The Martian Contingency
A Lady Astronaut Novel
Published on 18. March 2025
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-1-250-23704-0 (ISBN)
Description
"Years after a meteorite strike obliterated Washington, D.C. triggering an extinction-level global warming event Earth s survivors have started an international effort to establish homes on space stations and the Moon. The next stop--Mars. Elma York, the Lady Astronaut, lands on the Red Planet, optimistic about preparing for the first true wave of inhabitants. The mission objective is more than just building the infrastructure of a habitat--they are trying to preserve the many cultures and nuances of life on Earth without importing the hate. But from the moment she arrives, something is off..."--
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
442 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-250-23704-0 (9781250237040)
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03/2025
Tor Books
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Person
Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award winning alternate history novel The Calculating Stars, the first book in the Lady Astronaut series. She is also the author of The Glamourist Histories series and Ghost Talkers and has received the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, four Hugo awards, the Nebula and Locus awards. Her stories appear in Asimov's, Uncanny, and several Year's Best anthologies. Mary Robinette has also worked as a professional puppeteer, is a member of the award-winning podcast Writing Excuses, and performs as a voice actor (SAG/AFTRA) recording fiction for authors including Seanan McGuire, Cory Doctorow, and Neal Stephenson. She lives in Nashville with her husband Rob and over a dozen manual typewriters.