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Author | Becky Chambers |
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Language | English |
Series | Wayfarers series |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher |
Harper Voyager (US) Hodder & Stoughton (UK) |
Publication date | 2018 |
Publication place | United States |
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.
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.
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]
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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2018 | BSFA Award | Novel | Longlisted | [3] |
Goodreads Choice Awards | Science Fiction | Nominated—11th | ||
Kitschies | Red Tentacle (Novel) | Shortlisted | [1] | |
2019 | Dragon Award | Science Fiction Novel | Shortlisted | [4] |
Hugo Award | Novel | Shortlisted | [2] | |
Locus Award | Science Fiction Novel | Nominated—4th |
![]() First edition (US) | |
Author | Becky Chambers |
---|---|
Language | English |
Series | Wayfarers series |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher |
Harper Voyager (US) Hodder & Stoughton (UK) |
Publication date | 2018 |
Publication place | United States |
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.
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.
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]
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | BSFA Award | Novel | Longlisted | [3] |
Goodreads Choice Awards | Science Fiction | Nominated—11th | ||
Kitschies | Red Tentacle (Novel) | Shortlisted | [1] | |
2019 | Dragon Award | Science Fiction Novel | Shortlisted | [4] |
Hugo Award | Novel | Shortlisted | [2] | |
Locus Award | Science Fiction Novel | Nominated—4th |