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Record of a Spaceborn Few
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Series: Wayfarers, Book 3
Mystery & ThrillerScience Fiction
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ISBN13: 9780062851154
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Published: Jul 24 2018
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.10
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.80 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
Awards: Hugo Award
National Bestseller!
Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Series!
Brimming with Chambers' signature blend of heart-warming character relationships and dazzling adventure, Record of a Spaceborn Few is the third standalone installment of the Wayfarers series, set in the sprawling universe of the Galactic Commons, and following a new motley crew on a journey to another corner of the cosmos--one often mentioned, but not yet explored.
Return to the sprawling universe of the Galactic Commons, as humans, artificial intelligence, aliens, and some beings yet undiscovered explore what it means to be a community in this exciting third adventure in the acclaimed and multi-award-nominated science fiction Wayfarers series, a work of slice of life science fiction brimming with heartwarming characters and dazzling space adventure.
Hundreds of years ago, the last humans on Earth boarded a fleet of generation ships, the Exodus Fleet, in search of a new home among the stars. After centuries spent wandering empty space, their descendants were eventually accepted by the well-established species that govern the Milky Way.
But that was long ago. Today, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, the birthplace of many, yet a place few outsiders have ever visited. While the Exodans take great pride in their original community and traditions, their culture has been influenced by others beyond their bulkheads. As many Exodans leave for alien cities or terrestrial colonies, those who remain are left to ponder their own lives and futures in this compelling character-driven story: What is the purpose of a ship that has reached its destination? Why remain in space when there are habitable worlds available to live? What is the price of sustaining their carefully balanced way of life--and is it worth saving at all?
A young apprentice, a lifelong spacer with young children, a planet-raised traveler, an alien academic, a caretaker for the dead, and an Archivist whose mission is to ensure no one's story is forgotten, wrestle with these profound universal questions in a moving work of philosophical science fiction. The answers may seem small on the galactic scale, but to these individuals, it could mean everything.
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