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A Closed and Common Orbit

by Becky Chambers

An AI in a synthetic body and the engineer who saved her must learn how to start over in a galaxy that can still feel painfully lonely.

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About A Closed and Common Orbit

The stand-alone sequel to the award-winning The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. Lovelace was once merely a ship's artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in an new body, following a total system shut-down and reboot, she has to start over in a synthetic body, in a world where her kind are illegal. She's never felt so alone. But she's not alone, not really. Pepper, one of the engineers who risked life and limb to reinstall Lovelace, is determined to help her adjust to her new world. Because Pepper knows a thing or two about starting over. Together, Pepper and Lovey will discover that, huge as the galaxy may be, it's anything but empty.

Reading signals

Spice
None
Darkness
Balanced
Pacing
Balanced

Series

Wayfarers · Book 2 of 4

Content warnings
  • ableism
  • child abuse
  • child slavery
  • animal death
  • drug use
  • grief
  • medical content
  • mental illness
  • panic attacks
  • violence
  • gun violence
  • kidnapping
  • body horror/amputation

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