The Calculating Stars

2018 novel by Mary Robinette Kowal
VisualArtwork literary_work Q63965925
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The Calculating Stars

Summary

The Calculating Stars is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Calculating Stars authored Mary Robinette Kowal[3].
  • The Calculating Stars received the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[4].
  • The Calculating Stars received the Hugo Award for Best Novel[5].
  • The Calculating Stars received the Nebula Award for Best Novel[6].
  • The Calculating Stars received the Sidewise Award for Alternate History[7].
  • The Calculating Stars's instance of is recorded as literary work[8].
  • The Calculating Stars's genre is recorded as science fiction[9].
  • The Calculating Stars's part of the series is recorded as Lady Astronaut[10].
  • The Calculating Stars's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Calculating Stars's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • The Calculating Stars's publication date is recorded as +2018-07-03T00:00:00Z[13].
  • The Calculating Stars's Open Library ID is recorded as OL18021949W[14].
  • The Calculating Stars's has edition or translation is recorded as The Calculating Stars[15].
  • The Calculating Stars's has edition or translation is recorded as The Calculating Stars[16].
  • The Calculating Stars's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 20547312[17].
  • The Calculating Stars's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 2370690[18].
  • The Calculating Stars's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[19].
  • The Calculating Stars's nominated for is recorded as John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[20].
  • The Calculating Stars's nominated for is recorded as Otherwise Award[21].
  • The Calculating Stars's nominated for is recorded as Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[22].
  • The Calculating Stars's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Calculating Stars'}[23].
  • The Calculating Stars's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vers les étoiles'}[24].
  • The Calculating Stars's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Die Berechnung der Sterne'}[25].
  • The Calculating Stars's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '宇宙へ'}[26].
  • The Calculating Stars's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Calea spre stele'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

The Calculating Stars authored Mary Robinette Kowal[3].

Recognition

Awards received include Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[4], a literary award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1978[30]; Hugo Award for Best Novel[5], a literary award[31], founded in 1953[32]; Nebula Award for Best Novel[6], a literary award[33], in United States[34], founded in 1966[35]; and Sidewise Award for Alternate History[7], a literary award[36], in Internationality[37], founded in 1995[38].

Why It Matters

The Calculating Stars ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39]

FAQs

What awards did The Calculating Stars receive?

Honors received include Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[4], Hugo Award for Best Novel[5], Nebula Award for Best Novel[6], and Sidewise Award for Alternate History[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. locusmag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  4. [4] . locusmag.com. locusmag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . nebulas.sfwa.org. nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. locusmag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . openlibrary.org. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . locusmag.com. locusmag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . christopher-mckitterick.com. christopher-mckitterick.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . otherwiseaward.org. otherwiseaward.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. locusmag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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