps asking herself why. Until one day the Hail Mary contacts the ISS requesting to dock and asking for a ride back to Earth.

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