![]() ![]() Within the first 50 pages or so, as Rosemary becomes acquainted with her new crewmates and job, I was ready for the story to kick into a higher gear. It’s rare that I feel so utterly positive about a book that I had a somewhat glaring issue with. They’ll have to take the long way to get there first, however, contending with each other’s secrets and whatever the galaxy can throw at them along the way. Their relative comfort in close quarters is put to the test, however, as they take on a riskier, more lucrative job: creating the first tunnel to a distant planet. As the ship’s new clerk, she seems to find exactly the peace and quiet she was looking for, albeit alongside the Wayfarer’s chaotic yet affable crew made up of a mishmash of different species. The crew have an important job, however, as the ship can create the hyperspace tunnels that make long-distance space travel safer and time-saving. ![]() She finds the escape she’s looking for aboard the Wayfarer, a patched-up ship that’s seen better days. Rosemary Harper is a young woman with a troubled past that she is all too eager to get away from. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet is a science fiction novel by Becky Chambers, the first in the author’s Wayfarers series. ![]()
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