The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
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4.3 • 196 Ratings
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Series!
The acclaimed modern science fiction masterpiece, included on Library Journal's Best SFF of 2016, the Barnes & Nobles Sci-Fi Fantasy Blog Best Books of 2015, the Tor.com Best Books of 2015, Reader’s Choice, as well as nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Kitschie, and the Bailey's Women's Prize.
Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space—and one adventurous young explorer who discovers the meaning of family in the far reaches of the universe—in this light-hearted debut space opera from a rising sci-fi star.
Rosemary Harper doesn’t expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer. While the patched-up ship has seen better days, it offers her a bed, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and most importantly, some distance from her past. An introspective young woman who learned early to keep to herself, she’s never met anyone remotely like the ship’s diverse crew, including Sissix, the exotic reptilian pilot, chatty engineers Kizzy and Jenks who keep the ship running, and Ashby, their noble captain.
Life aboard the Wayfarer is chaotic and crazy—exactly what Rosemary wants. It’s also about to get extremely dangerous when the crew is offered the job of a lifetime. Tunneling wormholes through space to a distant planet is definitely lucrative and will keep them comfortable for years. But risking her life wasn’t part of the plan. In the far reaches of deep space, the tiny Wayfarer crew will confront a host of unexpected mishaps and thrilling adventures that force them to depend on each other. To survive, Rosemary’s got to learn how to rely on this assortment of oddballs—an experience that teaches her about love and trust, and that having a family isn’t necessarily the worst thing in the universe.
Customer Reviews
Trek fans take notice!
As a life long Trekkie exploring the literary universe for new stories, this book hits the spot! Lately, the TV world of Trek has been hit or miss. But this book captures so much of what Trek is and could be, centered in Roddenberry’s focus on “infinite diversity in infinite combination”. The interplay and interrelation of alien races, gender dynamics, species dynamics etc. all thrown into a cobbler shaker with solid science fiction. SPOILERS AHEAD: I particularly love how this universe doesn’t hold the pretense that humans would innately dominate. Instead, we are the interstellar houseless who stumbled into space because we screwed up our planet permanently. We stink, we are naive and we rely on the kindness and generosity of other, more advanced civilizations to exist. Exceedingly good writing starts with relationships. This one HITS!
Loved it
I love the story telling and world building in this book
DNF
All of these characters seem nice enough. I’m just bored. They don’t seem to have an interior life. Kizzie in particular is cartoonish. Which is fine if you like manga. I just need something deeper here.