A Closed And Common Orbit

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 HUGO AWARD AND THE ARTHUR C CLARKE AWARD. WINNER OF THE 2017 PRIX JULIA-VERLANGER. 'Chambers is simply an exceptional talent' Tor.com 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. PRAISE FOR THE WAYFARERS 'Never less than deeply involving' DAILY MAIL 'Explores the quieter side of sci-fi while still wowing us with daring leaps of imagination' iBOOKS 'So much fun to read' HEAT 'Warm; engaging; properly science-fictional; A Closed and Common Orbit is a very likable novel indeed' GUARDIAN 'The most fun that I've had with a novel in a long; long time' iO9