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.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?
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Record of a Spaceborn Few: Wayfarers 3
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.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?
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Reviewed by JuliaDo I think Becky Chambers is a genius, who is writing the best cozy solar punk dream utopias? Yes, I do! Wholeheartedly I do. In this novel she is shining the spotlight on the everyday life of several characters living in the confined space of giant spaceships sailing the remains of our species through the universe. And even though nearly nothing is happening (except some great character development), the story is immensely engaging. The reader gets to know how the society is working, what the people in the spaceships value and fear, how they manage and work and live. And for me: it never got boring. The pace is slow but like a nice promenade through a science fiction thought. “The original architects based everything around the basic principles: longevity, Stacy, and well-being. They knew that for the fleet to have any chance of survival, the ships had to be something that could withstand both distance and time, something that the spacers within could always rely on, and something that would foster both physical and mental health.” “… and they went faster, louder, upside down and circling sharp. Giant rocks floated beyond the windowed walls, looming one moment, then behind them in a blink. Stars flew by in a confettied blur. Tamsin was laughing so hard she was crying, and it was impossible not to laugh along. Isabel could feel nothing but motion, joy, heartbeat.” (Perfect couple those two - and the scene is even better when you know that both women are beyond 70 years old while taking this rollercoaster joyride) “Ghosts were imaginary, but hauntings were real.” “We destroyed our world and left it for the skies. Our numbers were few. Our species had scattered. We were the last to leave. We left the ground behind. We left the oceans. We left the air. We watched these things grow small. We watched them shrink into a point of light. As we watched, we understood. We understood what we would need to survive. We abandoned more than our ancestors’ world. We abandoned our short sight. We abandoned our bloody ways. We made ourselves anew. We are the Exodus Fleet.”
Reviewed by MerlinThis is the third book in the wayfarers series and unfortunately my least favorite.. it’s still a good book but the first two installments in the series at least had a general plotline they followed and the meandering parts were nice additions to the world building and thus didn’t really bother me but in this book we basically just follow some people around for some time and they have interesting lives and live in an interesting society but virtually nothing happens.. I still enjoyed my time reading about the different alien species (especially since I know their respective mannerisms and social structures by now) - but even if the wayfarer books are just loosely connected and stand on their own quite well, I definitely wouldn’t recommend starting the series with this book