{"product_id":"a-closed-and-common-orbit-isbn-9780062569400","title":"A Closed and Common Orbit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Hugo Award for Best Series!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \"Best Books of 2017\" pick!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated for the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novel!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2017 Arthur C. Clarke Award!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Prix Julia-Verlanger!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmbark on an exciting, adventurous, and dangerous journey through the galaxy with the motley crew of the spaceship Wayfarer in this fun and heart-warming, character-driven space opera—the sequel to the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLovelace was once merely a ship’s artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in a new body, following a total system shut-down and reboot, she has no memory of what came before. As Lovelace, a newly sentient AI, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, Pepper and Lovey will discover that no matter how vast space is, two people can fill it together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet\u003c\/i\u003e introduced readers to the incredible world of Rosemary Harper, a young woman with a restless soul and secrets to keep. When she joined the crew of the Wayfarer, an intergalactic ship, she got more than she bargained for—and learned to live with, and love, her rag-tag collection of crewmates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Closed and Common Orbit\u003c\/i\u003e is the stand-alone sequel to that beloved debut novel, a compelling dual timeline story perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eFirefly,\u003c\/i\u003e Joss Whedon, \u003ci\u003eMass Effect,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStar Wars.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eEmbark on an exciting, adventurous, and dangerous journey through the galaxy with the motley crew of the spaceship \u003cem\u003eWayfarer\u003c\/em\u003e in this fun and heart-warming space opera—the sequel to the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLovelace was once merely a ship’s artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in a new body following a total system shutdown 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, Pepper and Lovey will discover that no matter how vast space is, two people can fill it together.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Warm, engaging, properly science-fictional, \u003cem\u003eA Closed and Common Orbit \u003c\/em\u003eis a very likable novel indeed.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eA Closed and Common Orbit\u003c\/em\u003e may be smaller in scope than the book before it, but in its focus and its force, in the sheer delight it takes in the discoveries it documents, it’s as fine and as fantastical and as fun as Chambers’ absolute darling of a debut.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTor.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As good, smart and satisfying as its predecessor...If there was such a thing as a Cosy Space Opera subgenre of Speculative Fiction, Becky Chambers’ series would likely be listed alongside the equally excellent \u003cem\u003eOn a Red Station, Drifting\u003c\/em\u003e by Aliette de Bodard and \u003cem\u003eBinti\u003c\/em\u003e by Nnedi Okorafor.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook Smugglers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“For any of us, life as we think we know it can change at any time. \u003cem\u003eA Closed and Common Orbit\u003c\/em\u003e simply reminds us that, in a universe of immense and wondrous possibilities, there’s no shame in finding oneself a novice here anew.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrange Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The vibrant lines drawn between lives prove as compelling as laser battles and widescreen explosions. If you yearn for science fiction with heart, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a better candidate this stellar novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eB\u0026amp;N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Chambers Wayfarers series is the feel-good science fiction series you were looking for. Depressing dystopias got you down? Here’s the antidote [...] This is optimistic science fiction for those who grew up on Original Series \u003cem\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/em\u003e.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePop Verse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A quietly profound, humane tour de force that tackles politics and gender issues with refreshing optimism.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As with her amazing debut, the power of Chamber’s second space opera is in her appealing characters [...] Her protagonists might not all be human, but they possess more humanity than most” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Chambers uses her considerable talent to take a more focused and contained look at a gut-wrenching story of self-determination and personal autonomy [...] No matter what beautiful and strange world Chambers takes us to, we can count on her to lead with humor and heart.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRT Book Reviews (4 1\/2 stars)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“While most sequels feel the need to go bigger and bolder, \u003cem\u003eOrbit\u003c\/em\u003e is a more intimate story than its predecessor, exploring trust, the mind\/brain paradox, and unease with one’s body, while examining the ways someone without a family makes their way in the world and forms their own connections.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAV Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the most enjoyable, brilliantly realized spacey SF novels I’ve read in ages.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Smythe, author of The Echo and The Explorer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Humane and alien, adventurous and thoughtful, vast in its imagination and wonderfully personal in the characters it builds. 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