Once in a while, I come across a book that feels like it was written just for me. A book that makes me feel as if the psychic, precognitive author lives in my head and knows just what I like and when I’d like it. This is one of those books. The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet is much more about...
I got my latest read, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet as a gift, and had a great time reading it. The first novel from Becky Chambers, it follows a young woman named Rosemary as she joins the crew of a tunneling ship (basically they make shortcuts through space) as they get a big contract tha...
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet was a fantastic read. Becky Chambers doesn’t just write a story, she makes a family. The characters aboard the spaceship (Wayfarer) remind the reader strongly of the ones featured in Joss Whedon’s gone-too-soon Firefly. (Except that none of them, except for mayb...
I loved this book. Like much great science fiction, it's teachy preachy, but in a good way. There's no "look how great humans are" stuff like in Star Trek or Doctor Who. Different species have different flaws and strengths. The book is very character driven, with the plot serving as the pretext f...
I loved this sci-fi book. For a self-pub, it’s surprisingly well written: no grammar glitches, no typos. The writing flows smoothly and beautifully, and the story is wonderful, if episodic. Some episodes are happy, almost sugary. Others are full of danger and challenge for one or more of the crew of...
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet is easily one of the most feel-good books I've read in a while. Put it this way: I think if Kaylee decided to rewrite a cross between Firefly and TNG, this book might be the result. There really aren't any bad guys; just people with problems, each of which is bo...
My favorite part of Game of Thrones (tv version) is Sam and Gilly wandering about Westeros being kind to each other. This book is the wandering misfit spaceship crew version of that. Just people from different cultures approaching being in each others' company for the long hall with respect and when...
This book. I just wanted to curl up inside this book and never come out. The Wayfarer is a tunnelling ship, creating wormholes through space to allow ships human and alien to zip around the galaxy without spending years on the journey. Its multi-species crew accepts a prestigious new project fro...
“I wish I could wear shoes”. Get A Plot. This has been published to generally positive reviews and, in my opinion, that is because some readers either don’t read much science fiction or are giving a newbie a soft ride. This novel (it’s episodic and smacks of being a “fix-up”) would be a great start ...
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet tells the story of the spaceship Wayfarer and its human/alien crew. The crews job is to dig holes into subspace to connect remote locations in space and thus buildung some sort of highway in space. A new, dangerous assignment takes them on a year-long trip throug...
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