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The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

by Becky Chambers

A group of strangers stranded at a galactic waystation turn an enforced wait into a gentle, searching story of culture clash, grief, and connection.

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About The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

When a technological failure strands three strangers at an intergalactic rest stop, the hosts and travellers must wait together, share stories, and confront grief, prejudice, family, and what it means to belong in a vast galaxy.

Reading signals

Spice
None
Darkness
Balanced
Pacing
Slow

Series

Wayfarers · Book 4 of 4

Content warnings
  • medical content
  • xenophobia
  • injury
  • colonisation
  • pregnancy
  • racism
  • alcohol
  • grief
  • war
  • confinement
  • genocide (historical)
  • chronic illness
  • vomiting

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