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The Galaxy, and the Ground Within Paperback – June 8 2021

by Becky Chambers (Author)
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Sunday Times bestselling author Becky Chambers returns to the Galactic Commons in the final installment in her award-winning and critically acclaimed Wayfarers series.

With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The only thing it has going for it is a chance proximity to more popular worlds, making it a decent stopover for ships traveling between the wormholes that keep the Galactic Commons connected. If deep space is a highway, Gora is just your average truck stop.

One of the many establishments present is the Five-Hop One-Stop, a place where long-haul spacers can stretch their legs (if they have legs, that is), and pick up fuel, transit permits, and assorted supplies. The Five-Hop is run by an enterprising alien and her occasionally helpful child, who both work hard to provide a little piece of home to everyone passing through.

When a freak technological failure halts traffic to and from Gora, three strangers are thrown together at the Five-Hop. Grounded, and with nothing to do but wait, the trio - an exiled artist with an appointment to keep, a cargo runner at a personal crossroads, and a mysterious individual doing her best to help those on the fringes - are compelled to confront where they've been, where they might go, and what they might be to each other.

PRAISE FOR THE WAYFARERS

'Becky Chambers is a wonder, and I feel better for having her books in my life' JOHN CONNOLLY

'In a word, brilliant' ANDREW CALDECOTT

'A quietly profound, humane tour de force' GUARDIAN

'Chambers is simply an exceptional talent' TOR.COM

'Becky Chambers takes space opera in a whole new and unexpected direction' BEN AARONOVITCH
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    Wayfarers
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    June 8 2021
  6. Dimensions
    15.2 x 2.8 x 23.2 cm
  7. ISBN-10
    1473647673
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1473647671
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Becky Chambers is a science fiction author based in Northern California. She is best known for her Hugo Award-winning Wayfarers series, which currently includes The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, A Closed and Common Orbit, and Record of a Spaceborn Few. Her books have also been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Locus Award, and the Women's Prize for Fiction, among others. Her most recent work is To Be Taught, If Fortunate, a standalone novella.


Becky has a background in performing arts, and grew up in a family heavily involved in space science. She spends her free time playing video and tabletop games, keeping bees and looking through her telescope. Having hopped around the world a bit, she's now back in her home state, where she lives with her wife. She hopes to see Earth from orbit one day.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hodder & Stoughton (June 8 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1473647673
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1473647671
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 418 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.2 x 2.8 x 23.2 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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Becky Chambers was raised in California as the progeny of an astrobiology educator, an aerospace engineer, and an Apollo-era rocket scientist. Her first novel, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, was originally funded via Kickstarter in 2012. Her books have been nominated for the Kitschies Award, the Hugo Award, the Locus Award, the Arthus C. Clarke Award and the Women's Prize for Fiction, among others, and won the Prix Julia Verlanger.

After living in Scotland and Iceland, Becky is now back in her home state, where she lives with her spouse. She is a devotee of video and tabletop games, and enjoys spending time in nature. She hopes to see Earth from orbit one day.

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M. TRAYNOR
5.0 out of 5 stars Touching and life-affirming
Reviewed in Canada on November 21, 2023
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The different aliens are fascinating but united in their, for want of a better word, 'humanity'. This andvthe preceding two books in the series make for a restorative break from things like the news and politics. Good for self -care.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting characters and ideas, but not much happens
Reviewed in Canada on September 10, 2023
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Like many of her books, not much happens during the books itself. The books are more about seeing the everyday lives of some aliens and how they develop as people in the face of some relatively small mishaps. The characters are always interesting and she paints wonderful future worlds full of interesting people and societies, but not recommended if you're into action and adventure.
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Martin Lavoie
5.0 out of 5 stars A book about good faith and kindness in the face of difference
Reviewed in Canada on June 5, 2023
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Have you heard the words of a song or a poem and tears come to your eyes because they inspire a kindness that seems unlikely but exposes your vulnerability?

I am writing this review here and they are still coming to my eyes.

It's not the first book in this series that touches me like this, but after 100 pages of this fourth, I understood that it would be a masterpiece in this genre, and I started to read much more slowly, re-reading each passage twice or three times, scared to finish it.

You won't find a great plot there, if that's what you're looking for. Rather an intimate description of the inner life of 4 characters, each representing one of the species of the author's universe, each deciding to open up to others.

And boldly enough, no humans except a minor but helping character near the end.

I came out of this book wanting to be better and more open to others.
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Ian H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you.
Reviewed in Canada on January 8, 2023
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I was gifted the first book of the Wayfarers series by my daughter, who felt that they would fit. As usual, she was totally correct! I certainly could not stop at one. Thank you Ms. Chambers for a wonderful walk through the lives of my favourite characters in a very, very long time.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Multi species peaceful coexistence sci-fi is what we need in this divided times
Reviewed in Canada on March 1, 2021
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The entire series was a delight in the multi-sapient species sci-fi world of each species finding their common ground and celebrating their differences. The series started from a mostly human POV in the first book, and concluded with a story with almost no humans (except for an emergency visit by a human medical doctor). There were brief explorations of what would alien sapient species think of humans the same way humans would think of them. But mostly, it was about physical and cultural differences of different alien species, how to peacefully coexist and cooperate given the differences, and more importantly, how to celebrate the differences.

It is heartwarming to indulge in such fantasies at current times when (real-life) humans can't accommodate other cultures of our same species.
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Harlan Thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars Saving the best for last
Reviewed in Canada on March 8, 2023
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This book was my favourite of the series. I loved the ending as much as I loved the beginnings of the series.
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Carlos Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars É um final glorioso para a série
Reviewed in Brazil on June 27, 2023
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É uma última viagem interresante a esses mundos, e os personagens. Adorei os Akaraks.
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Karissa Eckert
5.0 out of 5 stars I will miss the Wayfarers world so much!
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2022
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Thoughts: I loved this book just as much as the last one. Where the last book really focuses on the humans that live in the Fleet, this book is more focused on other alien races. The book is set on Gora, a dull planet that's on a major travel route. Gora is pretty much an intergalactic truck stop. In particular we are introduced Ouloo who is Laru, her and her teen child (Tupo) who run the Five-Hop One-Stop travelers rest. It's a place for travelers to park their ships, re-fuel, have a snack and stretch their legs. When disaster strikes above Gora, Ouloo's visitors are forced to interact a lot more and have a much longer stay than they were expecting.

The premise is simple but this book was so rich in thoughtfulness and amazing characters. Ouloo and Tupo are fun characters all on their own. They are joined by Roveg a Quelin (who is a crustacean-like character), Speaker who is one of the Akarak (who as a species was denied entry into the GC because of their short lifespans), and Pei an Aeluon who is Ashby's (Ashby is human) love interest from the first book. Each character is dealing with their own trauma and has their very separate lifestyle but somehow they all ended up coming together and supporting each other.

I absolutely love Chambers' creativity in developing these different alien species and love how she brought them together. This is such a feel good book. The different species all have their different perceptions of the other species as a whole, but of course your perception of a species is not the reality of the individuals of that species. In this book the characters are constantly surprising each other, both with their differences and similarities. They may live different lifespans and breath different types of air but they might love the same music or enjoy the same types of activities. In the end, when a child is injured it doesn't matter what species that child is, they all put aside their differences to help in the best way they each individually can.

Chambers makes these species come alive and I loved all the individual characters as well. They felt so real and reading about them was completely engrossing and intriguing. I am still in awe at how Chambers can pull me completely into a story like this when there really isn't a strong plot driving anything forward. These are just aliens hanging out at a rest stop and the book was completely impossible to put down. I loved every minute of it. My only complaint is that this didn't feel like the end of the series and I feel like there must be a lot more stories that want to be told in the Wayfarers world.

My Summary (5/5): Overall I loved this book and really loved this series as a whole. The amazing alien races and the thoughtfulness with which they interact was fascinating. These characters are so easy to engage with and love and so fascinating to read about. If I have any complaints it is that I am super sad that this series is over and I would love to read more stories set in the Wayfarers universe. I would highly recommend this series if you are interested in the softer more introspective side of science fiction. All the Wayfarers books are thought-provoking, heart-warming and just flat out fascinating.
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Fernando Monge
5.0 out of 5 stars Deliciously refreshing and positive
Reviewed in Spain on February 26, 2024
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How the diferente Sapients deal with each other and how they cope together with difficulties in spite of their huge differences.
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Suzie
5.0 out of 5 stars A speculative look at how a spaceship society can handle death.
Reviewed in India on October 7, 2023
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This book gives a glimpse of a society that treats its dead respectfully and sustainably by using human composting.
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Kurgan
5.0 out of 5 stars Amo questa serie
Reviewed in Italy on August 31, 2023
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Ho amato tutti i libri di questa serie. Piu che essere avventure mozzafiato sono bellissime descrizioni della società e delle persone che la compongono, con i loro problemi (e le loro soluzioni) di adattamento ad una società che è decisamente multirazziale (parliamo di alieni, non di colori della pelle). Sono libri che si fanno leggere con gusto, una volta entrato nel loro mondo vorresti poter essere lì con i protagonisti. Non che l'avventura manchi, intendiamoci; ogni libro ci propone anche le avventure di uno o più protagonisti, ma l'avventura non è l'unico motivo di essere del libro stesso.
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