Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers, #3)

Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers, #3)

Becky Chambers

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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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    Chambers has done it again, another expertly crafted character focused novel about.... people and their lives. I adore her books and this is no exception. I loved reading about the lives of the characters, the world they inhabited and the history they all know. The characters of Tessa and Eyas were my favourites, partially as they focused on very different things (a single parent and a undertaker respectively) but because they felt like complete parts of the world, despite being so different. Chamber’s work is all about bringing people together and this book, with its wider focus on more characters and central focus on the Fleet, this felt a really strong thematic story, despite not *really* having a plot. My only real complaint is that the start is a little confusing/slow just as the perspective jumps between 4 characters quickly in order to establish everything. This was fine as I kept reading, and otherwise I loved this book.

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