The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

, #4

Audiobook

English language

Published Feb. 18, 2021 by Hodder & Stoughton.

ISBN:
978-1-5293-5895-7
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With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The only thing it has going for it is a chance proximity to more popular worlds, making it a decent stopover for ships traveling between the wormholes that keep the Galactic Commons connected. If deep space is a highway, Gora is just your average truck stop.

One of the many establishments present is the Five-Hop One-Stop, a place where long-haul spacers can stretch their legs (if they have legs, that is), and pick up fuel, transit permits, and assorted supplies. The Five-Hop is run by an enterprising alien and her occasionally helpful child, who both work hard to provide a little piece of home to everyone passing through.

When a freak technological failure halts traffic to and from Gora, three strangers are thrown together at the Five-Hop. Grounded, and with nothing to do but wait, the …

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Es passiert wie immer nicht viel, aber Worldbuilding, Setting und Details sind einfach nett

Der letzte Band der Wayfarers-Reihe. Ich bin ein bisschen sehr traurig, dass sie damit abgeschlossen ist, ich hätte gerne jedes Jahr einen weiteren Band gelesen. Inhaltlich knüpft das Buch nur insofern an die vorherigen Bände an, dass es im gleichen Universum spielt, d.h. auch die gleichen Spezies (und ein paar neue) vorkommen und ein paar kleine Verbindungen zu Charakteren aus den ersten Bänden vorkommen. Aber es ist nicht so, als würde man die Crew des ersten Bandes wiedersehen.

Es passiert nicht viel im Sinne von großen Kämpfen, politischen Scharmützeln oder Krönungen von Auserwählten Individuen. Das ist bei Chambers ja üblich, aber in diesem Buch passiert tatsächlich noch weniger. Auf Dauer wäre das langweilig, aber so gibt es der Geschichte die Möglichkeit, kleinere Konflikte näher zu betrachten und das Worldbuilding für die einzelnen Spezies zu verbessern. Riiichtig in die Tiefe geht hier nichts aber es ist wirklich einfach sehr sweet. Insbesondere …

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These may be my favourite batch of Wayfarers characters yet. No one tell me Laru are not floppy alpacas! So full of kindness and warmth. Squee!

Full review:
This was so lovely. The Galaxy, and the Ground Within introduces my favourite bunch of Becky’s characters yet. If you are new to the Wayfarers series, each story is sort of standalone but set in the same universe, with some overlap of characters or events. In this case, one character is in a relationship with someone from the first book, and does mention what happens, so ideally, they should be read in order unless you only want to read one. But why would you do that?!

The Laru are long-necked hairy creatures with floppy limbs and my brain went straight to alpacas when imagining them, especially with Topu’s shaggy hair falling in xyr eyes. Young Laru don’t decide on a gender until …

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