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A Closed and Common Orbit
Scritto da Becky Chambers
Narrato da Rachel Dulude
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- HarperAudio
- Pubblicato:
- May 21, 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780062969569
- Formato:
- Audiolibro
Descrizione
Embark on an exciting, adventurous, and dangerous journey through the galaxy with the motley crew of the spaceship Wayfarer in this fun and heartwarming 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 shutdown 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 ragtag 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.
Informazioni sul libro
A Closed and Common Orbit
Scritto da Becky Chambers
Narrato da Rachel Dulude
Descrizione
Embark on an exciting, adventurous, and dangerous journey through the galaxy with the motley crew of the spaceship Wayfarer in this fun and heartwarming 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 shutdown 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 ragtag 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.
- Editore:
- HarperAudio
- Pubblicato:
- May 21, 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780062969569
- Formato:
- Audiolibro
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A life that, in the Galactic Commons, is rather inconveniently very, very illegal.
In this standalone sequel, Lovey has awakened in a new body which very convincingly imitates a human body, after a total system shutdown and reboot, which has left her with no idea why her previous installation wanted this new life with these new and strange limitations (such as not being connected to the Linkings fulltime.)
Yet here she is, in this new, freer yet more limited form, still learning what it's like to be apparently human, traveling with the rather volatile engineer, Pepper, to Pepper's home to learn who she is in this new form.
Chambers explores both how Lovey adapts to her new circumstances, surrounded by biological sapients and cities that aren't bounded by walls, and the slow unveiling of Pepper's background, painful past, and loss of the only real family member she ever had.
There's a lot of excellent character building and world building here. It makes for a layered, textured world, and an even more satisfying reading experience than in the previous book.
Highly recommended.
I bought this book.
And I loved it as much as the first Wayfarers.
Many say they like it better - and I understand that, the story is wonderful - but I think A Long Way has the edge for me.
Still, definite 5 stars, top 10, etc!
Now, must wait for #3
I really, really loved this book. I loved how we just delved into the characters. The main characters, Sidra, and Pepper, were written so well. I really liked Pepper's backstory and reading about how she got to where she was. I also liked reading from Sidra's perspective, and her struggle to fit in and feel comfortable in her body and with who she can be.
There wasn't a whole lot of plot, but I didn't care. The story is more about the characters and how they adjust to the new situation they are in.
The world was just as good as in the long way to a small angry planet, there wasn't too much world building other than Sidra's new community and Port Coriol and the scrapyard, but it was done quite well. I loved the mosaiq of cultures on Port Coriol and how we got to see the different species again, even if not totally up close like in the previous book.
Overall, I really enjoyed this and had a hard time putting it down to go to work.
This novel has two arcs. One is about a slave girl who struggles to understand what it's like to be outside the regimented routine of her forced labor. Freedom is difficult. It comes with choices and responsibilities, and she finds the outside world much large and more complex than she ever imagined. The second arc of the story is about a former ship's AI (sentient and sapient) who awakes in a new android body. This isn't what she was made for, and she's having a tough time adjusting.
Both arcs are journeys of self-discovery, but they don't devolve into an annoying amount of introspective angst. The characters don't collapse in self-pity, at least not for long. They analyze their problems, evaluate their resources, and take action. I can relate to them. I find them quite likeable. They are ethical, admirable, and a joy to spend time with.
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* Actually, there are some serious problems with the tech in this book. The most egregious is what amounts to a perpetual motion machine that powers an android (one of the main characters). I'm sorry, Becky, but this is unforgivable (and my rating dropped a star due to it). Even soft science fiction has to respect basic physical laws. You can't get more energy out of a system than you put into it. A self-winding machine won't work. Then there's the matter of emotional machines with no attempt to explain how or why anyone would build such things. This didn't bug me as much because it doesn't violate any physical laws, but it's an obvious question without an answer in the context of the story.
This book made me cry a little for all the right reasons.