![]() ![]() A second book in a series is never quite as breathtaking as the first, in my humble opinion, because there’s already a familiarity with the world presented in the book. The Fated Sky is the follow-up to The Calculating Stars, which I love, love, love, love, love. Don’t ask me why! But in any case, I’ve just completed a re-read via audiobook, and loved it all over again… so I think it’s about time to share my thoughts. I read The Fated Sky a year ago, but apparently didn’t write a review at the time. It might be okay for a backup, but there will have to be a human computer on board. The new electronic computation machines are not reliable and not easily programmed. The problem with that is the need for midjourney navigation calculations. The International Aerospace Coalition has grave reservations about sending their “Lady Astronauts” on such a dangerous mission. ![]() ![]() The first exploratory mission is being planned, and none of the women astronauts is on the crew list. Elma York, the noted Lady Astronaut, is working on rotation, flying shuttles on the moon and returning regularly to Earth.īut humanity must get a foothold on Mars. It is 1961, and the International Aerospace Coalition has established a colony on the moon. The Fated Sky continued the grand sweep of alternate history begun in The Calculating Stars. ![]()
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