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We Interrupt This Broadcast {short story}

by Mary Robinette Kowal

Series: Lady Astronaut (short story)

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Summer 2019 (Hugo 2019 Catch-Up);

We Interrupt This Broadcast is the prequel short story of Mary Robinette Kowal's The Calculating Stars.

The main character of this small piece is a scientist previously involved in The Manhatten Project and presently dying of tuberculosis. Without any spoilers, this story reveals the circumstances behind the meteorite which slams into the North American seaboard in the first novel. It's surprising and deeply sad, but so well written.

I still feel the lingering need to see how (and whether) this will wrap into the stories later. Rounded to 3 stars only because it is so short. ( )
  wanderlustlover | Dec 27, 2022 |
This story is set in the Lady Astronaut series, shortly before the start of The Calculating Stars. Do not read it before you read the book. Seriously. Do not. Read it after.

Fidel Dobes is a scientist, former member of the Manhattan Project, and a brilliant computer programmer in the days when that meant punchcards and a lot of patience, as well as a lot of math. He's also slowly dying of tuberculosis. Mira is his assistant, working closely with him on his latest project, and paying a bit more attention than he realizes.

Fidel has a lot of guilt about the Manhattan Project, especially the fact that a second bomb was dropped in Japan. He's deeply distressed about the direction the world is going in, post-war, and he thinks he's found a solution, a way to set the world on a healthier track. It's a short, sad, moving story.

Do not read it before you read The Calculating Stars. Read it after.

This story is available free on Mary Robinette Kowal's website, but I believe I got it as part of the 2021 Hugo Voters Packet. I am reviewing it voluntarily. ( )
  LisCarey | Sep 13, 2021 |
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Doubled over with another hacking cough, Fidel Dobes turned away from his 1402 punchcard reader.
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