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A Closed and Common Orbit
- Wayfarers, Book 2
- Narrated by: Patricia Rodriguez
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Lovelace 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 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. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet introduced listeners to the incredible imagination of Becky Chambers and has been nominated for any number of awards and accolades, including the Baileys Prize for Women's Fiction, the Tiptree Award, the Kitschies Golden Tentacle and the Arthur C. Clarke Award.
A Closed and Common Orbit is the stand-alone sequel to The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and is perfect for fans of Firefly, Joss Whedon, Mass Effect and Star Wars.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-04-2022
Intimate and Beautiful Science Fiction
A Closed And Common Orbit had a lot to live up to and absolutely did!
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- Mary
- 03-06-2020
So good
This series is so good. I’ve listened to it twice. I found small details I had missed the first time. Will probably listen to it again in a couple of years.
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- Martin
- 20-03-2021
Addictive
Absolute genius concepts, trully engrossing. Heart warming. My favourite book since Red Mars. I am immediately going to launch the next one.
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- corydora
- 27-06-2019
Interesting exploration of artificial intelligence
This was well-narrated, with Rodriguez clearly differentiating the characters, and obviously adding a lot of emotion throughout the whole book. The book is related to the first Wayfarers in that it takes some minor characters on their own journey, and explores how they relate to each other and the world. Two stories are told in parallel -- Jane, a genetically engineered child who escapes from the factory she is enslaved in, and Sidra, an AI who lives in an illegal "body kit" -- and their experiences finding themselves and constructing their identities are compared. At times it does get a little didactic/preachy, but that's a fairly minor flaw in what is otherwise an enjoyable listen.
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- lavender
- 05-10-2018
Sci Fi for the thinker
a gripping tale that confronts the true meaning and value of sentience. Humanoids and AI find a purpose beyond their genes and code while breaking laws but not rules to form aand redefine family
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- Natasha
- 24-05-2017
There's nothing common about this book
There were less character is A Closed Orbit than Wayfarer 1, which was nice, you got to know each character individually rather than rushing between multiple story arcs. Like Wayfarer 1 Chambers uses a story style that strings together vignettes of her characters lives rather than a single, unbroken plot. Personally I like the style, it's a relaxing wonder through another universe, but I can see that those looking for an action driven plot would find it frustrating.
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- Janet Slape.🤣🤣
- 02-12-2020
Great
Loved this story. It goes to show that the rest of the galaxy can get along and be happy.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-02-2021
very enjoyable
not like the first book, the story is built in more conventional and structured way. i really liked Pepper and Citra as characters.
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- jmattx
- 27-03-2019
Fun but not as good as the first in the series
Enjoyed this book with all the aspects it’s explored around d AI and what it means to be human. But the story can plod in places and it’s doesn’t have the spark of the first book.
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-12-2016
Hope there's more to come!
Thoroughly enjoyed both books in this series so far.
There are some interesting issues tackled but not to the detriment of the narrative or the development of characters you can care about.
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