SFF

The Fated Sky

by Mary Robinette Kowal
Tor. (Lady Astronaut, Bk. 2). Aug. 2018. 384p. ISBN 9780765398949. $15.99; ebk. ISBN 9780765398932. SF
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After successfully establishing base colonies on the moon, the International Space Coalition looks to the next step: traveling to Mars. Lady Astronaut Elma York definitely wants in on that trip, but this voyage will be both historic and especially dangerous. It's 1961, and the burgeoning civil rights movement may finally see individuals of all races on equal footing across the globe. But in the meantime, Elma must face the ups and downs of being a woman in a male-dominated field as she struggles to make her mark. As a nearly three-year trip to the next planet in our solar system looms, will Elma be able to leave her husband and chance at a family behind?
VERDICT This gripping follow-up to The Calculating Stars is a near-perfect combination of real-world issues set in an alternate universe. Highlighting the racial tensions of the early 1960s with a frantic race for space colonization, Kowal's deft writing is sf at its best.
Reviewed by Kristi Chadwick, Massachusetts Lib. Syst., Northampton , Jul 01, 2018
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