Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lady Astronaut of Mars | 2012 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 2 | The Calculating Stars | 2018 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 3 | The Fated Sky | 2018 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 4 | Articulated Restraint | 2019 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 5 | The Relentless Moon | 2020 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
This is the complete Lady Astronaut reading list, including the main novels and shorter fiction. The series is set in an alternate 1950s-60s where a meteor strike accelerates the space program.
For the best experience, read The Calculating Stars first, followed by The Fated Sky and The Relentless Moon. The original novelette, “The Lady Astronaut of Mars,” was published first but takes place decades later and works best as an epilogue.
The series has won multiple Hugo Awards and the Nebula Award for Best Novel.