The Calculating Stars

Name: The Calculating Stars
Author: Mary Robinette Kowal
ISBN: 9781466861244

Mary Robinette Kowal

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Mary Robinette Kowal

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#124 of 8,085 books · #23 in Science Fiction

Won the Hugo Award for Best Novel (2019), the Nebula Award for Best Novel (2018), and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2019).

The Calculating Stars is Mary Robinette Kowal's science fiction debut, exploring the premise behind her acclaimed "Lady Astronaut of Mars." The novel won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novel in 2019. On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space, and requires a much larger share of humanity to take part in the process. Elma York's experience as a WASP pilot and mathematician earns her a place in the International Aerospace Coalition's attempts to put man on the moon, as a calculator. But with so many skilled and experienced women pilots and scientists involved with the program, it doesn't take long before Elma begins to wonder why they can't go into space, too. Elma's drive to become the first Lady Astronaut is so strong that even the most dearly held conventions of society may not stand a chance against her.

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