Record of a Spaceborn Few is a 2018 science fiction novel by Becky Chambers, published by Harper Voyager in the US and Hodder and Stoughton in the UK. It is a sequel to The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and A Closed and Common Orbit.
 First edition (US) | |
| Author | Becky Chambers |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Wayfarers series |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Harper Voyager (US) Hodder & Stoughton (UK) |
Publication date | 2018 |
| ISBN | 978-1473647640 |
| Preceded by | A Closed and Common Orbit |
| Followed by | The Galaxy, and the Ground Within |
Synopsis edit
The novel explores life in the Exodus fleet that was mentioned in passing in the preceding books, from the viewpoint of five characters: Tessa (sister of Ashby from The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet), a laborer and mother to two children; Kip, a restless teenager; Isabel, an elderly archivist; Sawyer, a recent immigrant; and Eyas, a "caretaker" who performs Exodan funerary practices.
Reception edit
Record of a Spaceborn Few was a finalist for the 2018 Kitschies[1] and the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novel.[2]
References edit
- ^ ""Miller's Circe picks up Red Tentacle at Kitschies"". TheBookseller.com. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ 2019 Hugo Award & 1944 Retro Hugo Award Finalists, by Cheryl Morgan, at TheHugoAwards.org; published April 2, 2019; retrieved June 8, 2019
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