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Published Jan. 25, 2017 by Tantor Audio.
Once, Lovelace had eyes and ears everywhere. She was a ship's artificial intelligence system - possessing a personality and very human emotions. But when her ship was badly damaged, Lovelace was forced to reboot and reset. Now housed in an illegal synthetic body, she's never felt so isolated. But Lovelace is not alone. Pepper, an engineer who risked her life to reinstall Lovelace's program, has remained by her side and is determined to help her.
Cool reflections on artificial intelligence but the story feels flat.
Sentience, a near-and-dear topic for me, as with the value of same. Absolutely lovely read, from characterization to world-building. Best thing I've read in ages.
Loved the first book, enjoyed this one even more. At first I was sad we left the main cast of book 1, but came to love this new crew just as much. What an amazing story.
Another good entry in this series, this time focusing on a completely new character.
Becky Chambers specializes in cozy scifi. This lost the lovely family of choice of the first Wayfarers book, but I found the exploration of humanity between the AI and the clone pretty compelling. Equally homey is them slowly find their way to make a home, life and family with each other.
I loved this book for the same reason I loved The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. The world building that is so well thought out that everything seems obvious, though it’s very different to our own world. It’s a world that is lived in by multiple alien species, all of which are very original but still entirely believable. But all of this—a finely wrought world and the aliens that inhabit it—is merely background to the characters that live in this world and the relationships between them.
This novel explores what it means to be a person through the lens of two AIs. Each is slowly shown to be a person in their own right. Chambers is so effective at this that she had me near tears toward the end of the novel.
I really can’t recommend the Wayfarers novels enough.
Ya tengo ganas de releerlo.
A Closed and Common Orbit is a great exploration on how civilisation will handle sentient AI's and how these beings (are they?) think and search for meaning.
If you are only slightly interested in our AI future, this is a must read.
I :: liked :: "A long way to a small, angry planet", but it didn't blow me away. It was a fun read, but it left me sort of luke warm. By chance, I decided to read this sequel, and I'm so glad I did. I loved it. Maybe I was just in the right mind-space for this book, or maybe it's that Becky Chambers found her stride with the second book in the series, but somehow it all hung together much better for me.
It was great reading about FRIENDSHIP and not romantic love. This really is about that idea of the found family.
I found the various characters' stories gripping and believable, and I cared what happened to all of them. I loved the way they look after one another, and still have believable disagreements and frustrations. The whole thing about what it must be like for an …
I :: liked :: "A long way to a small, angry planet", but it didn't blow me away. It was a fun read, but it left me sort of luke warm. By chance, I decided to read this sequel, and I'm so glad I did. I loved it. Maybe I was just in the right mind-space for this book, or maybe it's that Becky Chambers found her stride with the second book in the series, but somehow it all hung together much better for me.
It was great reading about FRIENDSHIP and not romantic love. This really is about that idea of the found family.
I found the various characters' stories gripping and believable, and I cared what happened to all of them. I loved the way they look after one another, and still have believable disagreements and frustrations. The whole thing about what it must be like for an AI who used to inhabit a ship, to now inhabit a body was fascinating and beautifully handled.
A great book to read if you're feeling a little bit bruised by the world.
The second book in this series by Becky Chambers, I was much more taken with the first book than by this one. The alien species she has come up with, the universe she has constructed is wonderfully interesting, I love how she plays with gender with the aliens both in the first book and in this one. But where the first book had a sense of adventure -- even though the main Task of the book wasn't really what the book was about -- this book feels more like two novellas linked together at the end. Of the two, I found the story of Jane way more interesting; I'd hit a chapter break and be back in the Sidra story line and be impatient to get back to Jane. It's definitely not in the "scifi adventure" style! I can see from the other reviews that other people are thrilled with …
The second book in this series by Becky Chambers, I was much more taken with the first book than by this one. The alien species she has come up with, the universe she has constructed is wonderfully interesting, I love how she plays with gender with the aliens both in the first book and in this one. But where the first book had a sense of adventure -- even though the main Task of the book wasn't really what the book was about -- this book feels more like two novellas linked together at the end. Of the two, I found the story of Jane way more interesting; I'd hit a chapter break and be back in the Sidra story line and be impatient to get back to Jane. It's definitely not in the "scifi adventure" style! I can see from the other reviews that other people are thrilled with the focus on the human elements in these two stories, I'm guessing mostly the Sidra one, but that really didn't grab me here. I don't think I'd recommend this second book to friends, to be honest, but I'm definitely reading the next in the series if there is another. I can see a lot of room for interesting stories in the universe she has constructed.
I tore through the paperback in only two days as it combined two genres I really like: sci-fi and the upbringing of "feral" children. At first I was a bit disappointed that this book was not about the crew of the Wayfarer (or at least not all of them) but that quickly wore off because, like the first book, it was such an engaging read. It is told from two changing perspectives in two different times and still manages to keep up a steady pace and not get confusing. Again I was impressed by Chambers' skill in worldbuilding and character composition. And am looking forward to her next work, wherever it will take place!
A wonderful sequel
This book went an entirely different direction from the first in the series, yet it was just as enjoyable. My favorite part of the book was the structure in which the two stories were told in parallel, coming together into a great finish. Can't wait for the third one!
A wonderful sequel
This book went an entirely different direction from the first in the series, yet it was just as enjoyable. My favorite part of the book was the structure in which the two stories were told in parallel, coming together into a great finish. Can't wait for the third one!
A wonderful sequel
This book went an entirely different direction from the first in the series, yet it was just as enjoyable. My favorite part of the book was the structure in which the two stories were told in parallel, coming together into a great finish. Can't wait for the third one!
I really enjoyed this book. Strong characters, compelling plot, and an interesting take on an AI personality.
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