The galaxy, and the ground within / Becky Chambers.
Return to the sprawling, Hugo Award-winning universe of the Galactic Commons to explore another corner of the cosmos--one often mentioned, but not yet explored--in this absorbing entry in the Wayfarers series, which blends heart-warming characters and imaginative adventure. With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The only thing it has going for it is a chance proximity to more popular worlds, making it a decent stopover for ships traveling between the wormholes that keep the Galactic Commons connected. If deep space is a highway, Gora is just your average truck stop. At the Five-Hop One-Stop, long-haul spacers can stretch their legs (if they have legs, that is), and get fuel, transit permits, and assorted supplies. The Five-Hop is run by an enterprising alien and her sometimes helpful child, who work hard to provide a little piece of home to everyone passing through. When a freak technological failure halts all traffic to and from Gora, three strangers--all different species with different aims--are thrown together at the Five-Hop. Grounded, with nothing to do but wait, the trio--an exiled artist with an appointment to keep, a cargo runner at a personal crossroads, and a mysterious individual doing her best to help those on the fringes--are compelled to confront where they've been, where they might go, and what they are, or could be, to each other.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063069190
- ISBN: 0063069199
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 audio file (09 hr., 59 min., 42 sec.)) : digital
- Edition: Unabridged
- Publisher: [New York] : HarperAudio, 2021.
Content descriptions
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Rachel Dulude. |
Source of Description Note: | Online resource; title from title details screen (OverDrive; viewed April 23, 2021). |
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Subject: | Interplanetary voyages > Fiction. Extraterrestrial beings > Fiction. |
Genre: | Downloadable audio books. Audiobooks. Science fiction. |