![]() ![]() ![]() "This is what NASA never had, a heroine with attitude. ![]() "In The Calculating Stars, Mary Robinette Kowal imagines an alternate history of spaceflight that reminds me of everything I loved about Hidden Figures." - Cady Coleman, Astronaut It was first published in 2012 as part of the. `The Lady Astronaut series might be set in an alternate past, but they're cutting-edge SF novels that speak volumes about the present.' The Lady Astronaut of Mars is an alternate history/science fiction short story by Mary Robinette Kowal. `Kowal masters both science and historical accuracy in this alternate history adventure.' - Andy Weir The Moon colony is well established, but tensions are rising on Earth-both from those who see themselves being left behind on a disaster-laden planet, and those who don't believe in equality for all.īut even with personal sacrifices and political tensions, Elma York, the Lady Astronaut, dearly wants to go on the first mission to Mars-despite everything that stands in her way. The Fated Sky Mary Robinette Kowal 4.29 12,501 ratings1,537 reviews Continuing the grand sweep of alternate history laid out in The Calculating Stars, The Fated Sky looks forward to 1961, when mankind is well-established on the moon and looking forward to its next step: journeying to, and eventually colonizing, Mars. It's 1961, and the Earth's gaze is turning to Mars. ![]() THE SECOND IN THE NEBULA AND LOCUS AWARD-WINNING SERIES ![]()
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