β Scribed by Mary Robinette Kowal
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One woman. One mission. One chance to save the world.
It's 1952, and the world as we know it is gone. A meteorite has destroyed Washington DC, triggering extinction-level global warming. To save humanity, the world unites to form the International Aerospace Coalition. Its mission: to colonise first the Moon, then Mars.
Elma York, World War Two pilot and mathematician, dreams of becoming an astronaut--but prejudice has kept her grounded. Now nothing--and no man--will stop her from reaching for the stars.
"In The Calculating Stars , Mary Robinette Kowal imagines an alternate history of spaceflight that reminds me of everything I loved about Hidden Figures." -Cady Coleman, Astronaut
"This is what NASA never had, a heroine with attitude." -The Wall Street Journal
Space colonies -- Fiction
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On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming thr