Science Fiction· United States
The Calculating Stars
by Mary Robinette KowalAggregate Editorial Score69/100
★Hugo Award
Published 2019432 pagesEnglish
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Published in 2019, The Calculating Stars established Mary Robinette Kowal as one of the defining voices in science fiction. A meteorite strike in 1952 threatens Earth's habitability, and mathematician Elma York fights sexism and racism to become one of the first women astronauts. Kowal's Hugo and Nebula Award winner is both a gripping adventure and a passionate tribute to the women of early space history. Themes of space race, sexism, racism run through the work. The book has received recognition from Hugo Award 2019.
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Speculative fiction exploring technology, space, the future, and society.
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