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A Closed and Common Orbit

Wayfarers, Book 2

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A Closed and Common Orbit

By: Becky Chambers
Narrated by: Patricia Rodriguez
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Lovelace was once merely a ship's artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in a new body following a total system shutdown 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. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet introduced listeners to the incredible imagination of Becky Chambers and has been nominated for any number 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.

A Closed and Common Orbit is the stand-alone sequel to The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and is perfect for fans of Firefly, Joss Whedon, Mass Effect and Star Wars.

©2016 Becky Chambers (P)2016 Hodder & Stoughton Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera Fiction Solar System
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A Closed And Common Orbit had a lot to live up to and absolutely did!

Intimate and Beautiful Science Fiction

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This series is so good. I’ve listened to it twice. I found small details I had missed the first time. Will probably listen to it again in a couple of years.

So good

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Absolute genius concepts, trully engrossing. Heart warming. My favourite book since Red Mars. I am immediately going to launch the next one.

Addictive

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This was well-narrated, with Rodriguez clearly differentiating the characters, and obviously adding a lot of emotion throughout the whole book. The book is related to the first Wayfarers in that it takes some minor characters on their own journey, and explores how they relate to each other and the world. Two stories are told in parallel -- Jane, a genetically engineered child who escapes from the factory she is enslaved in, and Sidra, an AI who lives in an illegal "body kit" -- and their experiences finding themselves and constructing their identities are compared. At times it does get a little didactic/preachy, but that's a fairly minor flaw in what is otherwise an enjoyable listen.

Interesting exploration of artificial intelligence

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a gripping tale that confronts the true meaning and value of sentience. Humanoids and AI find a purpose beyond their genes and code while breaking laws but not rules to form aand redefine family

Sci Fi for the thinker

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There were less character is A Closed Orbit than Wayfarer 1, which was nice, you got to know each character individually rather than rushing between multiple story arcs. Like Wayfarer 1 Chambers uses a story style that strings together vignettes of her characters lives rather than a single, unbroken plot. Personally I like the style, it's a relaxing wonder through another universe, but I can see that those looking for an action driven plot would find it frustrating.

There's nothing common about this book

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Loved this story. It goes to show that the rest of the galaxy can get along and be happy.

Great

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As a trans woman I relate with Lovelace a lot. Her figuring out her body leaves me thinking a lot about my own journey in becoming who I am today.

Lovelace is a lot like being trans.

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not like the first book, the story is built in more conventional and structured way. i really liked Pepper and Citra as characters.

very enjoyable

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Enjoyed this book with all the aspects it’s explored around d AI and what it means to be human. But the story can plod in places and it’s doesn’t have the spark of the first book.

Fun but not as good as the first in the series

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