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A Closed and Common Orbit

By: Becky Chambers
Narrated by: Patricia Rodriguez Rodriguez
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Summary

 SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 HUGO AWARD AND THE ARTHUR C CLARKE AWARD

'Chambers is simply an exceptional talent' Tor.com

**Winner of the 2017 Prix Julia-Verlanger**

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©2016 Becky Chambers Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera Fiction Heartfelt Solar System

Critic Reviews

PRAISE FOR THE WAYFARERS
Never less than deeply involving
Chambers is simply an exceptional talent
So much fun to read
Joyously written and a joy to read.
The most fun that I've had with a novel in a long, long time
Explores the quieter side of sci-fi while still wowing us with daring leaps of imagination
Exceptional... Chambers is a true talent and writer to watch
Warm, engaging, properly science-fictional, A Closed and Common Orbit is a very likable novel indeed
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
One of the most enjoyable, brilliantly realised spacey SF novels I've read in ages.
All stars
Most relevant
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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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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A Closed And Common Orbit had a lot to live up to and absolutely did!

Intimate and Beautiful Science Fiction

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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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