A Closed and Common Orbit is a heartwarming tale of an AI finding her place in a world that doesn't understand her, with the help of a kind and determined engineer. The book beautifully explores themes of identity, belonging, and what it truly means to be alive. Readers will be captivated by the unique and imaginative galaxy that Chambers has created, and will be left feeling uplifted by the book's hopeful, positive message.

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• Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (2017)
• Arthur C. Clarke Award Nominee (2017)
• Premio Ignotus for Mejor Novela Extranjera (2021)
• Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science Fiction (2016)
• RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Science Fiction (2018)

The stand-alone sequel to the award-winning The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.Lovelace was once merely a ship’s artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in an new body, following a total system shut-down and reboot, she has to start over in a synthetic body, in a world where her kind are illegal. She’s never felt so alone.But she’s not alone, not really. Pepper, one of the engineers who risked life and limb to reinstall Lovelace, is determined to help her adjust to her new world. Because Pepper knows a thing or two about starting over.Together, Pepper and Lovey will discover that, huge as the galaxy may be, it’s anything but empty.

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