Since I didn't praise the work because it was politically correct, I did nothing wrong.
I'm not sure what your heartburn with the book is. Mary (whom I know personally) diverged her world from ours with Dewey winning in 1948. He promptly put nuclear warheads in orbit, forestalling the Korean War. Then the asteroid hit, described in the short story "We Interrupt This Broadcast." Things flow logically from there.
I don't recall the Soviet Union being mentioned in "The Fated Sky." They are certainly not portrayed as helping or good. Since Mary's history diverges at the start of the Cold War, it's a much different place.
Regarding the non-white non-male characters, Mary did extensive research into real contributions from real non-white non-male characters of the era. Elma York, the Lady Astronaut, spent WWII like many female pilots, ferrying combat aircraft to combat airfields. The female "computers" are based on real people. I could go on but won't.
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Date: 2018-09-21 02:01 pm (UTC)I'm not sure what your heartburn with the book is. Mary (whom I know personally) diverged her world from ours with Dewey winning in 1948. He promptly put nuclear warheads in orbit, forestalling the Korean War. Then the asteroid hit, described in the short story "We Interrupt This Broadcast." Things flow logically from there.
I don't recall the Soviet Union being mentioned in "The Fated Sky." They are certainly not portrayed as helping or good. Since Mary's history diverges at the start of the Cold War, it's a much different place.
Regarding the non-white non-male characters, Mary did extensive research into real contributions from real non-white non-male characters of the era. Elma York, the Lady Astronaut, spent WWII like many female pilots, ferrying combat aircraft to combat airfields. The female "computers" are based on real people. I could go on but won't.