The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience!
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEY'S WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
The beloved debut novel that will restore your faith in humanity
When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The ship, which has 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.
But Rosemary gets more than she bargained for with the Wayfarer. The crew is a mishmash of species and personalities, from Sissix, the friendly reptillian pilot, to Kizzy and Jenks, the constantly sparring engineers who keep the ship running. Life on board is chaotic, but more or less peaceful—exactly what Rosemary wants.
Until the crew are …
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience!
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEY'S WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
The beloved debut novel that will restore your faith in humanity
When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The ship, which has 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.
But Rosemary gets more than she bargained for with the Wayfarer. The crew is a mishmash of species and personalities, from Sissix, the friendly reptillian pilot, to Kizzy and Jenks, the constantly sparring engineers who keep the ship running. Life on board is chaotic, but more or less peaceful—exactly what Rosemary wants.
Until the crew are offered the job of a lifetime: the chance to build a hyperspace tunnel to a distant planet. 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.
But 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.
Booktrack is an immersive format that pairs traditional audiobook narration and complementary music. The tempo and rhythm of the score are in perfect harmony with the action and characters throughout the audiobook. Gently playing in the background, the music never overpowers or distracts from the narration so that listeners can enjoy every minute. When you purchase this Booktrack edition, you receive the exact narration as the traditional audiobook available, with the addition of music throughout.
Review of 'The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
I liked this space opera (full of amazing adventures) with a new robotic character who I think is the hero. MurderBot is smart, quirky, a little neurotic and Iʼm looking forward to more episodes)
I liked this space opera (full of amazing adventures) with a new robotic character who I think is the hero. MurderBot is smart, quirky, a little neurotic and Iʼm looking forward to more episodes)
Review of 'The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
This is a good and enjoyable book. It's not high art, and the mechanics of the story telling and character development are too visible for my taste, but I read it to prepare for her next book, Hugo-nominated "A Closed and Common Orbit."
World-building in this book is good -- I feel like pieces of it could come alive and live in my brain all by themselves, with a little more work. It feels like a series of short stories. They're not perfectly strung together, but the lack of total continuity isn't used to imply progress or convey mystery. In this universe, everything can be known.
It felt like Chambers was working down a checklist as she wrote: - describe the technology they use day-to-day in detail - resolve all conflicts by the end of the book, and preferably by the end of the working day - make sure to …
This is a good and enjoyable book. It's not high art, and the mechanics of the story telling and character development are too visible for my taste, but I read it to prepare for her next book, Hugo-nominated "A Closed and Common Orbit."
World-building in this book is good -- I feel like pieces of it could come alive and live in my brain all by themselves, with a little more work. It feels like a series of short stories. They're not perfectly strung together, but the lack of total continuity isn't used to imply progress or convey mystery. In this universe, everything can be known.
It felt like Chambers was working down a checklist as she wrote: - describe the technology they use day-to-day in detail - resolve all conflicts by the end of the book, and preferably by the end of the working day - make sure to cover the inner life of each character -- there's always a reasonable explanation for why so-and-so is a jerk, and once we empathize with them -- FRIENDS!
This book's conflicts are struggles between the Lawful Good and Chaotic Good alignments. This book's Netflix category would be: Empathy-Porn Buddy-Show in Space
Review of 'The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This was excellent for several reasons: the multiple types of prejudice and small-mindedness the crew address, the fresh and humbling approach to humanity's future, the endearing fullness of the characters, the pleasant honesty of the dialogue... There's a lot to appreciate. Highly recommended.
This was excellent for several reasons: the multiple types of prejudice and small-mindedness the crew address, the fresh and humbling approach to humanity's future, the endearing fullness of the characters, the pleasant honesty of the dialogue... There's a lot to appreciate. Highly recommended.
