Book description
Mary Robinette Kowal's science fiction debut, 2019 Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Award for best novel, The Calculating Stars, explores the premise behind her award-winning Lady Astronaut of Mars. Winner 2018 Nebula Award for Best NovelWinner 2019 Locus Award for Best NovelWinner 2019 Hugo Award for Best NovelFinalist 2019 Campbell Memorial AwardFinalist 2021 Hugo Award for Best SeriesLocus Trade Paperback Bestseller List Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2018--Science Fiction/FantasyWinner 2019 RUSA Reading List for Science Fiction--American Library AssociationLocus 2018 Recommended Reading ListBuzzfeed--17 Science-Fiction Novels By Women That Are Out Of This World Locus Bestseller ListChicago Review of Books--Top 10 Science Fiction Books of 2018Goodreads--Most Popular Books Published in July 2018 (#66)The Verge--12 fantastic science fiction and fantasy novels for July 2018 Unbound Worlds--Best SciFi and Fantasy Books of July 2018Den of Geek--Best Science Fiction Books of June 2018Publishers Weekly--Best SFF Books of 2018Omnivoracious--15 Highly Anticipated SFF Reads for Summer 2018Past Magazine--Best Novels of 2018Bookriot--Best Science Fiction Books of 2018The Library Thing--Top Five Books of 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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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience