Mary Robinette Kowal's science fiction debut, 2019 Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Award for best novel,The Calculating Stars, explores the premise behind her award-winning Lady Astronaut of Mars.
Winner 2018 Nebula Award for Best Novel
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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 threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space, and requirels-