(Ebook) The Galaxy, And The Ground Within (The Wayfarers Series Bk IV) by Becky Chambers ISBN 9781473647657, 1473647657

(Ebook) The Galaxy, And The Ground Within (The Wayfarers Series Bk IV) by Becky Chambers ISBN 9781473647657, 1473647657

When a freak technological failure halts traffic to and from the planet Gora, three strangers are thrown together unexpectedly, with seemingly nothing to do but wait.Pei is a cargo runner at a personal crossroads, torn between her duty to her people, and her duty to herself.Roveg is an exiled artist, with a deeply urgent, and longed for, family appointment to keep.Speaker has never been far from her twin but now must endure the unendurable: separation.Under the care of Ouloo, an enterprising alien, and Tupo, her occasionally helpful child, the trio are compelled to confront where they've been, where they might go, and what they might be to one another.Together they will discover that even in the vastness of space, they're not alone.The stunning finale to the award-winning Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers, author of the beloved The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet."A quietly profound, humane tour de force''Guardian Australia."Becky Chambers takes space opera in a whole new and unexpected direction'' Ben Aaronovitch - Author.Becky Chambers is a science fiction author based in Northern California via Scotland and Iceland. She is best known for her Hugo Award-winning Wayfarers series, which currently includes The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, A Closed and Common Orbit, and Record of a Spaceborn Few. Her books have also been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Locus Award, and the Women's Prize for Fiction, among many others. Her most recent work is 'To Be Taught, If Fortunate', a standalone novella.Becky has a background in the performing arts, and grew up in a family heavily involved in space science. She spends her free time playing video and tabletop games, keeping bees, SCUBA Diving & Freediving, and looking through her telescope with her Partner in all things Berglaug Asmundardottir. Having hopped around the world a bit, including extended stays in Iceland and Scotland due to the unfavourable political climate for LGBTIQ+ People in her country, she's recently returned back to her home state, where she once more resides with her Icelandic Wife. She and Berglaug hope to one day see the planet Earth from orbit together.