“ The Calculating Stars is a wonderful, scientifically accurate view of what might have been. “This was a fabulous sequel.”- Marzie Reads “This is by no means just for Sci Fi lovers.”- Caroline Bookbinder “From dangers on Earth from wild protestors, to the dangers of a three-year trip to Mars, the tale is an exciting, yet well-researched tale. “An alternative look at the midcentury space race led by an intelligent, well-meaning, but flawed heroine.”- Booklist “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 Verge Plausible, convincing, and ultimately moving.“An immersive world that will stay with the reader well past the final page.”- Publishers Weekly, starred review Never backing down from vital issues of race and gender, The Fated Sky confronts the human issues of space travel in a United States made increasingly desperate by a massive meteor strike. “An engrossing alternate history with a unique point of view, The Fated Sky dramatically demonstrates the technical problems with going to Mars-but the technical problems are the not the only ones. “Readers will be hooked.”- Library Journal
“A fine balance of integrating historical accuracy-including mid-twentieth-century sexism, racism, and technology-with speculative storytelling.”- Booklist “Kowal’s book was revelatory for me, because here is a version of history where men eventually, finally, listen to women.”- Tor.com “Readers will thrill to the story of this “lady astronaut” and eagerly anticipate the promised sequels.”- Publishers Weekly (starred review) “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 “This is what NASA never had, a heroine with attitude.”- The Wall Street Journal Kowal masters both science and historical accuracy in this alternate history adventure.”-Andy Weir, author of The Martian
“An immersive world that will stay with the reader well past the final page.”- Publishers Weekly, starred review The Relentless Moon: A Lady Astronaut Novel
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