{"product_id":"9781250236968","title":"The Relentless Moon : A Lady Astronaut Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Relentless Moon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Mary Robinette Kowal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist 2021 Hugo Award for Best Novel!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist 2021 Hugo Award for Best Series!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2021 Locus Award Finalist!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Robinette Kowal continues her Hugo and Nebula award-winning Lady Astronaut series, following \u003ci\u003eThe Calculating Stars\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Fated Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, with \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRelentless Moon\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Earth is coming to the boiling point as the climate disaster of the Meteor strike becomes more and more clear, but the political situation is already overheated.  Riots and sabotage plague the space program.  The IAC’s goal of getting as many people as possible off Earth before it becomes uninhabitable is being threatened. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElma York is on her way to Mars, but the Moon colony is still being established.  Her friend and fellow Lady Astronaut Nicole Wargin is thrilled to be one of those pioneer settlers, using her considerable flight and political skills to keep the program on track.  But she is less happy that her husband, the Governor of Kansas, is considering a run for President.\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\u003cb\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Calculating Stars\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful, scientifically accurate view of what might have been. Kowal masters both science and historical accuracy in this alternate history adventure.”—Andy Weir, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Martian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003eShort-listed Hugo Award - Nominee (2021), Short-listed Locus Awards - Nominee (2021)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250236968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40739337830606,"sku":"9781250236968","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_077c9c98-be4a-4ff4-b952-5e64f661c56c.jpg?v=1641362008","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250236968","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}