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The Fated Sky

Lady Astronaut, Book 2

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The Fated Sky

By: Mary Robinette Kowal
Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
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Mary Robinette Kowal continues the grand sweep of alternate history begun 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 colonizing, Mars.

Of 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.

©2018 Mary Robinette Kowal (P)2018 Audible, Inc. Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Space Exploration Fiction Interstellar Solar System Mars

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excellent, only found out about these books 5 days ago!
please hurry with the next installment

#smartereveryday

excellent, loved every second

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Read this series, over.



It's bloody great from start to finish my only concern is that these last two books set a high bar for the third.

Just swell

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a gripping story with many faceted characters that face social and cultural difficulties besides the herculean task of going to Mars

simply sublime

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It's rare to find the narrator of a story doing such a marvelous job as this one.

Brilliant narration which adds so much to this fascinating two part story.

Excellent story - beautifully narrated

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I love this book for everything it offers. very few book have captured my imagination like this and the previous to it.
I emagend ever person, every wisp of air and every detail down to the shapes of the ships. incredibly well written and performed. I only wish I could see the stars, moon and mars in real life. The blissful parts and the horrifying.
Thank you so much Mary for making me feel a childlike wonderment!

Most astonishing book I've ever read!

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