The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Fated Sky (Lady Astronaut, #2)

by Mary Robinette Kowal

Continuing the grand sweep of alternate history laid out 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 colonising, Mars.

Of course the noted Lady Astronaut Elma York would like to go, but could the International Aerospace Coalition ever stand the thought of putting a woman on such a potentially dangerous mission? Could Elma knowingly take the place of other astronauts who have been overlooked because of their race? And could she really leave behind her husband and the chance to start a family? 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.

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I'm not sure why I put off reading this series for SO long! (I had book 2 since 2018 before I acquired book 1 this year.)

Anyway, for any reader who loves space and astronauts and wishes that women had been more involved, you must pick up this book. As a fan of any WWII history involving women spies, pilots and resistance workers, this book was right up my alley. I devoured it in days and sped right on and THROUGH book 2. (I had to move on to The Spare Man because I didn't have The Relentless Moon and had to wait for it come in from the library.)

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