Favorite Authors Part 14!
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The Galaxy and the Ground Within Review
I can't believe I finally read the last book in this cozy sci fi series! You can read reviews for the first three books here: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet , A Closed and Common Orbit , and Record of a Spaceborn Few . The Galaxy and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers is set at a rest stop for space travelers. It is owned by a Laru named Ouloo. Her child, Tupo, helps her out around the place. An accident just happened that causes their communication lines and travel tunnels to become inaccessible. So everyone who stopped by when the accident happened is stuck there for several days. But they all try to make the best out of the situation. In this book, aside from Ouloo and Tupo, we also follow: Pei, an Aeuluon who is Ashby's girlfriend from the first Wayfarers book. Speaker and Tracker, two twin sister Akaraks (although we mostly follow Speaker she's she's the one in and out of their ship) Roveg, an Quilin who is on his way to see his children on his home plane...
A Close and Common Orbit
I read A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet way back in 2022 and I loved it! The review for it is here in case you missed it. I initially said I wouldn't continue with the rest of the series, but with many people telling me the rest of the books were worth it, I changed my mind. So here's my review for book two. In A Close and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers , we follow Pepper, whom we met in book 1 and Sidra, an AI formally known as Lovelace whose programming is now installed a human-like body, referred to as a kit. Lovelace was the AI of the Wayfarer, the ship and its crew we followed in book 1. The book is told in two timelines. The current timeline is about Sidra getting used to her new body and her daily life with Pepper, Pepper's best friend and business partner Blue, and a new friend named Tak, while trying to steer clear of government officials since humanoids with AI in them are illegal. The second timeline is a bunch of flashbacks of Pepper's life before whe...