# The Martian vs Project Hail Mary

Project Hail Mary is longer: 45,738 more words, 1.4 times the length of The Martian.

- **[The Martian](https://musael.com/books/the-martian.md):** 104,588 words, 416 pages, 6 h 58 min of reading
- **[Project Hail Mary](https://musael.com/books/project-hail-mary.md):** 150,326 words, 496 pages, 10 h 1 min of reading

## Questions

**Which is longer, The Martian or Project Hail Mary?** Project Hail Mary is longer: 45,738 more words, 1.4 times the length of The Martian.

**How much longer does Project Hail Mary take to read than The Martian?** About 3 h 3 min more at 250 words a minute: 10 h 1 min against 6 h 58 min.

Source: https://musael.com/books/compare/the-martian-vs-project-hail-mary