{"title":"Books by Mary Robinette Kowal","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781781087312","title":"The Calculating Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner 2018 Nebula Award for Best Novel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner 2019 Locus Award for Best Novel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinalist 2019 Campbell Memorial Award\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinalist 2021 Hugo Award for Best Series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNamed one of Esquire's 75 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChicago Review of Books-Top 10 Science Fiction Books of 2018The Verge-12 fantastic science fiction and fantasy novels for July 2018Unbound Worlds-Best SciFi and Fantasy Books of July 2018Den of Geek-Best Science Fiction Books of June 2018Publishers Weekly-Best SFF Books of 2018Omnivoracious-15 Highly Anticipated SFF Reads for Summer 2018Past Magazine-Best Novels of 2018Bookriot-Best Science Fiction Books of 2018The Library Thing-Top Five Books of 2018On 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 requires a much larger share of humanity to take part in the process.Elma York's experience as a WASP pilot and mathematician earns her a place in the International Aerospace Coalition's attempts to put man on the moon, as a calculator. But with so many skilled and experienced women pilots and scientists involved with the program, it doesn't take long before Elma begins to wonder why they can't go into space, too.Elma's drive to become the first Lady Astronaut is so strong that even the most dearly held conventions of society may not stand a chance against her.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204938563762,"sku":"9781781087312","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781781087312.jpg?v=1786025658"},{"product_id":"9781781088814","title":"The Relentless Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinalist 2021 Hugo Award for Best Novel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinalist 2021 Hugo Award for Best Series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 2021 Locus Award Finalist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Robinette Kowal continues her Hugo and Nebula award-winning Lady Astronaut series, following The Calculating Stars and The Fated Sky, with The Relentless MoonThe Earth is coming to the boiling point as the climate disaster of the Meteor strike becomes more and more clear, but the political situation is already overheated. Riots and sabotage plague the space program. The IAC's goal of getting as many people as possible off Earth before it becomes uninhabitable is being threatened.Elma York is on her way to Mars, but the Moon colony is still being established. Her friend and fellow Lady Astronaut Nicole Wargin is thrilled to be one of those pioneer settlers, using her considerable flight and political skills to keep the program on track. 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Armed with banter, martinis and her small service dog, Tesla is determined to solve the crime so that the newlyweds can get back to canoodling and keep the real killer from striking again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205129404594,"sku":"9781786188335","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781786188335_c06d1dde-f7b9-475f-8cd8-3d1276ca2bdc.jpg?v=1786026065"},{"product_id":"9781472102492","title":"Shades of Milk and Honey","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Regency England, Jane Ellsworth of Dorchester is a woman ahead of her time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot only is she highly skilled in the manipulation of glamour - plucking strands from the Ether to create genteel magical illusions - she's also ambitious for her art, and dreams of being recognised as a glamourist of note in her own right, as men are permitted to. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst and foremost, however, a lady of quality must marry well, and alas Jane's ambitions do not extend to her romantic prospects. 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