Record of a Spaceborn Few

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Record of a Spaceborn Few
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First edition (US)
Author Becky Chambers
LanguageEnglish
SeriesWayfarers series
Genre Science fiction
Publisher Harper Voyager (US)
Hodder & Stoughton (UK)
Publication date
2018
Publication placeUnited States
Pages368
ISBN 978-1473647640
Preceded by A Closed and Common Orbit  
Followed by The Galaxy, and the Ground Within  

Record of a Spaceborn Few is a 2018 science fiction novel by Becky Chambers, published by Harper Voyager in the US and Hodder & Stoughton in the UK. It is a sequel to The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and A Closed and Common Orbit .

Contents

Synopsis

The novel explores life in the Exodus fleet that was mentioned in passing in the preceding books, from the viewpoint of five characters: Tessa (sister of Ashby from The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet ), a laborer and mother to two children; Kip, a restless teenager; Isabel, an elderly archivist; Sawyer, a recent immigrant; and Eyas, a "caretaker" who performs Exodan funerary practices.

Reception

Record of a Spaceborn Few was a finalist for the Red Tentacle (Best Novel) at the 2018 Kitschies [1] and the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novel. [2]

YearAwardCategoryResultRef
2018 BSFA Award Novel Longlisted [3]
Goodreads Choice Awards Science FictionNominated—11th
Kitschies Red Tentacle (Novel)Shortlisted [1]
2019 Dragon Award Science Fiction NovelShortlisted [4]
Hugo Award Novel Shortlisted [2]
Locus Award Science Fiction Novel Nominated—4th

References

  1. 1 2 ""Miller's Circe picks up Red Tentacle at Kitschies"". TheBookseller.com. April 16, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  2. 1 2 2019 Hugo Award & 1944 Retro Hugo Award Finalists, by Cheryl Morgan, at TheHugoAwards.org; published April 2, 2019; retrieved June 8, 2019
  3. ↑ "BSFA Awards Longlist". January 16, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  4. ↑ locusmag (September 3, 2019). "2019 Dragon Awards Winners". Locus Online. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
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