Our next pick is a sci-fi book, The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers.
This was the author's debut novel. I'm looking forward to finding out why the small planet is angry. Here are some interesting articles to consider:
The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet Is This Year’s Most Delightful Space Opera [Gizmodo]
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet: Like watching Barney & Friends while eating cotton candy [Fantasy Literature]
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet - Review [Queerly Reads]
Here's the book's description from the author's website:
When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The Wayfarer, a patched-up ship that's seen better days, offers her everything she could possibly want: a small, quiet spot to call home for a while, adventure in far-off corners of the galaxy, and distance from her troubled past.
But Rosemary gets more than she bargained for with the Wayfarer. The crew is a mishmash of species and personalities, from Sissix, the friendly reptillian pilot, to Kizzy and Jenks, the constantly sparring engineers who keep the ship running. Life on board is chaotic, but more or less peaceful - exactly what Rosemary wants.
Until the crew are offered the job of a lifetime: the chance to build a hyperspace tunnel to a distant planet. They'll earn enough money to live comfortably for years... if they survive the long trip through war-torn interstellar space without endangering any of the fragile alliances that keep the galaxy peaceful.
But Rosemary isn't the only person on board with secrets to hide, and the crew will soon discover that space may be vast, but spaceships are very small indeed.
Originally funded via Kickstarter in 2012 and self-published in 2014, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet has found a new home with Hodder & Stoughton and Harper Voyager.
Happy reading and see you in December!