The Calculating Stars

The Calculating Stars is more like historical fiction than sci-fi, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. It is very much a reimagining of the Apollo-era space program, if the need to go to space were due to global climate change, rather than a pissing match with the Soviet Union. The plot centers around the discrimination towards women entering into the space program—frustrating in the sense of “why does the world suck”, and relevant in today's political climate (still, unfortunately). I thought that the “romantic” subplot was unnecessary, though.