Book description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 HUGO AWARD AND THE ARTHUR C CLARKE AWARD
'Chambers is simply an exceptional talent' Tor.com
**Winner of the 2017 Prix Julia-Verlanger**
The stand-alone sequel to the award-winning The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Lovelace was once merely a ship's artificial intelligence. When she wakes…
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2 authors picked A Closed and Common Orbit as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is the second book in a 3 book series. I have read books 1 and 2 in this series. The reason why I didn't list the 1st book as my favorite is because I think the second book was better than the 1st. AND, you actually don't really need to read the 1st book to enjoy the 2nd book. They can stand independently. I was suprised at how much I liked these books! There wasn't really anything unique about it, as far as a science fiction goes, but what made this book great was the character building. I found…
In a crowded field of science fiction, this author has several books that are excellent. This is the first and best one I read.
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