The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) (2014)

by Becky Chambers

Rosemary, a native Martian with a past she wants to hide, becomes a ship’s clerk aboard the Wayfarer, a ship that builds hyper-space tunnels. 

They have a contract to connect the Galactic Commons with a dangerous species, and the year-long process of fulfilling that mission provides time for Rosemary (and the reader) to bond with the crew.

 

Some reviewers have, with justification, dinged this novel for its pacing, noting its episodic structure and the fact that there is not much plot development for much of its length.

 

Becky Chambers

However, I think this can also be seen as a strength.

 

"The Space of One Year" (French)

This book plays out like the first season of a really good TV show: each character gets their turn in the spotlight, all within the context of an overarching loose structure that comes to a head at the end.

 

"The Long Road to a Small Angry Planet" (German)

By this time, we have come to know these characters so well that the consequences have real stakes.

"A Long Way to a Small and Angry Planet" (Romanian)

"A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet" (Polish)

"Journey to the Little Furious Planet" (Turkish)

"A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet" (Croatian)

"The Long Road to an Angry Little Planet" (Russian)

"The Long Road to a Small Angry Planet" (Bulgarian)

"A Long Journey to a Small, Angry Planet" (Czech)