[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Songs_of_Distant_Earth
Though I can't say much without giving away spoilers.
A great read if you are a sci-fi fan!
I have read two of the three body books, but I wasn't aware of a sequel to project hail mary, would be very excited if that's the case!
It was just recommended to me by someone, but I'm usually into sci-fi, stuff like Greg Egan.
I really enjoyed it, but maybe I would have been disappointed if I was expecting more of a mind melter!
My favorite is probably Permutation City, followed by Diaspora. His stuff can get heavy though.
yes, the writing was annoying in parts (especially the Earth flashbacks). What I liked about it was 1) if you don't know anything about it (I didn't even read the back cover) the surprises evolve nicely; and most importantly, 2) it was a story of humans cooperating with another species rather than either subjugating or resisting subjugation
I hadn't read any Andy Weir before, but someone recommended it to me so just started reading.