The Fated Sky

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cetaps.researcherMateus, Rui
dc.contributor.authorKowal, Mary Robinette
dc.date.accessioned2/29/24 11:29
dc.date.available2/29/24 11:29
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.description.authorMary Robinette Kowal was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1969. She was president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America between 2019 and 2021 and has published extensively in magazines such as Uncanny, Asimov’s, and Strange Horizons. Her in the genre of science fiction has received multiple accolades, including the Hugo and Nebula Awards. Kowal is best known for her Lady Astronaut novels, of which The Fated Sky is the second volume, her Glamourist Histories series (2010-2015), and The Spare Man (2022).
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dc.genrescience fiction
dc.genrealternate history
dc.identifier.citationKowal, Mary Robinette. The Fated Sky. Tor Books, 2018.
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-7653-9894-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://cetapsrepository.letras.up.pt/id/cetaps/114136
dc.publisherTor Books
dc.publisher.cityNew York
dc.rightsmetadata only access
dc.subjectscience fiction
dc.subjectalternate history
dc.subjectMars
dc.subjectastronaut
dc.subjectmathematics
dc.subjectcomputation
dc.titleThe Fated Sky
dc.typebook
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person.familyNameKowal
person.givenNameMary Robinette
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