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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
- Wayfarers, Book 1
- Narrated by: Patricia Rodriguez
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
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Summary
Shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2016.
Longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction, 2016.
Firefly meets Mass Effect in this thrilling self-published debut!
When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The Wayfarer, a patched-up ship that's seen better days, offers her everything she could possibly want: a small, quiet spot to call home for a while, adventure in far-off corners of the galaxy, and distance from her troubled past.
But Rosemary gets more than she bargained for with the Wayfarer. The crew is a mishmash of species and personalities, from Sissix, the friendly reptillian pilot, to Kizzy and Jenks, the constantly sparring engineers who keep the ship running. Life onboard is chaotic but more or less peaceful - exactly what Rosemary wants.
Until the crew are offered the job of a lifetime: the chance to build a hyperspace tunnel to a distant planet. They'll earn enough money to live comfortably for years...if they survive the long trip through war-torn interstellar space without endangering any of the fragile alliances that keep the galaxy peaceful. But Rosemary isn't the only person onboard with secrets to hide, and the crew will soon discover that space may be vast, but spaceships are very small indeed.
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- Concerned3rdParty
- 28-04-18
Tedious and uninteresting.
i didnt care for this work, it felt like being taught contemporary morality and selfcentered identity politics by glove puppets via the medium of crap scifi... poorly. dont get me wrong, i'm socially progressive myself but this was peice was just annoying. The narrator did a good job of presenting the story in the spirit in which it was writen so you may be reminded of what story-time was like in kindergarten, perhaps it'll give you a few pointers on how to read simplistic substandard morality tales at your own children.
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- Amazon Customer
- 26-11-19
Fantastic
Next please! Really enjoyed that. Great characters and intriguing pace. I hate the fact I have to use 15 words. I just wanted to say it was great! Thank you
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- Rob Roy
- 25-09-19
Lovely book beautifully narrated.
This book is a joy to read and to listen too. It is character - driven - and what a range of characters - numerous alien species, a ship -board AI and varied and mostly sympathetic crew on a long journey with the aim of tunnelling through what would likely be called hyperspace by most authors. That this novel is set in space is rather incidental really, since it is all about inter and intra - species relationships and growing mutual understanding of the varied crew members . It is about love in all of its manifestations ( including one of two you might not have
even contemplated! - no spoilers) and comradeship and mistrust between different alien races. There is real loss and coming to terms with it. There are elements of intergalactic politics. This is not military sci-fi and there is nothing you can really call combat, but it is one of the best Sci-Fi novels I have read (I have read a lot recently) and I really want to give it at least SIX stars! Deep Joy!
And a wonderful narrator to boot!
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- Dan Fisher
- 06-09-17
a true sci fi classic.
this was a real joy .. many "wrong" turns to finish this book. it's well paced, well written and excellent performance.
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- Matt Ironside
- 27-10-18
Love this book, Thanks Becky Chambers.
Love this book. Great performance throughout by Rodriguez. Can't wait for the Wayfarers next adventures.
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- Dondeeflugs
- 15-04-23
Doesn't go anywhere.
It never gripped me at any point. I kept waiting for the story to begin but it was just about the characters. I made it to the rnd but I didn't really feel I knew any of them.
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- Darren Tyrell-Knights
- 21-09-21
an unexpected delight
this was a refreshing change to the hard sci-fi I usually listen to, very much enjoyed it. Great narration too, very distinct voices between the main characters and excellent emotional range.
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- Jonathan
- 07-05-16
Well intentioned but uninvolving
Strange one this, good world building, stereotypical but likable characters, reads like a young-adult novel but with interspecies love, drug use, ladies loving ladies , swearing etc... A bit like the expanse novels, or a Star Trek spin off, (political intrigue meets crew politics, meet human looking aliens or 'rubber suit' aliens... Eg six hands) but without the peril, action or tension. It's difficult to recommend unless you are a open minded late teen who doesn't want space battles and shoot outs... and who needs to learn that different people / races / should be tolerated not feared... Mid western types I suppose. Will not be reading follow ups I'm afraid, not my bag, it's all a little too 'lovey'.
The narration is annoyingly upbeat, as if meant for a 9 year old.
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- Quorvis
- 26-01-16
Great book
I loved the book very well written and narrated. I was looking for something just like the firefly series and this is it.
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- R. Maines
- 16-01-16
Ok.
A pleasant romp across the galaxy.
Likeable characters and a so so plot.
Narration was good, understandable at x2 playback speed.
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