Der lange Weg zu einem kleinen zornigen Planeten

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German language

Published Aug. 8, 2016 by Fischer.

ISBN:
978-3-10-403710-3
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Als die junge Marsianerin Rosemary Harper auf der Wayfarer anheuert, wird sie von äußerst gemischten Gefühlen heimgesucht - der ramponierte Raumkreuzer hat schon bessere Zeiten gesehen, und der Job scheint reine Routine: Wurmlöcher durchs Weltall zu bohren, um Verbindungswege zwischen weit entfernten Galaxien anzulegen, ist auf den ersten Blick alles andere als glamourös.

Die Crewmitglieder, mit denen sie nun auf engstem Raum zusammenlebt, gehören den unterschiedlichsten galaktischen Spezies an. Da gibt es die Pilotin Sissix, ein freundliches und polyamoröses reptilienähnliches Wesen, den Mechaniker Jenks, der in die KI des Raumschiffs verliebt ist, und den weisen und gütigen Dr. Chef, der einer aussterbenden Spezies angehört.

Doch dann nimmt Kapitän Ashby den ebenso profitablen wie riskanten Auftrag an, einen Raumtunnel zu einem weit entfernten Planeten anzulegen, auf dem die kriegerische Rasse der Toremi lebt. Für Rosemary verwandelt sich die Flucht vor der eigenen Vergangenheit in das größte Abenteuer ihres Lebens.

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Optimistic sci fi about a long journey and chosen family

So wonderful. I heard that this was an "optimistic" read, and it's true; the characters tackle the adversity they face by being emotionally intelligent, thoughtful, supportive, ethical. It scratched the same itch as, say, Kim Stanley Robinson. Chosen family was a constant theme. To switch mediums, it felt like a mix between Firefly, Star Trek, and She Ra.

I inhaled it! So good!

Review of 'The long way to a small, angry planet' on 'Goodreads'

This is mostly world building and character development. The overarching plot is actually more of a frame narrative loosely connecting the short-story-esque vignettes. The frame narrative: a multi-species crew taking contract jobs tunneling new wormholes through space takes a job in a distant, isolated sector and it will take a year to travel there for the job. It's as good an explanation as any for why their ship is traveling through many different territories and why the crew is interacting with so many different species and even their own friends and family on their home worlds. We've seen the ragtag crew before--it's reminiscent of Firefly, Hitchhiker's Guide, and so many other books and shows that you'll recognize immediately.

Does this sound dismissive? I hope not. This is a really lovely book in which people are kind, inclusive, and self-reflective. It's about family, community, and our obligations to each other. When …

Review of 'The long way to a small, angry planet' on 'Goodreads'

Squee! I really needed this book right now, and I didn’t even know it; in fact I almost put the book aside “for later” because the first few chapters were eversomuch on the treacly side. I’m so thankful to have kept going; it was SO worth it.

Fun story. Great characters, with swoonworthy relationships (professional, emotional, physical) between them. Rich undertone-filled dialog. Many chapters are set up to model Valuable Moral Lessons on diversity, relationship models, sexuality, body autonomy, conformity, courage ... but it was done so playfully, so tenderly, that I adored the ride. (Then again, it helps that my moral compass seems to align closely with Chambers’). But it’s not just unicorns and rainbows: there’s plenty of tension (including the kind that had me staying up way past bedtime); there’s drama and pain and loss.

I read this book in parallel with [b:Disordered Cosmos|54455629|The Disordered Cosmos A Journey …

Review of 'The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet' on 'LibraryThing'

I love these books they make me happy. The characters are all people/individuals with their own motivations, hopes, fears, confusions etc, even though only about half the characters are human. The aliens are aliens and not just "humans with stuck on ears and green skin". Read it, and then read all the others. The universe-building is also outstanding.

Review of 'The long way to a small, angry planet' on 'Goodreads'

I read this a couple years ago, but did a reread after picking up the rest of the series for cheap. I remembered it being sort of a lighthearted space adventure, and it primarily is that, but I'd forgotten how much work and detail Chambers puts into building characters with distinctly alien psychologies who are still recognizably people. Definitely worth a read just for that.

Review of 'Long Way to a Small Angry Planet' on Goodreads

1) "There was a hand-painted sign affixed to the wall beside the door. 'THE FISHBOWL,' it read. The bright letters were surrounded by smiling planets and cheerful flowers. New as Rosemary was to the ship, she had an inkling that the sign was Kizzy’s doing.
She opened the door, and gasped. Before her was a wide, domed room, constructed from interlocking sheets of plex. It was a window, a giant, bubble-like window, with the entire galaxy spilling out beyond. And on their side, everything — everything — was green. Large hydroponic planters were arranged in spiraling rows, bursting with broad leaves, perky sprouts, and dark, fat vegetables. Handwritten labels were affixed to skewers at regular intervals (the alphabet used was not one that Rosemary recognized). Some of the plants were flowering, and delicate trellises encouraged the climbers to grow tall. A branching path stretched out from the doorway, lined with …

Review of 'The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet' on 'Goodreads'

I liked this book. It has lovely intricate world building on par with multi-season SciFi TV-series, packed into one book. It has an interesting, if somewhat predictable, main plot and a bunch of sub plots.

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But it also has world building on par with multi-season SciFi TV-series packed into one book. It gets a bit much, and it's a tad too much "tell, not show". It also have the sub-plots of a whole season of those SciFi shows packed into one book, and the very big galaxy is shockingly small, with, in my opinion, not enough justification made for how come they know people everywhere along what is supposed to be an unusual long haul trip. I feel that's a flaw that could quite easily be fixed with small adjustments, but that the author just didn't care about that aspect, and unfortunately I …

Review of 'The long way to a small, angry planet' on 'Goodreads'

Sometimes, between all the post-apocalyptical stories, I need to read something that's just good fun. This book is that! I liked the characters, their different struggles and cultures. The overall story is a bit thin, and the book is almost a picaresque, as the title implies, there's a lot of traveling going on.

Review of 'The long way to a small, angry planet' on 'Goodreads'

I enjoyed "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet" quite a bit. Others have mentioned that it's in the same vein as Firefly or Farscape, which is accurate, and puts it right in my sweet spot. The world is well realized and complex, and while there are occasional expository digressions to get some of that stuff worked out, it's by no means disruptive. Like the worldbuilding, the characters are well realized, distinct, and a joy to read. They can feel like echoes of more familiar characters—Kizzy is a clear echo of Kaylee, and Ashby is a more subtle echo of Malcolm Reynolds—but again, this in no way detracts from their distinctness, and mainly serves as a comfortable foothold.

More than the worldbuilding and the characterization, I was drawn in by the prose itself. The author has an enjoyable style that really paints a picture. I'm a fairly sensitive reader, …

Review of 'The long way to a small, angry planet' on 'Goodreads'

This book had my attention from page 1 until the end. Reviews had already prepared me for something good with their references to Firefly. They were right.

The story takes us on a journey along the stars and through worm holes that are being made while we travel along on the Wayfarer. Meeting all the crew was a wonderful surprise (I fell in love with Kizzy, tell her 'hi' if you happen to meet her).

If you like adventurous science fiction with humour and a big slab of Firefly feeling then this is a book you shouldn't miss.

Review of 'The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet' on 'Goodreads'

A very fun read: an interesting world, enjoyable characters. Even if the aliens can often be categorized as a sapient variety of an Earth-like animal, at least some of them come across as genuinely alien.
Although I agree with the morals in this book, I found them conveyed in a too preachy manner: I know this is a YA novel, but even people within that age group must know when they're being talked down to, right?

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