Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of the historical fantasy novels Ghost Talkers and the five books in The Glamourist Histories series. She is also a multiple Hugo Award winner. Her short fiction has appeared in Uncanny, Tor.com, and Asimov’s. Mary, a professional puppeteer, lives in Chicago with her husband Robert and over a dozen manual typewriters.
Mary Robinette Kowal's science fiction debut, The Calculating Stars, explores the premise behind her award-winning "Lady Astronaut of Mars."
Den of Geek―Best Science Fiction Books of June 2018
Omnivoracious―15 Highly Anticipated SFF Reads for Summer 2018
On 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.
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小說的預設還是挺吸引人的:隕石撞地球引發的連鎖反應將導緻地球幾十年後無法生存;時間又設定在二戰結後不久的五十年代初,前計算機時代如何加速發展太空科技? 小說中也確實有幾段比較精彩的技術描寫。但這幾段就象是老王(王晉康)拿幾篇短篇拼湊長篇那樣,未承前也不啓後,...
評分小說的預設還是挺吸引人的:隕石撞地球引發的連鎖反應將導緻地球幾十年後無法生存;時間又設定在二戰結後不久的五十年代初,前計算機時代如何加速發展太空科技? 小說中也確實有幾段比較精彩的技術描寫。但這幾段就象是老王(王晉康)拿幾篇短篇拼湊長篇那樣,未承前也不啓後,...
評分小說的預設還是挺吸引人的:隕石撞地球引發的連鎖反應將導緻地球幾十年後無法生存;時間又設定在二戰結後不久的五十年代初,前計算機時代如何加速發展太空科技? 小說中也確實有幾段比較精彩的技術描寫。但這幾段就象是老王(王晉康)拿幾篇短篇拼湊長篇那樣,未承前也不啓後,...
評分小說的預設還是挺吸引人的:隕石撞地球引發的連鎖反應將導緻地球幾十年後無法生存;時間又設定在二戰結後不久的五十年代初,前計算機時代如何加速發展太空科技? 小說中也確實有幾段比較精彩的技術描寫。但這幾段就象是老王(王晉康)拿幾篇短篇拼湊長篇那樣,未承前也不啓後,...
評分小說的預設還是挺吸引人的:隕石撞地球引發的連鎖反應將導緻地球幾十年後無法生存;時間又設定在二戰結後不久的五十年代初,前計算機時代如何加速發展太空科技? 小說中也確實有幾段比較精彩的技術描寫。但這幾段就象是老王(王晉康)拿幾篇短篇拼湊長篇那樣,未承前也不啓後,...
圖書標籤: 科幻 女性 星雲奬 2019星雲奬 外國 原版 sci-fi 雨果奬
故事太過樸實瞭,照本宣科地把美國登月時期的曆史扒下來,加一點瑪麗蘇風格的個人體驗,讀起來像是Hidden Figures和網飛紀錄片Mercury 13的結閤體,然而關於女性在性彆歧視下的掙紮又不如前兩者刻畫得深刻。作者親自閱讀的有聲書又過於風情並茂瞭,動不動委屈萬分,哽咽難言,甚至聲淚俱下的腔調幾乎令人發指.. 幾次想棄書.. 業餘十八流演員的颱詞功力又讓本書的瑪麗蘇色彩加深瞭幾層。一個傢境良好,的白人猶太女性,纔智超群,但又性情柔弱,時不時散發著人性光輝,時不時和她的完美丈夫前戲一下.. 這本書獲奬真是個謎。
評分床戲過多 過於囉嗦 果然很女性視角 科學的小黃文 如果有故事情節就更好瞭
評分我覺得這本書很適閤影視化誒,可以直接代入《超時空接觸》裏Jodie Foster的形象。而且書裏也有炸彈情節但是沒得逞。期待後續……
評分Astronomy評選2018年度最佳科幻小說榜上排名第一。已閱第一章,已然被故事所吸引。
評分故事太過樸實瞭,照本宣科地把美國登月時期的曆史扒下來,加一點瑪麗蘇風格的個人體驗,讀起來像是Hidden Figures和網飛紀錄片Mercury 13的結閤體,然而關於女性在性彆歧視下的掙紮又不如前兩者刻畫得深刻。作者親自閱讀的有聲書又過於風情並茂瞭,動不動委屈萬分,哽咽難言,甚至聲淚俱下的腔調幾乎令人發指.. 幾次想棄書.. 業餘十八流演員的颱詞功力又讓本書的瑪麗蘇色彩加深瞭幾層。一個傢境良好,的白人猶太女性,纔智超群,但又性情柔弱,時不時散發著人性光輝,時不時和她的完美丈夫前戲一下.. 這本書獲奬真是個謎。
The Calculating Stars 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載