The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

, #1

Paperback

English language

Published July 5, 2016 by Harper Voyager.

ISBN:
978-0-06-244413-4
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When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. 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. But Rosemary gets more than she bargained for with the Wayfarer. 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. 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.

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

When I first read this, I was kind of missold it as a scifi adventure and gave up a bit confused. Knowing later it is more about characters, vibes and community I gave it another shot and it rapidly became my favourite book in years. I’m really love the world in these books with the diversity of cultures across the species but remaining thoroughly character focused throughout. Some very sweet and tender moments. It's the beautiful hopepunk we desperately need right now .

Review of 'The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)' on 'Goodreads'

What a charming, fun, thoughtfully put together book. I tore through it without being able to stop myself. Big Firefly energy, but with queerness and curiosity, and no machismo. I liked that it asked interesting questions and incorporated so many perspectives while keeping the action going and fully fleshing out the characters. I think Dr. Chef, Ashby, Sissix, and Kizzy (who is surely my ADHD brethen) are my favorite characters, but I enjoyed them all by the end. Can't wait to read the next installment!

actual non-human aliens!!

Someone recommended this to me when I was looking for good rich sff reading and it hit the spot. It's an episodic plot, which I don't always love, but it worked for me here, given the complexity of the world-building and the assortment of characters. I was not expecting so much depth to the characters nor the deep emotions. In any case, I looked forward to returning to it every night I was reading it and now I miss that world! on to the next, of course

Review of 'The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)' on 'Goodreads'

DNF.

This book is not for me. I started it because I wanted more from the "like Firefly", meaning an ensemble crew on an old but beloved spacecraft, pile and it started off OK. But about 100 pages in I gave up. I still didn't give a damn about any of the characters and the writing was so - damn - full - of boring explanations. I am a big fan of "show, don't tell" and this book is the opposite of that. And with the writing not being my thing, on top of that the characters are somehow too quirky and yet generic in their quirkiness. There wasn't a single thing in this book that I liked.

But don't let that stop you. It has received high reviews, so some people do find something in this book.

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

Such an uplifting read! It managed to scratch my space opera itch.

We're in space. Lots of aliens in a galactic alliance. Everyone breathes the same atmosphere and is roughly the same size. Artificial gravity, faster-than-light travel. Your normal "let's not get creative here" setting.

Where the creative part comes in is the cast and the plot. We're on the Wayfarer, a spaceship for digging "sublayer" tunnels, through which FTL traffic can flow from one star system to another. The crew of nine includes five humans, three aliens and an AI.

With a few exceptions everyone is super nice. The captain is a pacifist. They carry no weapons. They story is mainly a road trip to a "small, angry planet". They run into conflicts at times, but these are never settled with force. They don't outwit or otherwise defeat the enemy either. They just come to an agreement or find …

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

This was a lovely read. Although it's set in a rich fictional future which Chambers has clearly written a lot of history and sociology for, I enjoyed how that was background, not the point of the story. It's not a story about empires rising and falling, or historic heroes, just of a group of people getting through a series of challenges together. And while those people start out feeling like caricatures, they get progressively more believable as the book goes on, to the point that by the end I was very invested in their fates - not because The Fate Of The Galaxy Depends On Them, but just because they were interesting personalities I'd developed some affection for.

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

This was a lovely read. Although it's set in a rich fictional future which Chambers has clearly written a lot of history and sociology for, I enjoyed how that was background, not the point of the story. It's not a story about empires rising and falling, or historic heroes, just of a group of people getting through a series of challenges together. And while those people start out feeling like caricatures, they get progressively more believable as the book goes on, to the point that by the end I was very invested in their fates - not because The Fate Of The Galaxy Depends On Them, but just because they were interesting personalities I'd developed some affection for.

Review of 'The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)' on 'Goodreads'

A fresh voice in the space adventure sub-genre! I love the optimism, the joy, and the adventure. This isn't to say that there aren't sad bits and anxiety-driven scenes. Nobody wants a pollyanna, and Chambers' first novel certainly has ups and downs driving the plot forward. She also has some very science-fictiony looks at identity and sapience. The aliens are sometimes very alien, and that's a very good thing. I'm looking forward to starting the next entry already.

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

DNF at 51%. Not a bad book, but I couldn't connect with any of the characters, and the plot, such as it was, didn't hold my attention.

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