And yet, the world is a mostly beautiful and good place. The book takes place in the future aboard a spaceship known as the Wayfarer and features an interesting and diverse cast of characters, such as characters of various genders (including a gender-fluid character!

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet opens in a highly familiar manner, with a cast of mistmatched characters living together on a spacecraft being established.

Bad people exist, but…

But risking her life wasn’t part of the plan.
Tunneling wormholes through space to a distant planet is definitely lucrative and will keep them comfortable for years.

I was looking through my stats, as one does at the end of the year, and I was honestly surprised by the posts that were my lovely readers' favorite this… We make good things. 2016. From Blake's 7 to Farscape to Firefly to Colin Greenland's Tabitha Jute trilogy to Chris Wooding's Ketty Jay series, this remains a rich and engaging way of establishing character relationships and drama, and here is no different. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers) Becky Chambers Anna of Goodreads says it's amazing: "10 reasons I love The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet: 1.

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Title: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) Author: Becky Chambers Release: March 16th 2016 Pages: 519 GoodReads: 4.18 My Rating: My Review: A Little Summary: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet is about the a tunnelling crew aboard the Wayfarer as they travel to their next big job. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers To be published by Hodder & Stoughton on August 13, 2015 (originally 2014) my rating: ★★★★ ★ Goodreads avg: 4.17 (as of 2019-03-05) Spoiler-free Review. 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.Her books have been nominated for the Hugo Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the Women's Prize for Fiction, among others, and won the Prix Julia Verlanger in 2017.

In the far reaches of deep space, the tiny Wayfarer crew will confront a host of unexpected mishaps and thrilling adventures that force them to depend on each other. The book's relaxed pace and lack of tension may not be to everyone's liking, but it makes for a … Feel-good science fiction. Easily equal to the magnanimous Isaac Isamov and the passionate Arthur C. Clarke, there are no sins in Chambers's work, on the contrary, with every page the longing for more is almost impossible to contain. 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.

The long way to a small, angry planet – Becky Chambers. The acclaimed modern science fiction masterpiece, Hugo Award winner for Best Series! The Zeroth Law: Our guidelines were designed to foster a diverse and welcoming discussion community while avoiding drama, flamewars, and promotional activity.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide) Chambers, Becky. 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”.


She grew up in a family heavily involved in … Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space--and one adventurous young explorer who discovers the meaning of family in the far reaches of the universe--in this light-hearted debut space opera from a rising sci-fi star.