The author (Mary Robinette Kowal) has a Nebula-winning twin-book series which cover an alternate timeline where humanity went to Mars instead of the Moon. The b

The author (Mary Robinette Kowal) has a Nebula-winning twin-book series which cover an alternate timeline where humanity went to Mars instead of the Moon. The books[1] are a really great read (have a Hidden Figures meets Macgyver/Martian vibe and I loved them). If you'd like a sample, her Hugo winning novella, "The Lady Astronaut of Mars" (which was expanded into the above 2 books) is available as a free read on Tor.com: https://www.tor.com/2013/09/11/the-lady-astronaut-of-mars/ https://www.tor.com/2013/09/11/the-lady-astronaut-of-mars/ It was one of my favorite reads of 2013, and you'll greatly enjoy it. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Calculating_Stars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Calculating_Stars