This smaller cast really throws light on the racial and gender relations at that time. In book 1 there was a large cast of characters, but in book 2 it is narrowed down to about 7 or 8 as it is almost totally set on one of the ships headed to Mars. Because of the population decimation, the space program is international and it adds a different perspective than typical stories dealing with civil rights in the U.S. While the space program is the backdrop, there is a lot of commentary on civil rights and women's rights. In book 2, they are attempting the first trip to Mars. The moon is just the first step Mars is the target. Because of the rapid climate change (which people want to deny) caused by the meteor, a new planet to live on it needed. They land on the moon a decade before we actually did. In the first book, a meteor hits earth and it accelerates the space race. The Lady Astronaut series is an alternate history story set in the late 1950s, early 1960s. I don't know if there are more books planned in this series. I know I still have the novella to read, but then that's it. If possible I loved The Fated Sky even more and it blew all my expectations out of the water. I really loved The Calculating Stars and I was really hoped that The Fated Sky would live up to my expectations. Ebook, audio (10hrs 14mins), print (384 pages)
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