Praise for A Prayer for the Crown-Shy A USA Today and Indie Bestseller! Winner of the Locus Award! A Goodreads Most Anticipated Summer Read! A Top Ten LibraryReads S election! A Washington Post Best Novel of 2022 "[A] lightly drawn but profound meditation on belief, entropy, and the nature of need and want that once again demonstrates Chambers''s prowess as both a storyteller and a thinker. Quiet and contemplative, empathic and warmhearted, this masterful sequel builds on the themes of the first volume to posit a more sustainable, more caring way of life. It''s both truly comforting and endlessly thought-provoking. " -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "Thoughtful, with a gentleness that is as encompassing as any action-filled work." -- Library Journal , starred review "[A] hopeful glimpse at what our future might look like." -- Booklist "As charming and heartwarming as the first." -- Buzzfeed Praise for Book 1: A Psalm for the Wild-Built A USA Today Bestseller! " A Psalm for the Wild-Built begins a series that looks optimistic and hopeful, pursuing stories that arise from abundance instead of scarcity, kindness instead of cruelty, and I look forward to seeing where it goes from here." --NPR "The gentle touch with which Chambers handles her material makes the book''s loftiest philosophical aims feel grounded.
With a pervading sense of optimism and warmth, A Psalm for the Wild-Built inaugurates an exciting series from one of science fiction''s brightest stars." -- Shelf Awareness , starred review "Hugo Award-winning author Becky Chambers begins a new series with this delightful and quietly philosophical novella that presents a hopeful glimpse into a future where humanity actually does the right thing." -- BuzzFeed "Chambers'' writing is always tender and healing, but this book has something else braided into it -- something more. This is a book that, for one night, made me stop asking ''what am I even for ?'' I''m prescribing a preorder to anyone who has ever felt lost. Stunning, kind, necessary." --Sarah Gailey "This was an optimistic vision of a lush, beautiful world that came back from the brink of disaster. Exploring it with the two main characters was a fun and fascinating experience." --Martha Wells "I''m the world''s biggest fan of odd couple buddy road trips in science fiction, and this odd couple buddy road trip is a delight: funny, thoughtful, touching, sweet, and one of the most humane books I''ve read in a long time.
We could all use a read like this right now." --Sarah Pinsker "I read this book in one sitting when I was having a really wretched day, and it helped. It felt like a warm cup of tea made by someone who loves me. It''s a soft hug of a book, and it says ''It''s okay if you''re not okay right now.'' It made me cry the good sort of tears--the sort when someone is unexpectedly kind to you at the moment you need it most." --Alexandra Rowland "A joyful experience and, as with all of Chambers''s books, I was left with a warm, fuzzy feeling inside." -- New Scientist "The first book in Chambers'' new series feels like a moment to breathe, a novel that exists to give readers a place to rest and think. Recommended for fans of Chambers'' Wayfarers series and The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune.
" -- Booklist , starred review "Written with all of Chambers'' characteristic nuance and careful thought, this is a cozy, wholesome meditation on the nature of consciousness and its place in the natural world. Fans of gentle, smart, and hopeful science fiction will delight in this promising series starter." -- Publishers Weekly "I''m so pleased that this is the first of a series, and that there will be more of this world, because, wow, do I want more of it. This book is the type of reading experience I''d recommend to anyone having a hard time, which might be a lot of people at this point. it''s a comforting story about comfort and care, as soothing to read as it is to think about, and so full of hope and wonder and potential discovery. I hope you''ll try it." -- Smart Bitches, Trashy Books thing." -- BuzzFeed "Chambers'' writing is always tender and healing, but this book has something else braided into it -- something more.
This is a book that, for one night, made me stop asking ''what am I even for ?'' I''m prescribing a preorder to anyone who has ever felt lost. Stunning, kind, necessary." --Sarah Gailey "This was an optimistic vision of a lush, beautiful world that came back from the brink of disaster. Exploring it with the two main characters was a fun and fascinating experience." --Martha Wells "I''m the world''s biggest fan of odd couple buddy road trips in science fiction, and this odd couple buddy road trip is a delight: funny, thoughtful, touching, sweet, and one of the most humane books I''ve read in a long time. We could all use a read like this right now." --Sarah Pinsker "I read this book in one sitting when I was having a really wretched day, and it helped. It felt like a warm cup of tea made by someone who loves me.
It''s a soft hug of a book, and it says ''It''s okay if you''re not okay right now.'' It made me cry the good sort of tears--the sort when someone is unexpectedly kind to you at the moment you need it most." --Alexandra Rowland "A joyful experience and, as with all of Chambers''s books, I was left with a warm, fuzzy feeling inside." -- New Scientist "The first book in Chambers'' new series feels like a moment to breathe, a novel that exists to give readers a place to rest and think. Recommended for fans of Chambers'' Wayfarers series and The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune." -- Booklist , starred review "Written with all of Chambers'' characteristic nuance and careful thought, this is a cozy, wholesome meditation on the nature of consciousness and its place in the natural world. Fans of gentle, smart, and hopeful science fiction will delight in this promising series starter." -- Publishers Weekly "I''m so pleased that this is the first of a series, and that there will be more of this world, because, wow, do I want more of it.
This book is the type of reading experience I''d recommend to anyone having a hard time, which might be a lot of people at this point. it''s a comforting story about comfort and care, as soothing to read as it is to think about, and so full of hope and wonder and potential discovery. I hope you''ll try it." -- Smart Bitches, Trashy Books nd it says ''It''s okay if you''re not okay right now.'' It made me cry the good sort of tears--the sort when someone is unexpectedly kind to you at the moment you need it most." --Alexandra Rowland "A joyful experience and, as with all of Chambers''s books, I was left with a warm, fuzzy feeling inside." -- New Scientist "The first book in Chambers'' new series feels like a moment to breathe, a novel that exists to give readers a place to rest and think. Recommended for fans of Chambers'' Wayfarers series and The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune.
" -- Booklist , starred review "Written with all of Chambers'' characteristic nuance and careful thought, this is a cozy, wholesome meditation on the nature of consciousness and its place in the natural world. Fans of gentle, smart, and hopeful science fiction will delight in this promising series starter." -- Publishers Weekly "I''m so pleased that this is the first of a series, and that there will be more of this world, because, wow, do I want more of it. This book is the type of reading experience I''d recommend to anyone having a hard time, which might be a lot of people at this point. it''s a comforting story about comfort and care, as soothing to read as it is to think about, and so full of hope and wonder and potential discovery. I hope you''ll try it." -- Smart Bitches, Trashy Books ld, because, wow, do I want more of it. This book is the type of reading experience I''d recommend to anyone having a hard time, which might be a lot of people at this point.
it''s a comforting story about comfort and care, as soothing to read as it is to think about, and so full of hope and wonder and potential discovery. I hope you''ll try it." -- Smart Bitches, Trashy Books thing." -- BuzzFeed "Chambers'' writing is always tender and healing, but this book has something else braided into it -- something more. This is a book that, for one night, made me stop asking ''what am I even for ?'' I''m prescribing a preorder to anyone who has ever felt lost. Stunning, kind, necessary." --Sarah Gailey "This was an optimistic vision of a lush, beautiful world that came back from the brink of disaster. Exploring it with the two main characters was a fun and fascinating experience.
" --Martha Wells "I''m the world''s biggest fan of odd couple buddy road trips in science fiction, and this odd couple buddy road trip is a delight: funny, thoughtful, touching, sweet, and one of the most humane books I''ve read in a long time. We could all use a read like this right now." --Sarah Pinsker "I read this book in one sitting when I was having a really wretched day, and it helped. It felt like a warm cup of tea made by someone who loves me. It''s a soft hug of a book, and it says ''It''s okay if you''re not okay right now.'' It made me cry the g.