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A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

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A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

By: Becky Chambers
Narrated by: Em Grosland
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“Tender and healing... I’m prescribing a preorder to anyone who has ever felt lost. Stunning, kind, necessary.” —Sarah Gailey on book 1: A Psalm for the Wild-Built

"This hopeful listen, full of humor, illuminates a world listeners will yearn to return to." -AudioFile on A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy is a story of kindness and love from one of the foremost practitioners of hopeful SF.

After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent on a quest to determine what humanity really needs) turn their attention to the villages and cities of the little moon they call home.

They hope to find the answers they seek, while making new friends, learning new concepts, and experiencing the entropic nature of the universe.

Becky Chambers's new series continues to ask: in a world where people have what they want, does having more even matter?

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor.com

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A beautiful, thoughtful, poetic book that I can't recommend enough. Becky Chambers is a wonder.

Absolutely gorgeous

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Really enjoyed this story! Seemingly simple, it explores quite complex philosophical ideas and makes you think. I love the friendship between Dex and Mosscap, and look forward to more from Becky Chambers.

Lovely

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Chambers is my favourite author and this is another great example of why. A Prayer for the Crown-shy is a really satisfying read and I am really looking forward to reading the next one in the series

Wonderful as always

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I’ve adored every book of Becky Chambers that I’ve read and this is no different,

A warm hug

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Joy and sorrow mixes in my chest with this but I love it more than I can explain

makes me wish for a world I'll never live to see

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