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Mary Robinette Kowal

Author of The Calculating Stars

82+ Works 9,417 Members 686 Reviews 19 Favorited

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Series

Works by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Calculating Stars (2018) — Narrator, some editions — 2,035 copies
Shades of Milk and Honey (2010) 1,632 copies
The Fated Sky (2018) — Narrator, some editions — 875 copies
Glamour in Glass (2012) 652 copies
The Relentless Moon (2020) — Narrator, some editions — 571 copies
Ghost Talkers (2016) 532 copies
The Spare Man (2022) — Narrator, some editions — 439 copies
Without a Summer (2013) 427 copies
Valour and Vanity (2014) 363 copies
Of Noble Family (2015) 270 copies
Forest of Memory (2016) 218 copies
First Flight (2009) 171 copies
Word Puppets (2015) 160 copies
The Original (2020) 99 copies
For Want of a Nail (2011) 82 copies
The Martian Contingency (2024) 32 copies
Molly on the Moon (2022) 21 copies
Kiss Me Twice 18 copies
Rockets Red {short story} (2018) 11 copies
Water to Wine (2014) 9 copies
A Fire in the Heavens (2017) 7 copies
Amaras Giraffe (2018) 7 copies
Embarkations (Whitehall Season 1, Episode 1) (2016) — Contributor — 6 copies
Lady Astronaut (2020) 5 copies
Chrysalis 3 copies
Embodied 3 copies
Skilled Artifice (2016) 3 copies
Horizontal Rain 2 copies
Digging In 2 copies
The Wind Comes 2 copies
Fiction Sampler 2 copies
Body Language 2 copies
Ina's Spark 1 copy
Osudové nebe (2022) 1 copy
Rampion 1 copy
Sur la Lune (2022) 1 copy

Associated Works

Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas (2012) — Introduction, some editions — 4,859 copies
Seveneves (2015) — Narrator, some editions — 4,797 copies
The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (2009) — Contributor — 772 copies
Indexing (2014) — Narrator, some editions — 633 copies
Amberlough (2017) — Narrator, some editions — 515 copies
The Incrementalists (2013) — Narrator, some editions — 393 copies
Indexing: Reflections (2016) — Narrator, some editions — 311 copies
Robots vs Fairies (2018) — Contributor — 228 copies
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk (2012) — Contributor — 225 copies
Year's Best SF 15 (2010) — Contributor — 198 copies
Epic: Legends of Fantasy (2012) — Contributor — 186 copies
Twenty-First Century Science Fiction (2013) — Contributor — 180 copies
Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology (2014) — Contributor — 146 copies
The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction: Volume 2 (2008) — Contributor — 142 copies
The Doll Collection (2015) — Contributor — 129 copies
Worlds Seen in Passing: Ten Years of Tor.com Short Fiction (2018) — Contributor — 124 copies
Unbound (2015) — Contributor — 102 copies
Dark Faith (2010) — Contributor — 73 copies
Time Travel: Recent Trips (2014) — Contributor — 71 copies
Clockwork Phoenix 2: More Tales of Beauty and Strangeness (2009) — Contributor — 70 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009 Edition (2010) — Contributor — 68 copies
Escape Pod: The Science Fiction Anthology (2020) — Contributor — 68 copies
The Apes of Wrath (2013) — Contributor — 66 copies
Rip-Off! (2012) — Contributor — 65 copies
Mash Up (2012) — Contributor — 61 copies
METAtropolis: Cascadia (2010) — Contributor — 57 copies
The Best of Uncanny (2019) — Contributor — 54 copies
Twenty Epics (2006) — Contributor — 51 copies
Short Trips: Destination Prague (2007) — Contributor — 49 copies
Courts of the Fey (2011) — Contributor — 43 copies
The Stories: Five Years of Original Fiction on tor.com (2013) — Contributor — 38 copies
Robots: The Recent A.I. (2012) — Contributor — 33 copies
The Mammoth Book of Warriors and Wizardry (2014) — Cover artist — 32 copies
Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition (2008) — Contributor — 32 copies
Entanglements : tomorrow's lovers, families, and friends (2020) — Contributor — 30 copies
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction (2011) — Contributor — 30 copies
The Book of Apex: Volume 4 of Apex Magazine (2013) — Contributor — 29 copies
Prime Codex (2007) — Contributor — 27 copies
Athena's Daughters (2014) — Contributor — 25 copies
Women In Practical Armor (2016) — Contributor — 22 copies
Uncanny Magazine Issue 23: July/August 2018 (2018) — Contributor — 22 copies
METAtropolis: Green Space (2013) — Contributor — 21 copies
Whitehall: Season One (2016) — Contributor — 20 copies
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2019 Edition (2019) — Contributor — 18 copies
Voices from the Past (2011) — Contributor — 18 copies
Uncanny Magazine Issue 5: July/August 2015 (2015) — Contributor — 17 copies
Descended From Darkness: Apex Magazine Vol. I (2009) — Contributor — 17 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 33, No. 8 [August 2009] (2009) — Contributor — 17 copies
Tor.com Short Fiction: Jan/Feb 2019 (2019) — Contributor — 16 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 35, No. 6 [June 2011] (2011) — Contributor — 14 copies
Fireside Magazine Issue 52, February 2018 — Contributor — 13 copies
Gratia Placenti: For the Sake of Pleasing (2007) — Contributor — 12 copies
Descended From Darkness: Apex Magazine Vol. II (2010) — Contributor — 11 copies
Uncanny Magazine Issue 17: July/August 2017 (2017) — Contributor — 10 copies
Diamonds In The Sky (2009) — Contributor — 10 copies
Apexology: Horror (2010) — Contributor — 8 copies
The Best of Talebones (2010) — Contributor — 8 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 62 • July 2015 (2015) — Contributor — 8 copies
A la deriva en el mar de las lluvias y otros relatos (2015) — Contributor — 8 copies
Relics, Wrecks and Ruins (2021) — Contributor — 7 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 78 • November 2016 (2016) — Contributor — 7 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 39, No. 7 [July 2015] (2015) — Contributor — 7 copies
Nebula Awards Showcase 54 (2020) — Contributor — 7 copies
Coming Soon Enough: Six Tales of Technology's Future (2014) — Contributor — 6 copies
Clarkesworld: Issue 021 (June 2008) (2008) — Contributor — 5 copies
Apex Magazine 20 (January 2011) (2011) — Contributor — 5 copies
Innsmouth Free Press 2 (2009) — Contributor — 5 copies
Apex Magazine 52 (September 2013) (2013) — Author — 4 copies
Shimmer 2017: The Collected Stories (2017) — Contributor — 4 copies
The Paulandstormonomicon — Contributor — 2 copies
Apex Magazine 41 (October 2012) (2012) — Author — 2 copies
Shimmer Number 46, November 2018 (2018) — Contributor — 2 copies
New Scientist, 18/25 December 2021 (2021) — Contributor — 1 copy
2020 Visions (2010) — Contributor — 1 copy
Daily Science Fiction: September 2010 (2010) — Contributor — 1 copy
Between the Covers: A Bookstore Erotica Anthology (2018) — Contributor — 1 copy
Geeky Giving: A SFF Charity Anthology (2016) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name
Kowal, Mary Robinette
Other names
Harrison, Mary
Birthdate
1969-02-08
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Places of residence
Portland, Oregon, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Education
East Carolina State University (Art Education)
Occupations
puppeteer
author
voice actor
Organizations
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
Puppeteers of America
Awards and honors
John W. Campbell Award (2008)
Hugo nominee (short story ∙ short story)
Locus Award Finalist (novelette ∙ novelette)
Agent
Seth Fishman (Gernert Co.)
Short biography
Mary Robinette Kowal is the 2008 recipient of the Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and the author of Shades of Milk and Honey, published by Tor Books in 2010. Her short fiction appears in Strange Horizons, Cosmos and Asimov's. Mary, a professional puppeteer and voice actor, lives in Portland, OR.

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Reviews

The main character was frustrating at times, but I generally enjoyed it.
 
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ledonnelly | 127 other reviews | Mar 11, 2024 |
I love a good mystery story, and a mystery on a spaceship is even better. The protagonist is on her honeymoon and must prove her husband is innocent. It is refreshing to read a novel that makes it natural to introduce yourself and add your pronouns. Each chapter offers a cocktail and mocktail recipe.
 
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sammimag | 32 other reviews | Mar 11, 2024 |
Mary Robinette Kowal can do no wrong. I love every series by her, and this one doesn't disappoint. This short story is heart breaking and beautiful.
 
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ardaiel | 29 other reviews | Mar 4, 2024 |
Kowal won a Hugo for the novelette that was the seed of this book. I worry that might prevent her getting nominated for a Hugo for this wonderful, entertaining, and provocatively enlightening novel. I cannot wait for the next in this series. I am also relatively sure I will be re-reading/re-listening to this book, raising it to a 5-star rating.
[Audiobook note: Kowal, herself, reads the audiobook. She is an accomplished audiobook narrator of other authors' works. So I knew she was going to do a good job with her own material. I was not disappointed.]… (more)
 
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Treebeard_404 | 127 other reviews | Jan 23, 2024 |

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Statistics

Works
82
Also by
96
Members
9,417
Popularity
#2,551
Rating
3.8
Reviews
686
ISBNs
122
Languages
6
Favorited
19

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