#32 in Science fiction
A Closed and Common Orbit
- 353
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
Chambers keeps the space setting in the background and gives her attention to character: at the centre is someone finding a place in a world made for others, written with unusual care. Readers who know that feeling of being overwhelmed and out of step may respond most strongly. It is a sequel, but its warmth and its focus on people over plot suit anyone who wants hopeful science fiction.
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About the book
A Closed and Common Orbit is a 2016 science fiction novel by Becky Chambers, published by Hodder and Stoughton. It is a sequel to her 2014 novel The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.
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 book
8.58.5 / 10 - Record of a Spaceborn Few
8.18.1 / 10 - The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
8.68.6 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.6 across 870 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 86% 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% |
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It has 353 pages — shorter than 68% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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