A review by beardybot
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
In this alternate history, a Washington meteor has brought forward the space race and magnified the climate emergency. Elma is a former WASP, current talented computer, and unwitting figurehead as Lady Astronaut, with a mission to get women and people of colour into space.
Elma is wonderfully human, and so are so many of the other characters. The author has done such a good job there that it really feels like they've pulled back the curtain on a history that happened and they were there for.
Elma is wonderfully human, and so are so many of the other characters. The author has done such a good job there that it really feels like they've pulled back the curtain on a history that happened and they were there for.