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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Book 1 of Wayfarers series

  • 445 pages ยท about 7 hours
  • First published 2014
  • 21 editions

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1 About this book

When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The Wayfarer, a patched-up ship that's seen better days, offers her everything she could possibly want: a small, quiet spot to call home for a while, adventure in far-off corners of the galaxy, and distance from her troubled past. But Rosemary gets more than she bargained for with the Wayfarer.

The crew is a mishmash of species and personalities, from Sissix, the friendly reptilian pilot, to Kizzy and Jenks, the constantly sparring engineers who keep the ship running. Life on board is chaotic, but more or less peaceful - exactly what Rosemary wants. Until the crew are offered the job of a lifetime: the chance to build a hyperspace tunnel to a distant planet.

Good for readers who want: science fiction, adventure, and space travel.

  • Science fiction
  • Interplanetary voyages
  • Lgbtq science fiction & fantasy
  • Adventure
  • Romance
  • Extraterrestrial beings
  • Space warfare
  • Space Opera

2 About Becky Chambers

Born 1985

Becky Chambers (born May 3, 1985) is an American science fiction writer. She is the author of the Hugo Award-winning Wayfarers series as well as novellas including To Be Taught, If Fortunate (2019) and the Monk & Robot series, which begins with the Hugo Award-winning A Psalm for the Wild-Built (2021). She is known for her innovative worldbuilding and character-driven stories, and is a pioneer of the hopepunk genre.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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