The Calculating Stars: A Lady Astronaut Novel (English Edition)

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 2018Science Fiction/Fantasy Winner 2019 RUSA Reading List for Science FictionAmerican Library Association Locus 2018 Recommended Reading List Buzzfeed17 Science-Fiction Novels By Women That Are Out Of This World Locus Bestseller List Chicago Review of BooksTop 10 Science Fiction Books of 2018 GoodreadsMost Popular Books Published in July 2018 (#66) The Verge12 fantastic science fiction and fantasy novels for July 2018 Unbound WorldsBest SciFi and Fantasy Books of July 2018 Den of GeekBest Science Fiction Books of June 2018 Publishers WeeklyBest SFF Books of 2018 Omnivoracious15 Highly Anticipated SFF Reads for Summer 2018 Past MagazineBest Novels of 2018 BookriotBest Science Fiction Books of 2018 The Library ThingTop 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 Yorks experience as a WASP pilot and mathematician earns her a place in the International Aerospace Coalitions 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 doesnt take long before Elma begins to wonder why they cant go into space, too. Elmas 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.