Mary Robinette Kowal writes science fiction and fantasy that combines alternate history, professional competence and characters navigating institutions under pressure. The Calculating Stars begins the Lady Astronaut series after a meteorite disaster accelerates the space race, following mathematician and pilot Elma York as she pushes against sexism to join the astronaut programme. The Spare Man moves to a luxury space liner through a murder mystery featuring a wealthy engineer and her retired detective husband, while Shades of Milk and Honey begins a Regency fantasy sequence where glamour is treated as a socially accepted art. Kowal’s writing is accessible, precise and character-led. Her work suits alternate-history SF, space-race fiction, science-fiction mystery and Regency fantasy. Read more Less
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