{"product_id":"the-long-way-to-a-small-angry-planet","title":"The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet","description":"                                            \u003cb\u003e***SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e*** SHORTLISTED FOR THE KITSCHIES GOLDEN TENTACLE***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*** LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEY'S WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016*** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe astonishing self-published debut novel that \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e calls 'a quietly profound, humane tour de force.'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the \u003ci\u003eWayfarer\u003c\/i\u003e, she isn't expecting much. The \u003ci\u003eWayfarer\u003c\/i\u003e, a patched-up ship that's seen better days, offers her everything she could possibly want: a small, quiet spot to call home for a while, adventure in far-off corners of the galaxy, and distance from her troubled past.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Rosemary gets more than she bargained for with the \u003ci\u003eWayfarer\u003c\/i\u003e. The crew is a mishmash of species and personalities, from Sissix, the friendly reptillian pilot, to Kizzy and Jenks, the constantly sparring engineers who keep the ship running. Life on board is chaotic, but more or less peaceful - exactly what Rosemary wants.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil the crew are offered the job of a lifetime: the chance to build a hyperspace tunnel to a distant planet. They'll earn enough money to live comfortably for years... if they survive the long trip through war-torn interstellar space without endangering any of the fragile alliances that keep the galaxy peaceful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Rosemary isn't the only person on board with secrets to hide, and the crew will soon discover that space may be vast, but spaceships are very small indeed.\u003cbr\u003eAquietly profound, humane tour de force that tackles politics and gender issues with refreshing optimism. - Guardian\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA joyous, optimistic space opera... Although it isn't shy about tackling Big Questions, PLANET is a heart-warming debut novel that will restore your faith in science fiction (specifically) and humanity (in general). - Tor.com\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eone of the most enjoyable, brilliantly realised spacey SF novels I've read in ages.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the most delightful novels science-fiction that I've read in recent years. - Citior SF\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Long Way\u003c\/i\u003e is, very simply, an extremely good book, a seemingly effortless demonstration of how progressive \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e enjoyable science fiction can be. - Pornokitsch.com\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA huge amount of space-opera-y fun, with some interestingly nuanced perspectives on gender woven into the whole.\u003cbr\u003eBecky Chambers was raised in California as the progeny of an astrobiology educator, an aerospace engineer, and an Apollo-era rocket scientist. An inevitable space enthusiast, she made the obvious choice of studying performing arts. After a few years in theatre administration, she shifted her focus toward writing. Her creative work has appeared at The Mary Sue, Tor.com, Five Out Of Ten, The Toast, and Pornokitsch.\r\n                                        ","brand":"The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42283350163647,"sku":"9781473619814","price":25.19,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/products\/x_IWw4mHAtCUtvaepDJYtxsjKb2aIqM6BorRSHFhOyyg7w_60_60.jpg?v=1679017318","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/the-long-way-to-a-small-angry-planet","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}