A Closed and Common Orbit

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 HUGO AWARD AND THE ARTHUR C CLARKE AWARD. WINNER OF THE 2017 PRIX JULIA-VERLANGER.'Chambers is simply an exceptional talent' Tor.comThe stand-alone sequel to the award-winning The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.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 to start over in a synthetic body, in a world where her kind are illegal. She's never felt so alone.But she's not alone, not really. Pepper, one of the engineers who risked life and limb to reinstall Lovelace, is determined to help her adjust to her new world. Because Pepper knows a thing or two about starting over.Together, Pepper and Lovey will discover that, huge as the galaxy may be, it's anything but empty. PRAISE FOR THE WAYFARERS'Never less than deeply involving' DAILY MAIL'Explores the quieter side of sci-fi while still wowing us with daring leaps of imagination' iBOOKS'So much fun to read' HEAT'Warm, engaging, properly science-fictional, A Closed and Common Orbit is a very likable novel indeed' GUARDIAN'The most fun that I've had with a novel in a long, long time' Review PRAISE FOR THE WAYFARERS Never less than deeply involving ― DAILY MAIL Chambers is simply an exceptional talent ― TOR.COM So much fun to read ― HEAT Joyously written and a joy to read. ― Claire North on THE LONG WAY TO A SMALL ANGRY PLANET The most fun that I've had with a novel in a long, long time ― iO9 Explores the quieter side of sci-fi while still wowing us with daring leaps of imagination ― iBOOKS Exceptional... Chambers is a true talent and writer to watch ― POP VERSE Warm, engaging, properly science-fictional, A Closed and Common Orbit is a very likable novel indeed ― GUARDIAN Becky Chambers writes aliens like no one else ... the only flaw in this series is you'll wish you could spend more time with all of them ― NPR 50 Best Sci-fi and Fantasy Books of the Past Decade Book Description The extraordinary new novel by Becky Chambers, author of the beloved debut novel The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet: 'a quietly profound, humane tour de force.' (Guardian)