Mary Robinette Kowal books

Mary Robinette Kowal is a four-time Hugo Award-winning author of the Lady Astronaut series and the Glamourist Histories, as well as a professional puppeteer.

Glamourist Histories Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Shades of Milk and Honey 2010 Buy
Glamour in Glass 2012 Buy
Without a Summer 2013 Buy
Valour and Vanity 2014 Buy
Of Noble Family 2015 Buy

Lady Astronaut Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Lady Astronaut of Mars 2012 Buy
The Calculating Stars 2018 Buy
The Fated Sky 2018 Buy
Articulated Restraint 2019 Buy
The Relentless Moon 2020 Buy

METAtropolis Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Prime Codex 2007 Buy
Evil Robot Monkey 2008 Buy
Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition 2008 Buy
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 22 2008 Buy
Clockwork Phoenix 2 2009 Buy
Realms 2 2009 Buy
The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009 2009 Buy
2020 Visions 2010 Buy
Apex Magazine #10, March 2010 2010 Buy
Asimov’s Science Fiction, September 2010 2010 Buy
The Best of Talebones 2010 Buy
The Book of Apex: Volume 2 of Apex Magazine 2010 Buy
The Hugo Award Showcase: 2010 Volume 2010 Buy
Apex Magazine #20, January 2011 2011 Buy
Apex Magazine - October 2012 2012 Buy
Robots: The Recent A.I. 2012 Buy
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk 2012 Buy
The Year’s Top Short SF Novels 2 2012 Buy
The Book of Apex: Volume 4 2013 Buy
The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination 2013 Buy
Athena’s Daughters, Vol. 1 2014 Buy
Coming Soon Enough Six Tales of Technology’s Future 2014 Buy
Shadows Beneath 2014 Buy
The Many Tortures of Anthony Cardno 2014 Buy
Time Travel: Recent Trips 2014 Buy
You’re Not Alone 2014 Buy
Forever Magazine Issue 13 2016 Buy
Unbound 2016 Buy
Whitehall - Season One Volume One 2016 Buy
Whitehall - Season One Volume Two 2016 N/A
Women in Practical Armor 2016 Buy
Futurescapes 2017 Buy
Shimmer 2017: The Collected Stories 2017 Buy
Shimmer Magazine 35 2017 Buy
The Long List Anthology Volume 3: More Stories From the Hugo Award Nomination List 2017 Buy
Robots vs. Fairies 2018 Buy
The Best of Uncanny 2018 Buy
The Long List Anthology Volume 4: More Stories From the Hugo Award Nomination List 2018 Buy
Worlds Seen in Passing: Ten Years of Tor.com Short Fiction 2018 Buy
Escape Pod 2020 Buy
Shimmer: The Best Of 2020 Buy
The Long List Anthology, Volume 6 2020 Buy
Relics, Wrecks and Ruins 2021 Buy
The Long List Anthology Volume 8: More Stories From the Hugo Award Nomination List 2022 Buy
Life Beyond Us 2023 Buy

Mary Robinette Kowal is an American author, professional puppeteer, and voice actor. She has won four Hugo Awards and served as president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America from 2019 to 2021.

Her novel The Calculating Stars won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards, making it one of only eighteen novels to win all three. The Lady Astronaut series imagines an alternate 1950s where a meteor strike creates an extinction-level threat, accelerating humanity’s push into space. The books explore the space race through the eyes of Dr. Elma York, a mathematician and pilot fighting for the right to become an astronaut.

Kowal also writes the Glamourist Histories, Regency fantasies that combine Jane Austen’s social world with a magic system based on manipulating light and sound. She works as a puppeteer (including for LazyTown on CBS) and as an audiobook narrator.

Frequently Asked Questions

What awards has Mary Robinette Kowal won?

Mary Robinette Kowal has won four Hugo Awards, including Best Novel for The Calculating Stars (2019). She also won the Nebula Award, the Locus Award, and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer (2008).

What is the Lady Astronaut series about?

The Lady Astronaut series is alternate history science fiction set in the 1950s, where a meteor strike accelerates the space program. Dr. Elma York fights to become the first female astronaut despite the sexism of the era.

What is the Glamourist Histories series?

The Glamourist Histories is a Regency-era fantasy series where magic called glamour exists alongside the social world of Jane Austen. The series follows Jane and Vincent, artists who weave illusions.

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