Record of a Spaceborn Few
{{short description|2018 science fiction novel by Becky Chambers}}
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| caption = First edition (US)
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| author = Becky Chambers
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| country = United States
| language = English
| series = Wayfarers series
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| genre = Science fiction
| publisher = Harper Voyager (US)
Hodder & Stoughton (UK)
| pub_date = 2018
| pages = 368
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| isbn = 978-1473647640
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| preceded_by = A Closed and Common Orbit
| followed_by = The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
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Record of a Spaceborn Few is a 2018 science fiction novel by Becky Chambers, published by Harper Voyager in the US and Hodder & Stoughton in the UK. It is a sequel to The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and A Closed and Common Orbit.
Synopsis
The novel explores life in the Exodus fleet that was mentioned in passing in the preceding books, from the viewpoint of five characters: Tessa (sister of Ashby from The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet), a laborer and mother to two children; Kip, a restless teenager; Isabel, an elderly archivist; Sawyer, a recent immigrant; and Eyas, a "caretaker" who performs Exodan funerary practices.
Reception
Record of a Spaceborn Few was a finalist for the Red Tentacle (Best Novel) at the 2018 Kitschies{{cite news|title="Miller's Circe picks up Red Tentacle at Kitschies"|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/miller-picks-red-tentacle-circe-kitschies-990436|accessdate=7 May 2019|work=TheBookseller.com|date=16 April 2019}} and the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novel.[http://www.thehugoawards.org/2019/04/2019-hugo-award-1944-retro-hugo-award-finalists/ 2019 Hugo Award & 1944 Retro Hugo Award Finalists], by Cheryl Morgan, at TheHugoAwards.org; published April 2, 2019; retrieved June 8, 2019
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!Year !Award !Category !Result !{{Abbr|Ref|Reference}} |
| rowspan="3" |2018
|{{Nom|Longlisted}} |
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| Goodreads Choice Awards
|Science Fiction |{{Nom|Nominated—11th}} | |
| Kitschies
|Red Tentacle (Novel) |{{Sho}} |
| rowspan="3" |2019
|Science Fiction Novel |{{Sho}} |
| Hugo Award
|{{Sho}} |
| Locus Award
|{{Nom|Nominated—4th}} | |
References
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External links
- {{ISFDB title|title=Record of a Spaceborn Few}}
- {{Sfadb|name=|id=Becky_Chambers_Titles}}
Category:2018 science fiction novels
Category:American science fiction novels
Category:Novels about artificial intelligence
Category:Hodder & Stoughton books
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