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Articulated Restraint

By Mary Robinette Kowal
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Being a Lady Astronaut means being twice as dedicated, and twice as good as everyone else. And sometimes, handling a test run that has turned deadly serious. Mary Robinette Kowal visits an off-stage incident in her The Calculating Stars series in this brilliant Tor.com Original "Articulated Restraint."

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3.5
“Articulated Restraint by Mary Robinette Kowal challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced Plot- or character-driven? Character Strong character development? Yes Loveable characters? Yes Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated Flaws of characters are main focus? Yes 4.25 Stars This is another short story in the Lady Astronaut Universe. This is 1.5 in the order.  The order really doesn't effect the overall story, for the characters are unrelated to any that we've me...to this point, but for me, I like doing things in order...if at all possible Astronauts are a different bread of people, so getting inside the mindset of Ruby...was "interesting." What they do for their jobs, and how they have to be "ready" at any given moment, makes them have to think and do differently. Really enjoyed this story, but as in all short stories...I wish there was more. Which is actually a good problem to have.”
“I couldn’t make heads or tails if this was taking place in space or in water. And I honestly didn’t care about how she hurt ankle but was trying to fight through it. The mission to save the crashed rocket was intriguing but ultimately the execution just did not work for me.”

About Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal was the 2008 recipient of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and a Hugo winner for her story “For Want of a Nail.” Her short fiction has appeared in Strange Horizons, Asimov’s, and several Year’s Best anthologies. She also writes the Glamourist History series, which began with Shades of Milk and Honey. A professional puppeteer and voice actor, she spent five years touring nationally with puppet theaters. She lives in Chicago with her husband Rob and many manual typewriters.

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