The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

@2@@20@SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEY'S @21@@20@WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION @21@@3@@2@@18@@72@ size="+2"> 'A quietly profound, humane tour de force' Guardian @73@@19@@3@@2@@20@The beloved debut novel that will restore your faith in humanity@21@@16@@20@@21@@16@@20@#SmallAngryPlanet@21@@3@@2@When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the @18@Wayfarer@19@, she isn't expecting much. The ship, which has 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.@3@@2@But Rosemary gets more than she bargained for with the @18@Wayfarer@19@. The crew is a mishmash of species and personalities, from Sissix, the friendly reptillian 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.@3@@2@Until the crew are offered the job of a lifetime: the chance to build a hyperspace tunnel to a distant planet. They'll earn enough money to live comfortably for years... if they survive the long trip through war-torn interstellar space without endangering any of the fragile alliances that keep the galaxy peaceful.@3@@2@But Rosemary isn't the only person on board with secrets to hide, and the crew will soon discover that space may be vast, but spaceships are very small indeed.@3@@2@@20@@72@ size="+1">@21@@20@ PRAISE FOR THE WAYFARERS@73@@21@@16@@20@@21@@16@@20@'Never less than deeply involving@18@' @19@@21@DAILY MAIL@3@@2@'Explores the quieter side of sci-fi while still wowing us with daring leaps of imagination' iBOOKS@3@@2@@20@'So much fun to read' @21@HEAT@3@@2@'Chambers is simply an exceptional talent, quietly and beautifully redefining the space opera' TOR.COM@3@@2@@20@'The most fun that I've had with a novel in a long, long time' @21@iO9@3@

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

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The beloved debut novel 'that will restore your faith in science fiction (specifically) and humanity (in general).' (Tor.com)

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Becky Chambers is a science fiction author based in Northern California. She is best known for her Hugo Award-winning Wayfarers series, which currently includes The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, A Closed and Common Orbit, and Record of a Spaceborn Few. Her books have also been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Locus Award, and the Women's Prize for Fiction, among others. Her most recent work is To Be Taught, If Fortunate, a standalone novella.

Becky has a background in performing arts, and grew up in a family heavily involved in space science. She spends her free time playing video and tabletop games, keeping bees and looking through her telescope. Having hopped around the world a bit, she's now back in her home state, where she lives with her wife. She hopes to see Earth from orbit one day.

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'Becky Chambers' debut is a delight... A genuine joy' Tor.com

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 reptillian 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. They'll earn enough money to live comfortably for years... if they survive the long trip through war-torn interstellar space without endangering any of the fragile alliances that keep the galaxy peaceful.

But Rosemary isn't the only person on board with secrets to hide, and the crew will soon discover that space may be vast, but spaceships are very small indeed.

'a novel which is thoughtful and imaginative but above all else will lift your spirits' Daily Express