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The Relentless Moon

Lady Astronaut, Book 3

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The Relentless Moon

By: Mary Robinette Kowal
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Mary Robinette Kowal continues her Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Lady Astronaut series, following The Calculating Stars and The Fated Sky, with The Relentless Moon.

The Earth is coming to the boiling point as the climate disaster of the meteor strike becomes more and more clear, but the political situation is already overheated. Riots and sabotage plague the space program. The IAC's goal of getting as many people as possible off Earth before it becomes uninhabitable is being threatened.

Elma York is on her way to Mars, but the Moon colony is still being established. Her friend and fellow Lady Astronaut Nicole Wargin is thrilled to be one of those pioneer settlers, using her considerable flight and political skills to keep the program on track. But she is less happy that her husband, the governor of Kansas, is considering a run for president.

©2020 Mary Robinette Kowal (P)2020 Audible, Inc. Alternate History Genre Fiction Political Science Fiction Women's Fiction
Thrilling Mystery • Engaging Characters • Excellent Worldbuilding • Compelling Alternate History • Excellent Accent Work
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I loved the first two books in this series, but this ending is absolutely stellar.

It fills in some of the gaps that we missed, spending time with the Lunar Colony while our intrepid Lady Astronaut is on her way to Mars. At first I was a little thrown off by having a different PoV character, but wow, what a character she was! I quickly fell in with her voice and absolutely loved seeing things from her perspective.

This is a book that manages to make an alternate reality very real and very puissant with what's going on with the real world. I think that's part of its magic. Even though it imagines the past differently, it's not so different that we have to suspend our disbelief more than we would any work of contemporary fiction. It's not so fantastical that we have to make a great leap. It feels very real, and that's down to good writing and great research.

I could sing this book's praises forever. And, wow, am I sad to let it go.

A Spectacular End to the Series

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Both the narrative performance and story are excellent. Mary Robinette Kowal is a master performer and every character voice is nuanced and distinctive. The novel itself is an emotional rollercoaster in the best way.

Truly excellent

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Mary Robinette Kowal writes in away that makes the reader feel like they aren't just experiencing the story through the eyes of the main character, but instead it's like you are inhabiting the character's whole body and mind. Your own personal space vehicle, if you will, into the vastness of the story.

Fantasic Read!

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I love this series! I can listen to it over and over. I can’t get enough.

I love this series!

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This is a great series very well performed by the author. It's an alternative history version of the exploration of space that was caused by the arrival of a meteor that will eventually kill all humans on earth. Very enjoyable characters among them Elma York and Nicole Wargin. This book "The Restless Moon" set in the early 1960's details the problems of going to space at a time when many on earth think they should concentrate efforts on earth alone. Nicole Wargin uses her experience as a spy during World War 2 to stop "Earth First" efforts to turn away from space. There's great tragedy and deceit. I hope very much the story continues in a 4th novel.

Great continuation of the Lady Astronaut series

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While the previous books could be read thinking historically and with the thought we were comfortably past certain prejudices and *isms, reading this with the current events and social unrest, prejudices and *isms was no longer comfortable as these things were obviously not in our past.

past and present

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As a former Naval Aviator and Aerospace engineer I appreciate the correct technical aspects. However, they do not hold a candle to her ability to make you feel like you know her characters. I can count on one hand the number of authors that can not only make me laugh, but can also make me cry.

Thank You for another awesome book!

She has a way with characters

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I LOVE this book and the entire series! But if I had to do it again, I wouldn’t listen to this particular book. There are codes within the text/letters that are impossible to follow unless you sit and listen and write down content. Other than that, great series.

Great book, not good for audio

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This book happens in parallel to the Fated Sky. It leaves THE Lady Astronaut and is told by her friend Nicole, the pilot/political wife from the Calculating Stars.
This time we get our beloved hard sci-fi in combination with a thriller, and the suspense is very real. In the last part I was looking for things to do that can be combined with listening.
Despite some superficial similarities in the beginning, Nicole is a different person than Elma, interesting in her own right.
Teaser : the epilog is the real sci-fi ;)
Go read and don't skip the acknowledgements & history :)

Different yet still great :)

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Loved this story. Fits well with series. Author has amazing talent. I experienced every emotion there is.

Amazing story to series

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