Because Pepper knows a thing or two about starting over.
Pepper, one of the engineers who risked life and limb to reinstall Lovelace, is determined to help her adjust to her new world.
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. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 HUGO AWARD AND THE ARTHUR C CLARKE AWARD 'Chambers is simply an exceptional talent' Tor.com Winner of the 2017 Prix Julia-Verlanger 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. To make this a very personal journey, to put our eyes in that of a computer, does make the reader much more likely to empathise and to connect.Klappentext zu „A Closed and Common Orbit “ But where Chambers takes a relatively lesser trod path is that much of the perspective on this is from that very AI, and how she navigates questions like 'am I a person?' Which feels very different to people asking 'is that a person?' in the more abstract. Ideas like personhood are nothing new to the science fiction genre, and having an AI be the catalyst for such discussions and explorations are fairly common. It was a stellar performance (pun intended), though the moments where an online style text conversation is described tended to be a little tedious as the narrator had to read out every single identifying line, every single timestamp, and so on. What about Patricia Rodriguez’s performance did you like? She gets to know her own personhood through her love and friendship, and it is not tied to sex, and perhaps it's my ace side making me biased, but I really thought that was a stroke of genius. But does Chambers stop there No, she takes it a step further, and actually builds some suspense around it. Xe even does it a few times throughout the course of the novel. Xe shifts between genders on a regular basis. Sidra develops close familial and platonic bonds with humans and aliens and through their shared experiences and love for one another, she grows. A Closed and Common Orbit introduces the Aeluon shon Tak to the Wayfarer series. So often, in stories of robots or AIs where they are perceived as female it ends with them engaging in a sexual relationship with a - usually male - human. What I particularly enjoyed was the fact that she discovers her personhood through platonic relationships, through found family, and friendships. The tone, depth, and complexities of the worlds and societies she has built, coupled with a crisp, clear breath of optimism and hope make this a perfect read for these dark days. Becky Chambers continues to create the kind of science fiction I wish I was reading all the time. The themes, characters, and narrative style were all wonderfully drawn together. When she joined the crew of the Wayfarer, an intergalactic ship, she got more than she bargained forand learned to live with, and love, her rag-tag collection of crewmates. What made the experience of listening to A Closed and Common Orbit the most enjoyable? The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet introduced readers to the incredible world of Rosemary Harper, a young woman with a restless soul and secrets to keep. Clarke Award.Ī Closed and Common Orbit is the stand-alone sequel to The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and is perfect for fans of Firefly, Joss Whedon, Mass Effect and Star Wars. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet introduced listeners to the incredible imagination of Becky Chambers and has been nominated for any number of awards and accolades, including the Baileys Prize for Women's Fiction, the Tiptree Award, the Kitschies Golden Tentacle and the Arthur C. Together Pepper and Lovey will discover that, huge as the galaxy may be, it's anything but empty. When she wakes up in a new body following a total system shutdown and reboot, she has to start over in a synthetic body, in a world where her kind are illegal. I don’t remember reading such a happy, positive book that presents itself in such a way that doesn’t come off saccharine. Lovelace was once merely a ship's artificial intelligence. A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers 2) by Becky Chambers A fantastically sanguine story of friendship and self-discovery I read A Long Way To A Small Angry Planet a while ago and loved it.
0 kommentar(er)
