The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet : the most hopeful, charming and cosy novel to curl up with

Author: Chambers, Becky

Adventure

Published on 31 December 2015 by HODDER & STOUGHTON (Hodder Paperback) in the United Kingdom as part of the Wayfarers series.

Paperback | 432 pages
195 x 126 x 28 | 302g

LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTION A quietly profound, humane tour de force Guardian The beloved debut novel that will restore your faith in humanity#SmallAngryPlanetWhen Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isnt expecting much. The ship, which has 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.

But Rosemary gets more than she bargained for with the Wayfarer. The crew is a mishmash of species and personalities, from Sissix, the friendly reptillian pilot, to Kizzy and Jenks, the constantly sparring engineers who keep the ship running. Life on board is chaotic, but more or less peaceful - exactly what Rosemary wants.

Until the crew are offered the job of a lifetime: the chance to build a hyperspace tunnel to a distant planet. Theyll earn enough money to live comfortably for years... if they survive the long trip through war-torn interstellar space without endangering any of the fragile alliances that keep the galaxy peaceful.

But Rosemary isnt the only person on board with secrets to hide, and the crew will soon discover that space may be vast, but spaceships are very small indeed.

PRAISE FOR THE WAYFARERSNever less than deeply involving DAILY MAILExplores the quieter side of sci-fi while still wowing us with daring leaps of imagination iBOOKSSo much fun to read HEATChambers is simply an exceptional talent, quietly and beautifully redefining the space opera TOR.COMThe most fun that Ive had with a novel in a long, long time iO9