#17 in Science fiction
A Closed and Common Orbit
- 353
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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About the book
'NEVER LESS THAN DEEPLY INVOLVING' DAILY MAIL 'SO MUCH FUN' HEAT 'WARM, ENGAGING' GUARDIAN A warm, comforting, big-hearted stand-alone set in the same world as the award-winning The Long way to 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. READERS LOVE BECKY CHAMBERS 'An emotional read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Wonderful, humane SF' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'It's a gentle and sweet read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Chambers is truly a master of Character Driven fiction' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This world she has built is a vibrant, eclectic, multi-cultural joy to read about' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Reading order · Wayfarers series
Full order & progress →- The Long Way to a Small, Angry PlanetStart here
8.28.2 / 10 - A Closed and Common OrbitThis bookA Closed and Common Orbit8.58.5 / 10
- Record of a Spaceborn Few
8.18.1 / 10 - The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
8.58.5 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.6 across 870 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 83% of the weight and the score stays at 8.5 — the Science fiction average of 7.8 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.6 | 870 | 100% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“This book hit me particularly hard in how appropriately it characterised the effort of learning how to exist in a world that is not designed for you. Sensory overwhelm, social differences, and internal contradiction are themes often handled with much less nuance and understanding than they deserve, which was not the case here. She looked around the street, full of strangers and unknown questions. She couldn’t be out here. She wasn’t meant for out here. While reading, I kept thinking back to a term first introduced in The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet called Tresha which referred to "some…”
“I'm becoming a big fan of Becky Chambers. Not so much because her stories are completing, which they are, but because her characters are very well written. For me, space is just a backdrop for spinning a tale about people trying to survive in alien worlds. They are about the different races coming together to live and learn from each other. Reading between the lines it's parallel to our society.”
Frequently asked
What is A Closed and Common Orbit rated?
8.5 out of 10, from 870 reader ratings across 1 independent sources.
Is A Closed and Common Orbit worth reading?
Readers give it 8.5/10 from 870 ratings, which puts it ahead of 92 % of the Science fiction shelf.
How long does it take to read A Closed and Common Orbit?
About 6 hours at an average reading pace — 353 pages.
Where does A Closed and Common Orbit rank?
#17 in Science fiction on the current snapshot.
Which volume of the series is A Closed and Common Orbit?
Volume 2 of 4 in Wayfarers series. The full reading order is one tap away above.
How long is A Closed and Common Orbit?
It has 353 pages — longer than 51% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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