When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isnt expecting much. Originally funded via Kickstarter in 2012 and self-published in 2014, T he Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet has found a new home with Hodder & Stoughton and Harper Voyager. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers - Google Books. They'll earn enough money to live comfortably for years.if they survive the long trip through war-torn interstellar space without endangering any of the fragile alliances that keep the galaxy peaceful.īut Rosemary isn't the only person on board with secrets to hide, and the crew will soon discover that space may be vast, but spaceships are very small indeed. Likewise, when Ashby considers the possibility of raising children on the Exodan Fleet, he realizes that the. That is, until the crew are offered the job of a lifetime: the chance to build a hyperspace tunnel to a distant planet. The Aandrisk recognize three different kinds of family, and the crew of the Wayfarer is Sissix’s feather family, the chosen family that Aandrisks belong to as young adults before they are ready to settle down and raise children. Life on board is chaotic, but more or less peaceful - exactly what Rosemary wants.

The crew is a mishmash of species and personalities, from Sissix, the friendly reptilian pilot, to Kizzy and Jenks, the constantly sparring engineers who keep the ship running. But risking her life wasnt part of the plan. The Wayfarer, a patched-up ship that's seen better days, offers her everything she could possibly want: a small, quiet spot to call home for a while, adventure in far-off corners of the galaxy, and distance from her troubled past.īut Rosemary gets more than she bargained for with the Wayfarer. Tunneling wormholes through space to a distant planet is definitely lucrative and will keep them comfortable for years. When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1)

The long way to a small angry planet