The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

, #1

eBook, 518 pages

English language

Published Aug. 6, 2015 by Hodder & Stoughton.

ISBN:
978-1-5004-5330-5
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5 stars (6 reviews)

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 …

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Eine sehr schöne, Charakter-zentrierte Weltraumgeschichte

4 stars

Nach der Lektüre der kleinen „Monk & Robot“-Reihe von Becky Chambers wollte ich unbedingt ihren „großen“ Klassiker kennen lernen, von dem ich bis dahin noch nie etwas gehört hatte: Die Wayfarers-Reihe. Vier Bücher über das Raumschiff Wayfarer und seine Besatzung. Mehrere, die meine Rezensionen zu Becky Chambers gelesen hatten, haben mir diese Reihe wärmstens empfohlen – danke dafür!

Irgendwie hatte ich bei einer Raumschiff-Story vermutlich etwas mehr „Action“ erwartet. Aber die Stärken dieses Buches liegen woanders:

Die „Wayfarer“ ist eine Art Tunnelbohrschiff, das Verbindungen zwischen weit entfernten Regionen der Galaxis herstellen kann, wenn ich das richtig verstanden habe, eine Art „schwarzes Loch“, aber in jedem Fall eine Verzerrung der Raumzeit. Eine sehr herausfordernde, aber auch lukrative Aufgabe. Die überschaubare Besatzung besteht aus Mitgliedern verschiedenster Spezies sowie einer KI mit einer ganz eigenen Persönlichkeit.

Die Wayfarer bekommt einen überaus lohnenden, aber auch anspruchsvollen Auftrag und ist dafür ungefähr ein „Standard“ unterwegs, …

Oh my stars

5 stars

An absolutely beautiful, character-driven story filled with vignettes that range from humorous to heartbreaking to downright philosophical. The various factions present throughout are all well-written and impactful, and we learn about them in ways that never feel overly exposition-y. It's like Firefly, but better, and with 100% less Whedon.

a story that thrives on its characters

5 stars

The basic storyline of this book is nothing entirely out of the ordinary: Space crew gets dangerous but lucrative job offer, travels to their destinations, stuff happens there and along the way. You can take the title literally: it's a long way but only a small planet (episode).

I liked the world building, but especially the way the protagonists interact with each other. It's a story that is, for once, not driven by toxic behavior and the inability to communicate, but instead based on empathy and mutual support. The characters belong to different alien and human races, they do sometimes face conflicts over their specific needs, but frequently try to find solutions that work for everyone. In some ways, it seemed like an enhanced and more diverse version of the "Firefly" crew to me (which I loved).

This is a read leaves you with more positive than negative emotions, while …

a story that thrives on its characters

5 stars

The basic storyline of this book is nothing entirely out of the ordinary: Space crew gets dangerous but lucrative job offer, travels to their destinations, stuff happens there and along the way. You can take the title literally: it's a long way but only a small planet (episode).

I liked the world building, but especially the way the protagonists interact with each other. It's a story that is, for once, not driven by toxic behavior and the inability to communicate, but instead based on empathy and mutual support. The characters belong to different alien and human races, they do sometimes face conflicts over their specific needs, but frequently try to find solutions that work for everyone. In some ways, it seemed like an enhanced and more diverse version of the "Firefly" crew to me (which I loved).

This is a read leaves you with more positive than negative emotions, while …

Subjects

  • Fiction
  • Science Fiction
  • Space Opera
  • LGBTQ+