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The Calculating Stars
Mary Robinette Kowal

Published 2018 by Tor Books · 432 pages
Hugo Winner 2019Nebula Winner 2019
Science FictionSynopsis
In an alternate 1950s, a meteorite strike threatens to render Earth uninhabitable within decades. Mathematician and pilot Elma York fights to join the space program that could save humanity, battling both the existential threat and the era's entrenched sexism and racism that threaten to keep the best candidates on the ground.
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Series
Lady Astronaut #1
Author Nationality
US
ISBN
9780765378385