The Calculating Stars
Mary Robinette Kowal • Tor Books • ISBN-13 978‑1466861244
The Calculating Stars
Mary Robinette Kowal • Tor Books
ISBN-10: 146686124X · ISBN-13: 978‑1466861244 · 2018 · 1st Edition
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The Calculating Stars is an alternate history novel that explores the space race in the 1950s, where a catastrophic meteorite impact accelerates humanity's efforts to colonize space. The story follows Elma York, a female pilot and mathematician, as she fights for her place in the astronaut program against a backdrop of gender and racial discrimination.
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