A Closed and Common Orbit

''NEVER LESS THAN DEEPLY INVOLVING'' DAILY MAIL
''SO MUCH FUN'' HEAT
''WARM, ENGAGING'' GUARDIAN

A warm, comforting, big-hearted stand-alone set in the same world as the award-winning The Long way to Small Angry Planet.

Lovelace was once merely a ship''s artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in an new body, following a total system shut-down and reboot, she has to start over in a synthetic body, in a world where her kind are illegal. She''s never felt so alone.

But she''s not alone, not really. Pepper, one of the engineers who risked life and limb to reinstall Lovelace, is determined to help her adjust to her new world. Because Pepper knows a thing or two about starting over.

Together, Pepper and Lovey will discover that, huge as the galaxy may be, it''s anything but empty.

READERS LOVE BECKY CHAMBERS
''An emotional read'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
''Wonderful, humane SF'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
''It''s a gentle and sweet read'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
''Chambers is truly a master of Character Driven fiction'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
''This world she has built is a vibrant, eclectic, multi-cultural joy to read about'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Embark on an exciting, adventurous, and dangerous journey through the galaxy with the motley crew of the spaceship Wayfarer in this fun and heart-warming space opera—the sequel to the acclaimed The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.

Lovelace was once merely a ship’s artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in a new body following a total system shutdown and reboot, she has no memory of what came before. As Lovelace learns to negotiate the universe and discover who she is, she makes friends with Pepper, an excitable engineer who’s determined to help her learn and grow.

Together, Pepper and Lovey will discover that no matter how vast space is, two people can fill it together.