Books
by Becky Chambers
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A Closed and Common Orbit |
The second book in the sci-fi series my daughter chose for me. It remains full of high-tech, interesting characters and various alien species. It is essentially a book about deep friendship, especially that between Pepper, whose childhood was spent as a slave in a recycling plant, and Sidra, now in a humanoid robot body but once was the AI on a spaceship. It downplays any difficulties with species diversity and has a certain charm.
(Christine Miller - bwl 114 Autumn 2024) |
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The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet |
Chosen by my daughter to broaden my reading choices, this is first of four books in a science fiction series. However my sense was that despite the futuristic device of the Wayfarer ship drilling through hyperspace to connect planets, it was more about the mixed crew of humans and aliens, their behaviour towards each other and attitudes to race, sex and the boundaries of difference. An enjoyable and imaginative read.
(Christine Miller - bwl 113 Summer 2024) |
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