A Closed and Common Orbit
On sale
1st November 2016
Price: £55
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 HUGO AWARD AND THE ARTHUR C CLARKE AWARD. WINNER OF THE 2017 PRIX JULIA-VERLANGER.
‘Chambers is simply an exceptional talent’ Tor.com
The stand-alone sequel to the award-winning The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.
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. Because 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.
PRAISE FOR THE WAYFARERS
‘Never less than deeply involving‘ DAILY MAIL
‘Explores the quieter side of sci-fi while still wowing us with daring leaps of imagination’ iBOOKS
‘So much fun to read’ HEAT
‘Warm, engaging, properly science-fictional, A Closed and Common Orbit is a very likable novel indeed’ GUARDIAN
‘The most fun that I’ve had with a novel in a long, long time’ iO9
‘Chambers is simply an exceptional talent’ Tor.com
The stand-alone sequel to the award-winning The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.
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. Because 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.
PRAISE FOR THE WAYFARERS
‘Never less than deeply involving‘ DAILY MAIL
‘Explores the quieter side of sci-fi while still wowing us with daring leaps of imagination’ iBOOKS
‘So much fun to read’ HEAT
‘Warm, engaging, properly science-fictional, A Closed and Common Orbit is a very likable novel indeed’ GUARDIAN
‘The most fun that I’ve had with a novel in a long, long time’ iO9
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Reviews
One of the most enjoyable, brilliantly realised spacey SF novels I've read in ages.
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
Joyously written and a joy to read.
PRAISE FOR THE WAYFARERS
Never less than deeply involving
Warm, engaging, properly science-fictional, A Closed and Common Orbit is a very likable novel indeed
So much fun to read
Exceptional... Chambers is a true talent and writer to watch
A quietly profound, humane tour de force'
The sparky empathy of Chambers' writing [draws] you into these strange creatures' hearts and minds in a way that is never less than deeply involving.
Joyously written and a joy to read.
Chambers is simply an exceptional talent
Explores the quieter side of sci-fi while still wowing us with daring leaps of imagination
The most fun that I've had with a novel in a long, long time
A joyous, optimistic space opera... Although it isn't shy about tackling Big Questions, PLANET is a heart-warming debut novel that will restore your faith in science fiction (specifically) and humanity (in general).
