The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Wayfarers, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Patricia Rodriguez
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By:
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Becky Chambers
About this listen
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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Tedious and uninteresting.
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I thought this would be a good summer read, especially as it has been nominated for some major fiction prizes in 2016. I like science fiction and so I expect to have to suspend my disbelief for the sake of a good read. But this novel was far, far too long. It could have, and should have, been edited before it hit the bookshops. It was originally self-published (and in some ways reads like fanfiction) and I can only suppose that that accounts for some of the rambling sections that added very little to the plot/story.Having said that, it was a very entertaining story - Star Trek for the 21st century. The narrator did a good job in bringing the characters, human and alien, to life.
Not for you if you don't like science fiction.
Entertaining Sci-Fi, But Much Too Long
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Would you consider the audio edition of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet to be better than the print version?
Hardly ever read print version of any books nowadays, although I'd consider getting it for this - as I loved the story that much.What other book might you compare The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet to, and why?
Not a book, but like others - this has a real "firefly" vibe to it.What does Patricia Rodriguez bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
She does a great job with different voices.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Oh god yes. Always resented having to turn it off and do something else.Any additional comments?
I actually fell into a bit of a rut after the story finished, really wanted to say with the characters and find out more about their lives.Amazing, breathtaking
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Disappointed and gave up
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Gripping storyline and loveable characters. Great! .
oh my stars!
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