Lady Astronaut Universe Series

4 primary works • 14 total works
Mary Robinette Kowal's Hugo and Nebula Award-winning alternate history series expands on the premise behind her award-winning novelette, The Lady Astronaut of Mars.

On a cold spring night in 1952, a meteorite falls to earth and destroys much of the eastern seaboard of the United States, including Washington D.C. The Meteor, as it is popularly known,…

Book 0.5

We Interrupt This Broadcast
3.62
· 582 Ratings · 89 Reviews · published 2013 · 1 edition
This originally appeared in 2013 in The Mad Scient…
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Book 1

The Calculating Stars
3.95
· 37404 Ratings · 5451 Reviews · published 2018 · 3 editions
On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite f…
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Book 1.5

Articulated Restraint
3.85
· 1293 Ratings · 137 Reviews · published 2019 · 1 edition
Being a Lady Astronaut means being twice as dedica…
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Book 2

The Fated Sky
4.27
· 15362 Ratings · 1766 Reviews · published 2018 · 11 editions
The Fated Sky continued the grand sweep of alterna…
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Book 3

The Relentless Moon
4.35
· 9625 Ratings · 1310 Reviews · published 2020 · 20 editions
Mary Robinette Kowal continues her award-winning L…
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Book 4

The Martian Contingency
4.11
· 2438 Ratings · 357 Reviews · published 2025 · 6 editions
Years after a meteorite strike obliterated Washing…
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Book 4.1

The Phobos Experience
3.77
· 132 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 2018 · 1 edition
This story was originally published in Magazine of…
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Book 4.3

Amara's Giraffe
3.41
· 174 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 2018 · 1 edition
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Book 4.4

Rocket's Red
3.85
· 205 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 2015 · 1 edition
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Book 4.5

The Lady Astronaut of Mars
4.19
· 6662 Ratings · 797 Reviews · published 2012 · 2 editions
Thirty years ago, Elma York led the expedition tha…
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Book 4.6

In the Moon's House
3.97
· 301 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 2024 · 1 edition
A new Lady Astronaut story! Dawn struggles to fit …
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Book 0.5; 4.4 & 4.5

Word Puppets
4.13
· 686 Ratings · 151 Reviews · published 2015 · 7 editions
A new short story collection from Hugo Award-winni…
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Book 4.1 - The Phobos Experience

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July/August 2018
3.71
· 118 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 2018 · 3 editions
NOVELLAS
"Freezing Rain, a Chance of Falling" by L.…
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Book 0.5; 4.1; 4.3; 4.4; 4.5

Lady Astronaute
3.64
· 81 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2020 · 2 editions
Elma York est une célébrité sur la planète rouge, …
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