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Role in the story
Project Hail Mary
Encountered by Chapter 1Amnesiac scientist and sole surviving crew member
He rebuilds his situation from physical evidence while returning memories complicate the person he believes himself to be.
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Ryland Grace
A science teacher and molecular biologist who wakes aboard an interstellar mission without his memory.
This public dossier identifies the entity without exposing its outcome. Story-specific roles and relationships unlock from your reading progress.
Story function
Amnesiac scientist and sole surviving crew member
From Chapter 1
Ryland Grace
character
Ideas illuminated
Science as infrastructure