The Fated Sky

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2018

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Tor Books

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The Fated Sky is the sequel to The Calculating Stars, and it revolves around protagonist Elma York’s voyage to Mars. It takes place between 1961 and 1963, a decade after a meteorite destroyed the east coast of the United States. The novel focuses on the effort of the International Aerospace Coalition, which replaced NASA, to send a rocket to Mars, after having established a colony on the moon. The novel focuses on the technological advancement that is increasing as more research is being done on space exploration, such as the development of rockets, communications between the Earth, the moon, and the rocket bound for Mars. The novel also raises the issue of the potentially inaccurate electronic computation machines which may jeopardize the mission, making mathematician and astronaut Elma a vital member of the crew. Her purpose is to calculate and verify all navigation computations to make the journey successful.

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science fiction , alternate history , Mars , astronaut , mathematics , computation

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Kowal, Mary Robinette. The Fated Sky. Tor Books, 2018.