The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers: Book Beginnings on Fridays, First Line Friday, The Friday 56, and Book Blogger Hop

  

Today's Featured Book: 

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

by Becky Chambers

Genre: SciFi

Published: August 18, 2015

Page Count: 423 pages

Summary: 

Rosemary Harper doesn’t expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer. While the patched-up ship has seen better days, it offers her a bed, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and most importantly, some distance from her past. An introspective young woman who learned early to keep to herself, she’s never met anyone remotely like the ship’s diverse crew, including Sissix, the exotic reptilian pilot, chatty engineers Kizzy and Jenks who keep the ship running, and Ashby, their noble captain.
 
Life aboard the Wayfarer is chaotic and crazy—exactly what Rosemary wants. It’s also about to get extremely dangerous when the crew is offered the job of a lifetime. Tunneling wormholes through space to a distant planet is definitely lucrative and will keep them comfortable for years. But risking her life wasn’t part of the plan. In the far reaches of deep space, the tiny Wayfarer crew will confront a host of unexpected mishaps and thrilling adventures that force them to depend on each other. To survive, Rosemary’s got to learn how to rely on this assortment of oddballs—an experience that teaches her about love and trust, and that having a family isn’t necessarily the worst thing in the universe.

 

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As she woke up in the pod, she remembered three things. First, she was traveling through open space. Second, she was about to start a new job, one she could not screw up. Third, she had bribed a government official into giving her a new identity file. None of this information was new, but it wasn’t pleasant to wake up to.

Chambers, Becky. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers Book 1) (p. xi). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition. 

THE FRIDAY 56 is hosted by Anne of Head Full of Books. To play, open a book and turn to page 56 (or 56% on your e-reader). Find a sentence or two and post them, along with the book title and author. Then link up on Head Full of Books and visit others in the linky. 

Jenks walked to the bench, dragged over an empty crate and climbed up to have a look. The piles of junk that covered the bench had merged, creating one nebulous omnipile. He sifted through the contents. A bundle of three-gauge fuel tubing. A half-eaten bag of fire shrimp (“Devastatingly Hot!” the label boasted). An assortment of dirty mugs. Several sets of schematics with added notes and doodles. An unopened box of—Jenks paused and craned his head toward Kizzy. 

“Out of curiosity,” he said. “What are you doing?” 

Kizzy showed him her palms. Her work gloves were caked with dense green slime. “Gunk trap’s clogged.” 

He looked back to the box on the bench. “You could have that done in three seconds if you used fixbots.” 

“I don’t have any bots.” 

“Um, so, this box of bots I’m looking at is what, then?” 

Kizzy’s head reappeared. She squinted at the bench. “Oh, those bots.”

Chambers, Becky. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers Book 1) (pp. 56-57). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition. 

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