pickVolume four of the series took a while for me to get into, but we also first had to get our hands on Mars. But then it hit me again and I once again fell for Kowal's writing, her characters and her ability to create an alternative history sci-fi world that talks about all the problems our societies are facing today. How smart must that person be to do that?!
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pickI'm really loving how Kowal's alternate history is playing out in contrast to the For All Mankind series on AppleTV - both are highlighting how we are just exporting our human conflicts into space, but Kowal focuses on race and gender while FAM is concentrating on socioeconomic class tensions between the millionaire tech bro innovators and the laborers. The implications of having babies in space also come up in both!
pickPub Day in the UK is March 27th
Really enjoyed book 4 in the Lady Astronaut series. A base on Mars has been established and the first "Martians" have moved in. Among the usual problems of working in an uninhabitable environment the members of the first Mars mission, to establish the base, are keeping a secret.
Another strong entry in this series. Gender, race, but also culture and religion, as well as body autonomy play just as much a role ⬇️⬇️
pickA Hugo and Nebula Award winning series of historically informed hard sci-fi with progressive themes, diverse characters, and women in STEM front and center? Join me in the Lady Astronaut universe already! In this fourth book, Dr. Elma York must pilot her way through a bumpy first year on Mars, amid possible sabotage, a secretive past expedition, physical changes, and more, as she and her fellow inhabitants find their rhythm on the Red Planet.
The Martian Contingency: A Lady Astronaut Novel | 
