the long way to a small and angry planet

They'll earn enough money to live comfortably for years. Until the crew are offered the job of a lifetime: the chance to build a hyperspace tunnel to a distant planet. Life on board is chaotic, but more or less peaceful - exactly what Rosemary wants.

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. 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.īut Rosemary gets more than she bargained for with the Wayfarer. When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The beloved debut novel 'that will restore your faith in science fiction (specifically) and humanity (in general).' (Tor.com) Nothing’s too much to ask when it comes to brothers.The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet: Wayfarers 1 Becky Chambers € 13.99 If not in stock, the expected delivery time to our store for this item will be 2-3 working days. “So as much as I love my present, and as nice as it is to get a thank you, I don’t need either of ’em.

And even when you fight, it doesn’t matter so much, because they still have to say hi to you on your birthday, and by then, everybody’s forgotten about it, and you have cake together.” She nodded. They see you at your worst, and they don’t care. They get who you are, and what you like, and they don’t care who you sleep with or what mistakes you make, because brothers aren’t mixed up in that part of your life. And I know married folks are supposed to be for life, too, but they’re not always. They say stupid things to each other and they ignore all their friends because they’re too busy staring, and they get jealous, and they have fights over dumb shit like who did the dishes last or why they can’t fold their fucking socks, and maybe the sex gets bad, or maybe they stop finding each other interesting, and then somebody bangs someone else, and everyone cries, and they see each other years later, and that person you once shared everything with is a total stranger you don’t even want to be around because it’s awkward. “And there’s nothing better than brothers.

The long way to a small and angry planet