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.
Shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2017
Lovelace 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 Planet launched 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 sequel A Closed and Common Orbit uncovers 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 & Stoughton
ISBN: 9781473621473
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 268 g
Dimensions: 197 x 148 x 25 mm
PRAISE FOR THE WAYFARERS
Never less than deeply involving - DAILY MAIL
Chambers is simply an exceptional talent - TOR.COM
So much fun to read - HEAT
Joyously written and a joy to read. - Claire North on THE LONG WAY TO A SMALL ANGRY PLANET
The most fun that I've had with a novel in a long, long time - iO9
Explores the quieter side of sci-fi while still wowing us with daring leaps of imagination - iBOOKS
Exceptional... Chambers is a true talent and writer to watch - POP VERSE
Warm, engaging, properly science-fictional, A Closed and Common Orbit is a very likable novel indeed - GUARDIAN
Becky 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 - NPR 50 Best Sci-fi and Fantasy Books of the Past Decade
[Note: The blurb for this book does somewhat spoil the original, which you should go read now! Go on go! If you've already read it, you can stay here].
Becky Chambers is back!! Hurrah!
The sequel follows...
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Lovelace, the A.I. system from the Wayfarer has been removed from the ship and is currently learning how to exist in a very realistic - but totally illegal - human body. She is helped by Pepper and Blue who obviously... More
A Closed and Common Orbit follows on from the events in The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, but is a stand-alone story. We follow Lovelace as she tries to fit in as well as find out about Pepper’s story, some of... More
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