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The Martian Contingency (Lady Astronaut, #6) was the most recently released book by Mary Robinette Kowal, on March 18th, 2025.

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Mary Robinette Kowal Stats: The highest rated book by Mary Robinette Kowal on Book Notification is The Relentless Moon, the 9th novel in the Lady Astronaut series. The second-highest rated book is Articulated Restraint (Lady Astronaut #4).

The most read book by Mary Robinette Kowal on Book Notification is The Calculating Stars, the 2nd novel in the Lady Astronaut series. The second most read book is The Fated Sky (Lady Astronaut #7).

Below is a complete list of Mary Robinette Kowal books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Mary Robinette Kowal is the Lady Astronaut Series.

List of Glamourist Histories Books in Publication Order

A glamourist and her husband travel Europe, embroiled in magical Regency intrigues.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Shades of Milk and Honey
2010
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2
8
Glamour in Glass
2012
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3
8
Without a Summer
2013
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4
7
Valour and Vanity
2014
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5
8
Of Noble Family
2015
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List of Lady Astronaut Books in Publication Order

A meteor strike forces humanity to rush into space, and Elma York fights for women to become astronauts in the effort to survive.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.4
The Lady Astronaut of Mars
2012
Go
2
6
We Interrupt This Broadcast
2013
3
8
The Phobos Experience
2015
4
Rocket's Red
2015
5
6
Amara's Giraffe
2018
6
7.9
The Calculating Stars
2018
Go
7
8.2
The Fated Sky
2018
Go
8
8.4
Articulated Restraint
2019
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9
8.9
The Relentless Moon
2020
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10
In the Moon's House
2024
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11
8.7
The Martian Contingency
2025
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List of Lady Astronaut Books in Chronological Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
We Interrupt This Broadcast
2013
2
7.9
The Calculating Stars
2018
Go
3
8.4
Articulated Restraint
2019
Go
4
8.2
The Fated Sky
2018
Go
5
8.9
The Relentless Moon
2020
Go
6
8.7
The Martian Contingency
2025
Go
7
8
The Phobos Experience
2015
8
6
Amara's Giraffe
2018
9
Rocket's Red
2015
10
8.4
The Lady Astronaut of Mars
2012
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11
In the Moon's House
2024
Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Ghost Talkers
2016
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2
8
The Original (With: Brandon Sanderson)
2020
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3
7.2
The Spare Man
2022
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

Short fiction collections with award nominated tales and creative process materials.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Evil Robot Monkey
2008
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2
6
First Flight
2009
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3
8.3
For Want of a Nail
2011
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4
9
Kiss Me Twice
2012
Go
5
8
A Fire in the Heavens
2014
Go
6
The Escapement of Blackledge
2016
Go
7
7
Forest of Memory
2016
Go
8
8.7
Marginalia
2024
Go

List of Children's Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Molly on the Moon
2022
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Scenting the Dark and Other Stories
2009
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2
8
Word Puppets
2015
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List of Clockwork Phoenix Books in Publication Order

Anthologies collecting strange, beautiful, and genre bending short stories.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Clockwork Phoenix (By: Tanith Lee, John C. Wright, Deborah Biancotti, Laird Barron, Mike Allen, Vandana Singh, Catherynne M. Valente, Cat Rambo, Cat Sparks, John Grant, Ekaterina Sedia, Leah Bobet, Erin Hoffman, Michael J. DeLuca, Jennifer Crow, C.S. MacCath, David Sandner, Marie Brennan, Joanna Galbraith)
2008
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2
7
Clockwork Phoenix 2
2009
Go
3
Clockwork Phoenix 3: New Tales of Beauty and Strangeness (By: Tanith Lee, John C. Wright, Gregory Frost, Michael M. Jones, Mike Allen, Cat Rambo, John Grant, Kenneth Schneyer, Shweta Narayan, C.S.E. Cooney, Gemma Files, Georgina Bruce, Marie Brennan, Nicole Kornher-Stace, Tori Truslow, S.J. Hirons)
2010
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4
Clockwork Phoenix 4 (By: Tanith Lee, Richard Parks, A.C. Wise, Mike Allen, Yves Meynard, Cat Rambo, Kenneth Schneyer, Gemma Files, Alisa Alering, Ian McHugh, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Shira Lipkin, Barbara Krasnoff, Patricia Russo, Camille Alexa, Marie Brennan, Nicole Kornher-Stace, Yukimi Ogawa, Corinne Duyvis)
2013
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5
8.3
Clockwork Phoenix 5 (By: Alex Dally MacFarlane, A.C. Wise, Mike Allen, Keffy R.M. Kehrli, Rich Larson, Cassandra Khaw, C.S.E. Cooney, Carlos Hernandez, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Sonya Taaffe, Beth Cato, Barbara Krasnoff, Patricia Russo, Gray Rinehart, Marie Brennan, Sam Fleming, Shveta Thakrar, Holly Heisey, Jason Kimble, Rachael L. Jones, Rob Cameron, Sunil Patel)
2016
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List of Mary Robinette Kowal Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Prime Codex
2007
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2
Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition
2008
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3
Evil Robot Monkey
2008
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4
6
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009
2008
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5
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 22
2008
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6
The Hugo Award Showcase: 2010 Volume
2010
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7
Realms 2
2010
Go
8
Asimov's Science Fiction, September 2010
2010
Go
9
The Best of Talebones
2010
Go
10
2020 Visions
2010
Go
11
The Book of Apex: Volume 2 of Apex Magazine
2010
Go
12
Robots: The Recent A.I.
2012
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13
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
2012
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14
Apex Magazine - October 2012
2012
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15
The Year's Top Short SF Novels 2
2012
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16
8
The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination
2013
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17
The Book of Apex: Volume 4
2013
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18
Coming Soon Enough Six Tales of Technology's Future
2014
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19
Athena's Daughters, Vol. 1
2014
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20
9
Shadows Beneath
2014
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21
The Many Tortures of Anthony Cardno
2014
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22
Time Travel: Recent Trips
2014
Go
23
You're Not Alone
2014
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24
6
Unbound
2016
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25
Whitehall - Season One Volume One
2016
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26
Whitehall - Season One Volume Two
2016
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27
Shimmer 2017: The Collected Stories
2017
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28
Robots vs. Fairies
2018
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29
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction July/August 2018
2018
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30
Worlds Seen in Passing
2018
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31
8
The Long List Anthology Volume 4
2018
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32
8
The Best of Uncanny
2019
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33
8
Escape Pod
2020
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34
Relics, Wrecks and Ruins
2021
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35
The Long List Anthology Volume 8
2022
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36
Life Beyond Us
2023
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37
Uncanny Magazine Issue 56: January/February 2024
2024
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38
Some Of The Best From Reactor: 2024 Edition
2024
Go
39
Lesbians In Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before
2025
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40
The Long List Anthology Volume 9
2025
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Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal (Mary Robinette Harrison) was born on February 8th, 1969 and is currently 57 years old. Mary Robinette Kowal was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

Mary Robinette Kowal is known for writing in the Fantasy and Science Fiction genres.

Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of the Lady Astronaut series which currently consists of 11 novels. The Lady Astronaut series started in 2012 with the novel The Lady Astronaut of Mars. The most recently released novel in the Lady Astronaut series was The Martian Contingency which was released in 2025. There are no upcoming novels for the Lady Astronaut series.

Mary Robinette Kowal: Awards & Accolades

Mary Robinette Kowal won the Hugo Award, Astounding Award for Best New Writer, in 2008.

Kowal's books have also won multiple awards, The Lady Astronaut of Mars won the Hugo Award, Best Novelette, in 2014. Robots vs. Fairies won the Shirley Jackson Award, Best Edited Anthology, in 2018. The Calculating Stars won the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 2019 as well as the RUSA Awards - Adrenaline Award in 2019. Worlds Seen in Passing won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 2019.

The following novels by Mary Robinette Kowal were also nominated for these awards:

  • Kiss Me Twice: Hugo Award, Best Novella (2012).
  • For Want of a Nail: Seiun Award, Best Translated Short Story (2015).
  • Ghost Talkers: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (2017). RUSA Awards, Fantasy Award (2017).
  • The Calculating Stars: Goodreads Awards, Best Science Fiction (2018). Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (2019). Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work (2021).
  • Robots vs. Fairies: Locus Award, Best Anthology (2019). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2019).
  • The Relentless Moon: Goodreads Awards, Best Science Fiction (2020). Hugo Award, Best Novel (2021).
  • The Fated Sky: Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work (2022).
  • The Spare Man: Hugo Award, Best Novel (2023).
  • Marginalia: Hugo Award, Best Short Story (2025).

Related Authors

Fans of Mary Robinette Kowal also enjoy these authors:

  1. Amal El-Mohtar, author of: This Is How You Lose the Time War.
  2. Kim Stanley Robinson, author of the Mars Trilogy Series.
  3. Nnedi Okorafor, author of the Binti Series.
  4. Piers Anthony, author of the Xanth Series.
  5. David Brin, author of the Uplift Saga Series.
  6. Harry Turtledove, author of: The Guns of the South.
  7. Robert J. Sawyer, author of the WWW Series.
  8. Frank Herbert, author of the Dune Series.
  9. Alix E. Harrow, author of: The Ten Thousand Doors of January.
  10. Jeff VanderMeer, author of the Southern Reach Series.

Mary Robinette Kowal: F.A.Q

When was Mary Robinette Kowal Born? How old is Mary Robinette Kowal?

Mary Robinette Kowal was born on February 8th, 1969. Mary Robinette Kowal is currently 57 years old.

Where was Mary Robinette Kowal Born?

Mary Robinette Kowal was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA and is American.

What awards has Mary Robinette Kowal won?

Mary Robinette Kowal has won the following awards: Astounding Award for Best New Writer at the Hugo Award (2008).

What book awards has Mary Robinette Kowal won?

The Lady Astronaut of Mars: Hugo Award Best Novelette (2014).
Robots vs. Fairies: Shirley Jackson Award Best Edited Anthology (2018).
The Calculating Stars: Hugo Award Best Novel (2019), RUSA Awards Adrenaline Award (2019).
Worlds Seen in Passing: World Fantasy Award Anthology (2019).

What was the first book Mary Robinette Kowal wrote?

The first book written by Mary Robinette Kowal was Clockwork Phoenix 2, published in 2009.

What was the most recent book Mary Robinette Kowal wrote?

Her most recently released work was The Martian Contingency on March 18th, 2025.

What is the most popular book by Mary Robinette Kowal?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Mary Robinette Kowal book is The Calculating Stars. Here are her most popular books:
  1. The Calculating Stars (7.86)
  2. The Fated Sky (8.15)
  3. The Original (8)
  4. The Relentless Moon (8.89)
  5. The Lady Astronaut of Mars (8.4)

What genres does Mary Robinette Kowal Write?

Mary Robinette Kowal primarily writes in the Fantasy and Science Fiction genres. Her work includes sub-genres such as Speculative Sci-Fi, Historical Fantasy, and Social / Political Science Fiction.

Are there upcoming new books by Mary Robinette Kowal?

Mary Robinette Kowal does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Mary Robinette Kowal written?

Mary Robinette Kowal has written 30 books across 10 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 5 books in the Glamourist Histories Series
  • 11 books in the Lady Astronaut Series
  • 3 Standalone Novels
  • 7 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 1 Children's Books
  • 2 Short Story Collections
  • 1 book in the Clockwork Phoenix Series

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