{"product_id":"9780765398949","title":"The Fated Sky : A Lady Astronaut Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Fated Sky\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Mary Robinette Kowal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Robinette Kowal continues the grand sweep of alternate history begun in \u003ci\u003eThe Calculating Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fated Sky\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Verge\u003c\/i\u003e—Best SFF Books for August 2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eio9 \u003c\/i\u003e —Best SFF Books for August 2018  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnbound Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e  —Best SFF Books for August 2018  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTor.com\u003c\/i\u003e  —Best SFF Books for August 2018  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Online\u003c\/i\u003e  —Best SFF Books for August 2018  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNerdmuch \u003c\/i\u003e —Best SFF Books for August 2018  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOf 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Fated Sky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“An immersive world that will stay with the reader well past the final page.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The \u003ci\u003eLady Astronaut\u003c\/i\u003e series might be set in an alternate past, but they’re cutting-edge SF novels that speak volumes about the present.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Verge\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tantalizing.”–\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An alternative look at the midcentury space race led by an intelligent, well-meaning, but flawed heroine.”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFrom 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. Excellent.”—\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is by no means just for Sci Fi lovers.”—\u003ci\u003eCaroline Bookbinder\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This was a fabulous sequel.”—\u003ci\u003eMarzie Reads\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Calculating Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is what NASA never had, a heroine with attitude.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eThe Calculating Stars, \u003c\/i\u003eMary Robinette Kowal imagines an alternate history of spaceflight that reminds me of everything I loved about \u003ci\u003eHidden Figures\u003c\/i\u003e.”—Cady Coleman, Astronaut\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Readers will thrill to the story of this “lady astronaut” and eagerly anticipate the promised sequels.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Kowal’s book was revelatory for me, because here is a version of history where men eventually, finally, listen to women.”—\u003ci\u003eTor.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fine balance of integrating historical accuracy—including mid-twentieth-century sexism, racism, and technology—with speculative storytelling.”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Readers will be hooked.”—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An engrossing alternate history with a unique point of view, \u003ci\u003eThe Fated Sky\u003c\/i\u003e dramatically demonstrates the technical problems with going to Mars—but the technical problems are the not the only ones. Never backing down from vital issues of race and gender, \u003ci\u003eThe Fated Sky\u003c\/i\u003e confronts the human issues of space travel in a United States made increasingly desperate by a massive meteor strike. Plausible, convincing, and ultimately moving.”—Nancy Kress, author of the Hugo Award-winning \"Yesterday's Kin\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765398949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40706797764814,"sku":"9780765398949","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_398269ad-316d-4d91-a63c-ebef51091cd0.jpg?v=1640578149","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765398949","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}