Record of a Spaceborn Few - Downstairs Office

Digital audio read by Patricia Rodriguez; unabridged; 13 h 6 m

English language

Published Dec. 6, 2018 by Hodder & Stoughton.

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Centuries after the last humans left Earth, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, a place many are from but few outsiders have seen. Humanity has finally been accepted into the galactic community, but while this has opened doors for many, those who have not yet left for alien cities fear that their carefully cultivated way of life is under threat.

Tessa chose to stay home when her brother Ashby left for the stars, but has to question that decision when her position in the Fleet is threatened.

Kip, a reluctant young apprentice, itches for change but doesn't know where to find it.

Sawyer, a lost and lonely newcomer, is just looking for a place to belong.

And when a disaster rocks this already fragile community, those Exodans …

Record of a Spaceborn Few: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience!

Centuries after the last humans left Earth, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, a place many are from but few outsiders have seen. Humanity has finally been accepted into the galactic community, but while this has opened doors for many, those who have not yet left for alien cities fear that their carefully cultivated way of life is under threat.

Tessa chose to stay home when her brother Ashby left for the stars, but has to question that decision when her position in the Fleet is threatened.

Kip, a reluctant young apprentice, itches for change but doesn't know where to find it.

Sawyer, a lost and lonely newcomer, is just looking for a place to belong.

And when a disaster rocks this already fragile community, those Exodans who still call the Fleet their home can no longer avoid the inescapable question:

What is the purpose of a ship that has reached its destination?

8 editions

Sasu reviewed Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #3)

A Beautiful Meditation on Belonging and Impermanence

5 stars

I feel like there's not a lot I can write about this one without dropping too many spoilers. What I can say for sure is that I thought the themes of #belonging and #impermanence were conveyed extremely well here. The writing was similarly strong to A Closed and Common Orbit, with a few more perspective characters.

#anicca #anitya #interdepencence #interbeing

I feel like there's not a lot I can write about this one without dropping too many spoilers. What I can say for sure is that I thought the themes of #belonging and #impermanence were conveyed extremely well here. The writing was similarly strong to A Closed and Common Orbit, with a few more perspective characters.

#anicca #anitya #interdepencence #interbeing

el dang reviewed Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #3)

Broadens the world of this series nicely

4 stars

I appreciated how much this book fills out the world and culture of its setting through individual characters' stories, without having to do a lot of Worldbuilding per se. I found each main character in some way relatable, and particularly enjoyed the way their initially disparate stories gradually get connected to each other. In the end I didn't find it quite as satisfying as the more tightly focussed stories of the first two books, but it's very nicely done and has a lot of very timely stuff to say about ways people care for each other or fail to, and about both emigration and immigration.

Subjects

Fiction
Science Fiction
Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure
Fiction, science fiction, space opera
Extraterrestrial beings
Interplanetary voyages