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A Closed and Common Orbit

By: Becky Chambers
Narrated by: Patricia Rodriguez Rodriguez
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 A Closed and Common Orbit: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience!*

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.

*Booktrack is an immersive format that pairs traditional audiobook narration to complementary music. The tempo and rhythm of the score are in perfect harmony with the action and characters throughout the audiobook. Gently playing in the background, the music never overpowers or distracts from the narration, so listeners can enjoy every minute. When you purchase this Booktrack edition, you receive the exact narration as the traditional audiobook available, with the addition of music throughout.

©2016 Becky Chambers (P)2016 Hodder & Stoughton Limited©2016 Becky Chambers Adventure Science Fiction Space Opera Fiction

Critic reviews

PRAISE FOR THE WAYFARERS
Never less than deeply involving
Chambers is simply an exceptional talent
So much fun to read
Joyously written and a joy to read.
The most fun that I've had with a novel in a long, long time
Explores the quieter side of sci-fi while still wowing us with daring leaps of imagination
Exceptional... Chambers is a true talent and writer to watch
Warm, engaging, properly science-fictional, A Closed and Common Orbit is a very likable novel indeed
Becky Chambers writes aliens like no one else ... the only flaw in this series is you'll wish you could spend more time with all of them
All stars
Most relevant
I love this book and the characters. A fascinating world to step into. Contains great allegories to inter-human conflicts and cultural awareness.

The sound cast adds to the atmosphere. Does not overwhelm.

Can definitely recommend.

And on another positive note compared to the first book, the narrator has learnt that they are artificial gravity nets rather than antigravity nets (by the end at least)

A fascinating trip to another world

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This is one of my favourite books and it was an absolute joy to listen to it!

Amazing story! Very enjoyable performance and music!

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The sound works even at 1.75speed, never overpowers performance.
Reading and story both excellent

Booktrack worth it

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The story is incredible and detailed. The author deftly weaving two characters' arcs into a breathtaking odyssey of self discovery at different life stages and with different struggles to deal with. Gorgeous prose and the reader does a fantastic job of bringing all the different voices out and ensured each felt authentic and different.

Emotional Sci Fi

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just so good, the narrator has a lovely voice and i love the background noise and music, i feel so peaceful. i want it to last forever

love it! so peacefull and exciting

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