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A Closed and Common Orbit
Hugo Award · 2017 · ShortlistDragon Award · 2017 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Award (Best Novel) | 2017 | Shortlist | |
| Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel | 2017 | Shortlist | “A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers” |
About This Book
A ship AI is installed in a human body and must learn how to exist in the world. A warm, character-driven novel about identity and found family. Second book in the Wayfarers series. Nominated for the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
About the Author
Becky Chambers is an American science fiction author born in California in 1986. She has been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel multiple times, including for *A Closed and Common Orbit* (2017) and *The Galaxy, and the Ground Within* (2022). Her Wayfarers series is celebrated for its warm, optimistic, character-driven science fiction. Read more →
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