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The Fated Sky (Lady Astronaut, Bk 2)
The Fated Sky - Lady Astronaut, Bk 2
Author: Mary Robinette Kowal
Continuing the grand sweep of alternate history laid out 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 could the International Aero...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780765398949
ISBN-10: 076539894X
Publication Date: 8/21/2018
Pages: 384
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  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
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4.4 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Tor Books
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 15
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cyndij avatar reviewed The Fated Sky (Lady Astronaut, Bk 2) on + 1032 more book reviews
Liked it. but I would have liked more emphasis on the astronaut's duties and the technical part of the space mission. Most of the book is really about racism, sexism and a smattering of LGBT issues. Elma wants to be inclusive, but she's pretty close to clueless in a lot of ways. I thought the code was inventive but again, clueless - the length of the code they sent would raise suspicions anywhere. I know there's a big character arc in there for one of the other astronauts, but I don't remember The Calculating Stars well enough to appreciate it fully. In fact, I was unsure for a bit if this was the second or third book because events really seem to have moved on from what I remember. But I loved Elma doing orbital calculations on paper, using a sextant to determine their position, there's a lot of emotion in various scenes, basically a good read.

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