The Fated Sky -- Mary Robinette Kowal, Paperback

Mary Robinette Kowal continues the grand sweep of alternate history begun 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.

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Of course the noted Lady Astronaut Elma York would like to go, but there's a lot riding on whoever the International Aerospace Coalition decides to send on this historic--but potentially very dangerous--mission? Could Elma really leave behind her husband and the chance to start a family to spend several years traveling to Mars? And with the Civil Rights movement taking hold all over Earth, will the astronaut pool ever be allowed to catch up, and will these brave men and women of all races be treated equitably when they get there? This gripping look at the real conflicts behind a fantastical space race will put a new spin on our visions of what might have been.

Author: Mary Robinette Kowal
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: 08/21/2018
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.30w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780765398949

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2018
Library Journal 07/01/2018 pg. 59
Publishers Weekly 07/02/2018
Booklist 08/01/2018 pg. 50

About the Author
Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of the historical fantasy novels Ghost Talkers and the five books in The Glamourist Histories series. She is also a multiple Hugo Award winner. Her short fiction has appeared in Uncanny, Tor.com, and Asimov's. Mary, a professional puppeteer, lives in Chicago with her husband Robert and over a dozen manual typewriters.