Lovelace had been in a body for twenty-eight minutes,and it still felt every bit as wrong as it had the second she woke up inside it.
Shortlistedfor the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2017Lovelace was once merely a ship's artificial intelligence.
When she wakes up in an new body,following a total system shut-down and reboot,she has to start over in a synthetic body,in a world where her kind are illegal. She's never felt so alone. But she's not alone,not really.
Pepper,one of the engineers who risked life and limb to reinstall Lovelace,is determined to help her adjust to her new world. Pepper knows a thing or two about starting over.
Together,Pepper and Lovey will discover that,huge as the galaxy may be,it's anything but empty.
Originally a self-published novel that became a word-of-mouth bestseller and a Waterstones'bookseller's favourite,The Long Way to a Small Angry Planetlaunched a powerful and exciting new voice in science fiction,garnering nominations for a tranche of awards and accolades including: the Baileys Prize for Women's Fiction,the Tiptree Award,the Kitschies Golden Tentacle and the Arthur C. Clarke Award. The stand-alone sequelA Closed and Common Orbituncovers yet more of this astonishing universe. When it comes to future novels,as the author herself says:'there's still a lot of space to cover.'
'Warm,engaging,properly science-fictional,A Closed and Common Orbit is a very likable novel indeed.'-The Guardian
Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonISBN: 9781473621473Number of pages: 384Weight: 268 gDimensions: 197 x 148 x 25 mm
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PRAISE FOR THE WAYFARERSNever less than deeply involvingChambers is simply an exceptional talentSo much fun to readJoyously written and a joy to read.The most fun that I've had with a novel in a long,long timeExplores the quieter side of sci-fi while still wowing us with daring leaps of imaginationExceptional... Chambers is a true talent and writer to watchWarm,engaging,properly science-fictional,A Closed and Common Orbit is a very likable novel indeedBecky Chambers writes aliens like no one else...the only flaw in this series is you'll wish you could spend more time with all of them
Becky Chambers
One of her generation's most innovative and original science fiction writers,American author Becky Chambers is best-known for her Wayfarer series,featuring the novels A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet,A Closed and Common Orbit,and Record of a Spaceborn Few. Published on 8 August 2019,To Be Taught,if Fortunate is Chambers first published novella outside of the Wayfarer universe.
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