Thank you so much to Hodderscape for sending me an early copy of Becky Chambers’ newest novel. The last addition to the Wayfarers series, The Galaxy and the Ground Within! Well lads, it’s been a wild ride. I screamed very loudly when I received this book in the post. I already have it preordered of course, but to read it early has been an honour and a privilege. There’s no…
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To Be Taught If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
To Be Taught If Fortunate is only small. It’s roughly around 200 pages. But within those 200 pages is a world re-imagined. It does so much that books that have 600 pages fail to do. Although it doesn’t take away from Becky Chambers’ longer books – they’re also mesmerising. But To Be Taught If Fortunate is another little glimpse into Chambers’ imagination. We can all collectively cry about how cool…
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Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
The best stories about humanity are not set on Earth. And I can see why. We are so enveloped in our own little world, that when trying to tell stories that are as big as the word ‘humanity’, it’s very hard to gain perspective. Everything we do is human, from waking up to going to sleep. And while there are parts of our society that aren’t human (animals, nature etc),…
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Books I’m Excited For In 2018
2017 has been a great year for books. I haven’t read as much as last year, and I think that’s partly due to not setting myself a reading goal, which was kinda nice and relaxing. Plus, the amount of books you read doesn’t matter, it’s about what makes you happy. And what makes me happy the most is getting way too excited about the books that aren’t even out yet.…
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A Closed & Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
Publisher: Hodder Release Date: June 2017 Rating: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ Goodreads Lovelace was once merely a ship’s artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in an new body, following a total system shut-down and reboot, she has no memory of what came before. As Lovelace learns to negotiate the universe and discover who she is, she makes friends with Pepper, an excitable engineer, who’s determined to help her learn and grow. Together,…