Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award winning alternate history novel
The Calculating Stars, the first book in the
Lady Astronaut series which continues in 2025 with
The Martian Contingency. She is also the author of
The Glamourist Histories series,
Ghost Talkers, The Spare Man and has received the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, four Hugo awards, the Nebula and Locus awards. Her stories appear in
Asimov’s, Uncanny, and several
Year’s Best anthologies. Mary Robinette has also worked as a professional puppeteer, is a member of the award-winning podcast
Writing Excuses, and performs as a voice actor (SAG/AFTRA), recording fiction for authors including Seanan McGuire, Cory Doctorow, and Neal Stephenson. She lives in Denver with her husband Robert, their dog Guppy, and their “talking” cat Elsie. Visit her online at
maryrobinettekowal.com.
