{"product_id":"a-closed-and-common-orbit-9781473621473","title":"A Closed and Common Orbit : Wayfarers 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eLovelace had been in a body for twenty-eight minutes, and it still felt every bit as wrong as it had the second she woke up inside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLovelace was once merely a ship's artificial intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePepper, one of the engineers who risked life and limb to reinstall Lovelace, is determined to help her adjust to her new world. Pepper knows a thing or two about starting over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, Pepper and Lovey will discover that, huge as the galaxy may be, it's anything but empty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally a self-published novel that became a word-of-mouth bestseller and a Waterstones' bookseller's favourite, The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet launched a powerful and exciting new voice in science fiction, garnering nominations for a tranche of awards and accolades including: the Baileys Prize for Women's Fiction, the Tiptree Award, the Kitschies Golden Tentacle and the Arthur C. Clarke Award. The stand-alone sequel A Closed and Common Orbit uncovers yet more of this astonishing universe. When it comes to future novels, as the author herself says: ‘there's still a lot of space to cover.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Warm, engaging, properly science-fictional, A Closed and Common Orbit is a very likable novel indeed.’ – The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Becky Chambers\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAdventure, Science fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 15 Jun 2017 by Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Becky Chambers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320625406330,"sku":"9781473621473","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781473621473.jpg?v=1790659542","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-closed-and-common-orbit-9781473621473","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}