Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers, #3)

Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers, #3)

Becky Chambers

Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 3.5
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Return to the sprawling universe of the Galactic Commons, as humans, artificial intelligence, aliens, and some beings yet undiscovered explore what it means to be a community in this exciting third adventure in the acclaimed and multi-award-nominated science fiction Wayfarers series, brimming with heartwarming characters and dazzling space adventure. Hundreds of years ago, the last humans on Earth boarded the Exodus Fleet in search of a new home among the stars. After centuries spent wandering empty space, their descendants were eventually accepted by the well-established species that govern the Milky Way. But that was long ago. Today, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, the birthplace of many, yet a place few outsiders have ever visited. While the Exodans take great pride in their original community and traditions, their culture has been influenced by others beyond their bulkheads. As many Exodans leave for alien cities or terrestrial colonies, those who remain are left to ponder their own lives and futures: What is the purpose of a ship that has reached its destination? Why remain in space when there are habitable worlds available to live? What is the price of sustaining their carefully balanced way of life—and is it worth saving at all? A young apprentice, a lifelong spacer with young children, a planet-raised traveler, an alien academic, a caretaker for the dead, and an Archivist whose mission is to ensure no one’s story is forgotten, wrestle with these profound universal questions. The answers may seem small on the galactic scale, but to these individuals, it could mean everything.


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  • Thoughts from 100%

    😍🥹😭 Chambers does such a good job of weaving together the different perspectives and bringing you along to feel such profound empathy for the people/their situations in each story. I'll be coming back to this one sometime when I'm stressed and need soothing but not necessarily coziness ♥️

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  • Thoughts from 88%

    This speech from Isabelle about the point of it all is so touching 🥰 I'm loving how relatively relaxed this book is, and since it's focused just on this ship it feels SO immersive. Already getting a little sad that I'll be through it soon

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  • Thoughts from 24%

    I'm so glad this picks up around the end of the first book! I was so curious about the repercussions of that event and I love the kind of archivist perspective.

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