A Closed and Common Orbit

By: Becky Chambers

Narrated by: Rachel Dulude

Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Series!

A Publishers Weekly ""Best Books of 2017"" pick!

Nominated for the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novel!

Shortlisted for the 2017 Arthur C. Clarke Award!

Winner of the Prix Julia-Verlanger!

Embark on an exciting, adventurous, and dangerous journey through the galaxy with the motley crew of the spaceship Wayfarer in this fun and heart-warming space opera—the sequel to the acclaimed The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.

Lovelace was once merely a ship’s artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in a new body, following a total system shut-down and reboot, she has no memory of what came before. As Lovelace learns to negotiate the universe and discover who she is, she makes friends with Pepper, an excitable engineer, who’s determined to help her learn and grow.

Together, Pepper and Lovey will discover that no matter how vast space is, two people can fill it together.

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet introduced listeners to the incredible world of Rosemary Harper, a young woman with a restless soul and secrets to keep. When she joined the crew of the Wayfarer, an intergalactic ship, she got more than she bargained for—and learned to live with, and love, her rag-tag collection of crewmates.

A Closed and Common Orbit is the stand-alone sequel to that beloved debut novel, and is perfect for fans of Firefly, Joss Whedon, Mass Effect, and Star Wars.

Even better than her first book!

I continue to be impressed by the author's rich universe full of depth and character. Chambers is not afraid to tackle the big questions and she does it with flair and nuance.

a delightful surprise, again

What does it mean to be human? AI? Family? this book investigates all three, with a loving, generous touch and a great story. excellent read, though a definite departure from the first book. loved it and can't wait for the next!

My new favorite book!

I've never cried over a book before, but this book made me cry. In a good way tho

A Sequel that moves beyond

Wayfarers 2

This sequel focuses on two minor characters from the first book in this series, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, and this made me wonder if I’d like it.

I loved it. The book explores identity, community, isolation and sense of being through the struggles of the characters to understand their sense of self worth and identity in ways I felt hit so close to home. And without clubbing the reader over the head with clumsy explanations, instead just telling the story and letting one discover what is happening.

I don’t want to say more and reveal anything, because I was so pleased while hearing the book and discovering them for myself.

Excellent and appropriate reading by Ms. Dulude, who reads the other books in the series.

If you need a break from sci-fi that covers intergalactic wars, espionage and planet-shattering weapons, give these books a try. There is still fun technology, aliens and aliens culture, AIs with personality and self-awareness, and yes: danger and problems. But these stories are really about people and how they get along (or don’t). Wonderful stuff!

Never thought Sci-Fi could make me cry

I never thought a sci fi book about Artificial Intelligences could make me cry. I was wrong. This winding story of two sentient AIs and their effect on the humans around them brought me to tears and is going to stick with me for a long time.

Others have summarized the story better than I can, so I will just say that you will be surprised and drawn in to the protagonists in ways you cannot imagine.

Note: Although this is book 2 of the Wayfarers series, you don't have to have read the first novel to understand what is going on.