Mary Robinette Kowal's science fiction debut, 2019 Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Award for best novel, The Calculating Stars, explores the premise behind her award-winning "Lady Astronaut of Mars." Winner 2018 Nebula Award for Best Novel Winner 2019 Locus Award for Best Novel Winner 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novel Finalist 2019 Campbell Memorial Award Locus Trade Paperback Bestseller List Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2018—Science Fiction/Fantasy Winner 2019 RUSA Reading List for Science Fiction—American Library Association Locus 2018 Recommended Reading List Buzzfeed—17 Science-Fiction Novels By Women That Are Out Of This World Locus Bestseller List Chicago Review of Books—Top 10 Science Fiction Books of 2018 Goodreads—Most Popular Books Published in July 2018 (#66) The Verge—12 fantastic science fiction and fantasy novels for July 2018 Unbound Worlds—Best SciFi and Fantasy Books of July 2018 Den of Geek—Best Science Fiction Books of June 2018 Publishers Weekly—Best SFF Books of 2018 Omnivoracious—15 Highly Anticipated SFF Reads for Summer 2018 Past Magazine—Best Novels of 2018 Bookriot—Best Science Fiction Books of 2018 The Library Thing—Top Five Books of 2018 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. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Mary Robinette Kowal's science fiction debut, 2019 Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Award for best novel, The Calculating Stars, explores the premise behind her award-winning "Lady Astronaut of Mars." Winner 2018 Nebula Award for Best Novel Winner 2019 Locus Award for Best Novel Winner 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novel Finalist 2019 Campbell Memorial Award Locus Trade Paperback Bestseller List Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2018—Science Fiction/Fantasy Winner 2019 RUSA Reading List for Science Fiction—American Library Association Locus 2018 Recommended Reading List Buzzfeed—17 Science-Fiction Novels By Women That Are Out Of This World Locus Bestseller List Chicago Review of Books—Top 10 Science Fiction Books of 2018 Goodreads—Most Popular Books Published in July 2018 (#66) The Verge—12 fantastic science fiction and fantasy novels for July 2018 Unbound Worlds—Best SciFi and Fantasy Books of July 2018 Den of Geek—Best Science Fiction Books of June 2018 Publishers Weekly—Best SFF Books of 2018 Omnivoracious—15 Highly Anticipated SFF Reads for Summer 2018 Past Magazine—Best Novels of 2018 Bookriot—Best Science Fiction Books of 2018 The Library Thing—Top Five Books of 2018 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. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Blending meticulous historical detail with speculative technology, the Lady Astronaut alternate history series reimagines the mid-twentieth-century space race following a cataclysmic meteorite impact on Earth. USA Today bestselling author Mary Robinette Kowal established herself as a prominent figure in science fiction and fantasy through this saga, beginning with The Calculating Stars. Her body of work spans historical fantasy, locked-room mysteries in space, acclaimed short fiction collections, and children's literature such as Molly on the Moon.
Born Mary Robinette Harrison on February 8, 1969, in Raleigh, North Carolina, Kowal studied Art Education with a minor in Theater and Speech at East Carolina University. In 1991, she accepted an internship at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, Georgia, beginning a long career as a professional puppeteer. She performed for Jim Henson Productions, spent a year and a half in Iceland working on the children's television show LazyTown, and operated her own company, Other Hand Productions. Kowal began publishing speculative fiction in the mid-2000s, earning the Astounding Award for Best New Writer along with four Hugo Awards, the Nebula Award, the Locus Award, and an RT Reviews Award for Best Fantasy Novel. She served as president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) from 2019 to 2021, co-hosts the award-winning podcast Writing Excuses, and works as a SAG/AFTRA voice actor and audiobook narrator, recording works for authors including Seanan McGuire, Cory Doctorow, and Neal Stephenson. She lives in Denver with her husband Robert, their dog Guppy, and their cat Elsie.
Kowal's writing combines technical research with character-driven narrative structure and social commentary. Her extensive background in theater and puppetry informs her precise dialogue and scenic staging, while her plots frequently examine systemic inequality, grief, competence under crisis, and institutional response to disaster. Whether blending Regency manners with magic in The Glamourist Histories, exploring World War I intelligence work via spirit mediums in Ghost Talkers, or crafting locked-room mysteries aboard space vessels in The Spare Man, her work emphasizes emotional realism and attention to historical accuracy. Her short stories have appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction, Uncanny Magazine, Strange Horizons, and multiple Year's Best anthologies, as well as her collections Word Puppets and Scenting the Dark and Other Stories.
4 books in catalog
Blending meticulous historical detail with speculative technology, the Lady Astronaut alternate history series reimagines the mid-twentieth-century space race following a cataclysmic meteorite impact on Earth. USA Today bestselling author Mary Robinette Kowal established herself as a prominent figure in science fiction and fantasy through this saga, beginning with The Calculating Stars. Her body of work spans historical fantasy, locked-room mysteries in space, acclaimed short fiction collections, and children's literature such as Molly on the Moon.
Born Mary Robinette Harrison on February 8, 1969, in Raleigh, North Carolina, Kowal studied Art Education with a minor in Theater and Speech at East Carolina University. In 1991, she accepted an internship at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, Georgia, beginning a long career as a professional puppeteer. She performed for Jim Henson Productions, spent a year and a half in Iceland working on the children's television show LazyTown, and operated her own company, Other Hand Productions. Kowal began publishing speculative fiction in the mid-2000s, earning the Astounding Award for Best New Writer along with four Hugo Awards, the Nebula Award, the Locus Award, and an RT Reviews Award for Best Fantasy Novel. She served as president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) from 2019 to 2021, co-hosts the award-winning podcast Writing Excuses, and works as a SAG/AFTRA voice actor and audiobook narrator, recording works for authors including Seanan McGuire, Cory Doctorow, and Neal Stephenson. She lives in Denver with her husband Robert, their dog Guppy, and their cat Elsie.
Kowal's writing combines technical research with character-driven narrative structure and social commentary. Her extensive background in theater and puppetry informs her precise dialogue and scenic staging, while her plots frequently examine systemic inequality, grief, competence under crisis, and institutional response to disaster. Whether blending Regency manners with magic in The Glamourist Histories, exploring World War I intelligence work via spirit mediums in Ghost Talkers, or crafting locked-room mysteries aboard space vessels in The Spare Man, her work emphasizes emotional realism and attention to historical accuracy. Her short stories have appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction, Uncanny Magazine, Strange Horizons, and multiple Year's Best anthologies, as well as her collections Word Puppets and Scenting the Dark and Other Stories.
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