Howdy, Lisa (@TenaciousReader)
Today, I’m excited to share another #FearlessWomen title. It’s an excerpt from The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal, which releases today. I’ve read started reading this one and am really enjoying it so far!
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(from Tor Books)
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About the Book
Also by this author: Ghost Talkers, Shades of Milk and Honey
Published by Tor Books on July 3, 2018
Pages: 384
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 threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space, and requires a much larger share of humanity to take part in the process.
Elma York’s experience as a WASP pilot and mathematician earns her a place in the International Aerospace Coalition’s attempts to put man on the moon, as a calculator. But with so many skilled and experienced women pilots and scientists involved with the program, it doesn’t take long before Elma begins to wonder why they can’t go into space, too.
Elma’s drive to become the first Lady Astronaut is so strong that even the most dearly held conventions of society may not stand a chance against her.
Exclusive Excerpt:
I worked on Nathaniel’s calculations in the evenings. It helped to have the solace of numbers to retreat to after helping with the refugees during the day. Today I had served soup to a group of Girl Scouts and their scout masters. They had been on a camping trip when the Meteor hit, and by sheer luck had been spelunking in the Crystal Caves. They’d felt the earthquake and thought it was disaster enough. Then they’d come up and everything was just gone.
So, numbers. Numbers were a solace. There was logic and order in the calculations. I could take disparate events and wring sense from them.
About the Mary Robinette Kowal
Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of the historical fantasy novels Ghost Talkers and the five books in The Glamourist Histories series. She is also a multiple Hugo Award winner. Her short fiction has appeared in Uncanny, Tor.com, and Asimov’s. Mary, a professional puppeteer, lives in Chicago with her husband Robert and over a dozen manual typewriters.
Check out more #FearlessWomen content, reviews and excerpts at these blogs:
- This is a Metaphor
- Dark Faerie Tales
- Cherry Blossoms & Maple Syrup
- SciFiChick
- Books, Bones, & Buffy
- The Bibliosanctum
- Itching for Books
- Across the Words
- Fantasy Literature
All the promo I’ve seen for this one is giving me Hidden Figures vibes, and that is NOT a bad thing. 😀
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Maybe I should try this one
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The more I see of this one – the more I like the look of it…
Very excited for this one just ordered my copy!
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Like Danya, I keep thinking about Hidden Figures when seeing reviews of this book, which makes me certain I will love it just as much as I loved that movie – and this is Kowal, so… enough said 🙂
Thanks for sharing!
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