Book review: The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Hop aboard the Wayfarer for wholesome, sci-fi escapism. I give this book a human thumbs up, an aandrisk nose nuzzle and a grum hoot. Throughout 2021, I want to read more new(ish) sci-fi from a diverse set of authors. Most of the sci-fi books I've read (and therefore most of the books I've read) are written by white men. And I mean to cast no shade on the likes of Iain M Banks, Terry Pratchett or China Mieville - they're some of my favourite authors. But it's nice to mix things up. Get on with it, Andy! The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers follows a cast of human and alien characters as they navigate their spaceship, the Wayfarer , towards a wormhole-tunnelling job. The Wayfarer is a 'tunnelling ship', building wormholes to join distant parts of the galaxy together and is home to a unique set of characters. The plot follows each in turn, and I uncovered secrets and plotted plans with most of them. There's the irreve...