Both Kate (as a scientist) and Matt (as a pilot/astralnaut) are invited to join the crew, much to Matt's delight - he has endured very hard training in the hopes that he might be selected for this expedition. Canada builds a space "elevator" called the Starclimber, a cabin which rides out into space on a thick cable. This might be steampunk but it's still set in the early/mid twentieth century, and space travel is becoming a new obsession and a race - between Canada and France. But this time we see a more mature, young adult Matt and Kate, now grown-up and working in the roles they have been trained for. In Starclimber we return for a final time to Matt and Kate. Matt and Kate come of age as a pilot/astralnaut and suffragette/scientist respectively, and must overcome societal barriers if they want to marry, but first they must use their wits and courage to survive a space disaster on the maiden voyage of the Starclimber into the Earth's orbit.
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