The crew is a mishmash of species and personalities, from sissix, the friendly reptillian pilot, to. Where does the long way to a small, angry planet rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far. I started reading the long way to a small, angry planet by becky chambers today and im only 70 pages in but there have already been multiple mentions of alien species with different, nonbinary genders so far, as well as a notion that its rude to not use genderneutral pronouns when youre not sure about someones gender, and a very casual mention of a crewmembers two dads. Sweet book about a crew of different species on a long haul mission for a year to perform a punch in time and space to make traveling easier to a the newest planet in the gc. 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. The long way to a small angry planet has an interesting history behind it. Cover image for the long way to a small, angry planet by becky. When it comes to future novels, as the author herself says. The long way to a small, angry planet wayfarers wiki fandom. The long way to a small, angry planet wayfarers 1 becky chambers.
They are a powerful species within the galactic commons. The ship tends to wander, even when the mission that gives rise to the title turns up. Instead, they communicate with each other through patches of skin located on their cheeks that are capable of flashing different. How they are dealt with, and with such an amazing outlook and outcome, are truly masterful. In scifi month tags becky chambers, rrscifimonth, science fiction, the long way to a small angry planet, wayfarers 14th november 2018 56 views lisa following on from sunday afternoonevenings successful first twitter chat for the scifi month readalong for this book, i decided to recap and expand on the excellent questions put forth by. Even during the aforementioned doldrums, though, the long way to a small, angry planet proves practically impossible to put down. Becky chambers is the author of the science fiction novels the long way to a small, angry planet, a closed and common orbit, and record of a spaceborn few. Chris beckett won the 20 arthur c clarke award for his novel dark eden, about the survival and adaptation of human colonists on a world without light. Kizzy, the zany mechanic, was one of my most favorite characters. While the ship has a human captain, the crew is made up of wide variety of aliens, and indeed, in this. There, she meets a crew who slowly become family captain ashby, who is secretly in a relationship with an alien. The long way to a small, angry planet rakuten kobo. Life on board is chaotic, but more or less peaceful exactly what rosemary.
The long way to a small, angry planet wayfarers wiki. The long way to a small, angry planet brainthoughts. Rosemarie harper is a person fleeing her family and her past on mars, so she joins multi species crew who operate and live on the tunneling. Becky chambers, follows the crew of the wayfarer, a wormhole construction ship, as. The road trip just happens to involve a small spaceship the wayfarer that makes small hyperspace bypasses for a living. The long way to a small angry planet is a highly entertaining space opera, with a laudable focus on rich characters and a refreshing desire to avoid the cliches of the subgenre. Young, inexperienced and hiding something, rosemary harper joins the crew of the wayfarer with nothing to lose and potentially a lot to gain. Aboard the ship is a motley interspecies crew that makes their living by. The long way to a small, angry planet by chambers, becky ebook. The long way to a small, angry planet this is a first novel and its very good so standard disclaimer of i hate her not really.
Long in love with science fiction, yet very disbelieving about the latest creations, however, it was delicious to come across the long way to a small angry planet. Becky chambers introduces the long way to a small, angry. A novel by becky chambers pdf, epub ebook d0wnl0ad when rosemary harper joins the crew of the wayfarer, she isnt expecting much. Feb 23, 2016 the long way to a small angry planet is a highly entertaining space opera, with a laudable focus on rich characters and a refreshing desire to avoid the cliches of the subgenre. Becky chambers introduces her novel the long way to a small, angry planet a joyful space adventure that began life on kickstarter. I absolutely loved becky chambers the long way to a. Because its all about diversity without shouting about cover reveal. If you love wellwritten settings where the lore isnt a. The title the long way to a small, angry planet gives you fair warning. Shortly after her arrival, the ship is offered a lucrative job creating a passage to hedra ka, which will require over a year. Revel in the allnew cover for becky chambers debut.
However, i had some really major problems with it that really ruined the story for me. Jul 31, 2015 chris beckett won the 20 arthur c clarke award for his novel dark eden, about the survival and adaptation of human colonists on a world without light. The long way to a small, angry planet quotes showing of 161 ninety percent of all problems are caused by people being assholes. Chambers recounts the story in the acknowledgements, noting that she was mostly through a draft of the book when her. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature.
It blends literary and science fictions into a story that looks at what it means to be humanor alienamidst a world of chaos. And, to be fair, it was that, in a lot of ways, and im sure it was for a lot of people. The long way to a small, angry planet is the first book in the wayfarers series by becky. Clarke shortlisted first novel, the long way to a small, angry planet, follows a young woman fleeing mars to become a clerk on the deep space tunneling ship wayfarer. Buy the long way to a small, angry planet by becky. A long way to a small, angry planet is every meet the crew of a special spaceship space opera youve read. There are all these interesting alien species, with interesting cultures and history which affect their society.
Selfpublished in the wake of a successful kickstarter campaign before being picked up by a traditional genre fiction imprint, the long way to a small, angry planet makes its move into the mainstre. Rosemary harper escapes her old life by joining the multi species crew and follows them on their many missions throughout the galactic commons. Easily equal to the magnanimous isaac isamov and the passionate arthur c. Big questions and speculative science interlaced with great characters and. This book follows the travels of the wayfarer, a wormholebuilding ship, and its small crew. One of her generations most innovative and original science fiction writers, american author becky chambers is bestknown 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. The long way to a small, angry planet is something unique. The ship is introduced through the arrival of rosemary harper, the new clerk. The books relaxed pace and lack of tension may not be to everyones liking, but it makes for a. But in the long way to a small, angry planet was not just a story but a commentary told through an highly imaginative and distinctly different storytelling that was justwowie. The long way to a small, angry planet is the first book in the wayfarers series by becky chambers. It is set in her nowexpanding galactic commons universe, which is filled with alien species of many interesting sorts. The phenomenal worldbuilding and superfantastic characters are.
Aeluons are a species which originated on the planet sohep frie. I have read many scifi books during the past 50 years and this is an approach to the subject that is new to me. The long way to a small, angry planet book ottawa public. Tunneling wormholes through space to a distant planet is definitely lucrative and will keep them comfortable for years. Bizarrely i would call this a cross between firefly, mass effect as noted by the publishers and sophies world. Aug 18, 2015 the long way to a small, angry planet introduced readers to the incredible world of rosemary harper, a young woman with a restless soul and secrets to keep. Nov 24, 2017 okay, so a long way to a small, angry planet was recommended to me as a hilarious, comforting space found family story.
The long way to a small angry planet, by becky chambers. The long way to a small, angry planet by becky chambers. So the long way is told over a good few years or standards which i believe is longer than 12 months, where a crew have a job waiting for them on the other side. Written by the immensely talented becky chambers, the long way to a small angry planet is about the exploits of the crew of the wayfarer, a construction ship that creates tunnels in space. The best recent science fiction novels the guardian. The worldbuilding and depiction of a multitude of characters and alien species is perfect, and is really the main focus of the book.
Lovely characters and interesting story arcs in this first book in the series. The long way to a small, angry planet is a wild, fun, character driven scifi roadtrip. The phenomenal worldbuilding and superfantastic characters are perfect for the genre. The long way to a small, angry planet wayfarers by. Today, the exodus fleet is a living relic, the birthplace of many, yet a place few outsiders have ever visited. 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. The road trip just happens to involve a small spaceship the wayfarer. Record of a spaceborn few is the third in becky chambers cheerful and affecting wayfarers series. As such, the novel is very wellwritten, and its clear that chambers has a brilliant imagination and knows her stuff, possibly thanks to her parents jobs in space science. The long way to a small angry planet is space opera at its best. Published on 8 august 2019, to be taught, if fortunate is chambers first published novella outside of the wayfarer universe. The long way to a small, angry planet quotes by becky chambers.
The wayfarer, a patchedup ship thats seen better days, offers her everything she could possibly want. Do not judge others species by your own social norms. Okay, so a long way to a small, angry planet was recommended to me as a hilarious, comforting space found family story. Clarke award, and the baileys womens prize for fiction, among others. When she joined the crew of the wayfarer, an intergalactic ship, she got more than she bargained forand learned to live with, and love, her ragtag collection of crewmates. Becky chambers is the author of the wayfarers books, which currently include the long way to a small, angry planet, a closed and common orbit, and record of a spaceborn few. This is really cool, because chambers has a terrific imagination for different species that are part of the galactic commons. The long way to a small angry planet is this years most. The long way to a small, angry planet, the first novel by science fiction writer and former mary sue staffer. The navigator, for example, is from an alien species that infects itself with a virus that allows. This is a first novel and its very good so standard disclaimer of i hate her not really.
Her books have been nominated for the hugo award, the arthur c. This 48page guide for the long way to a small angry planet by becky chambers includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 23 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. The book is a flat out space opera, more about the finely drawn characters than the technology or the futuristic politics. Mar 11, 2019 a long way to a small, angry planet is every meet the crew of a special spaceship space opera youve read. The long way to a small, angry planet by chambers, becky.
The long way to a small angry planet is an amazing first novel by becky chambers. Fleeing her old life, rosemary harper joins the multi species crew of the. The long way to a small angry planet required reading. Clarke award, and the womens prize for fiction, among others, and won the prix julia verlanger in 2017. Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through spaceand one adventurous young explorer who discovers the meaning of family in the far reaches of the universein this lighthearted debut space opera from a rising scifi star. Combining personal relations, politics and a variety of technologies in a very human story even though many of the characters and species. But rosemary gets more than she bargained for with the wayfarer. Dec 31, 2017 the long way to a small angry planet is a highly entertaining space opera, with a laudable focus on rich characters and a refreshing desire to avoid the cliches of the subgenre. Clarke, there are no sins in chamberss work, on the contrary, with every page the longing for more is. The ship, which has seen better days, offers her everything she could possibly want. It may be more of a soap opera in space than a proper space opera.
The long way to a small, angry planet audiobook by becky. Sep 11, 2018 becky chambers is the author of the wayfarers books, which currently include the long way to a small, angry planet, a closed and common orbit, and record of a spaceborn few. Oct 16, 2017 the long way to a small, angry planet. Aeluons are deaf and mute, so do not traditionally speak. The long way to a small, angry planet does have a plot, but its not a fastmoving or completely coherent one. Mar 31, 2017 but in the long way to a small, angry planet was not just a story but a commentary told through an highly imaginative and distinctly different storytelling that was justwowie. The crew is a mishmash of species and personalities, from sissix, the friendly reptillian pilot. After centuries spent wandering empty space, their descendants were eventually accepted by the wellestablished species that govern the milky way. Jul 15, 2015 becky chambers introduces her novel the long way to a small, angry planet a joyful space adventure that began life on kickstarter. Originally a selfpublished novel that became a wordofmouth bestseller, the long way to a small angry planet launched a powerful and exciting new voice in science fiction and an original new universe further uncovered in the standalone sequel a closed and common orbit. The long way to a small, angry planet becky chambers. I absolutely loved becky chambers the long way to a small. The long way to a small, angry planet on apple books. In the far reaches of deep space, the tiny wayfarer crew will confront a host of unexpected.
The crew of the wayfarer is vibrant and kind, plus its a multi species crew which means ample opportunity to learn about the different alien and human cultures. Jul 05, 2016 even during the aforementioned doldrums, though, the long way to a small, angry planet proves practically impossible to put down. When rosemary harper joins the crew of the wayfarer, she isnt expecting much. The books relaxed pace and lack of tension may not be to everyones liking, but it makes for a different and enjoyable focus to the book. They are notable for their advanced technology, particularly in the area of weaponry. Review a long way to a small, angry planet by becky. Jul 23, 2017 indeed, there are many planets, species, and histories described in the long way to a small angry planet the universe, known as the galactic commons, is wide. The long way to a small, angry planet by becky chambers science fiction2014. Chambers originally selfpublished it via a kickstarter campaign. The long way to a small, angry planet is the 2014 debut science fiction novel by becky chambers, set in her fictional universe the galactic commons. Indeed, there are many planets, species, and histories described in the long way to a small angry planet the universe, known as the galactic commons, is wide. Aug 10, 2017 written by the immensely talented becky chambers, the long way to a small angry planet is about the exploits of the crew of the wayfarer, a construction ship that creates tunnels in space.
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