The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 6 books · 2014 to 2022

Becky Chambers

FantasyScience fictionCosy fantasySpace opera

Becky Chambers writes warm, gentle science fiction about found family. The Wayfarers books visit a tunnelling ship's crew, a newly embodied AI, a generation fleet and a roadside stop; Monk and Robot follows a tea monk and a curious robot.

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Becky Chambers books in order

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Wayfarers

4 books · Set in spaceSpace opera
  1. 1The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet2014With Rosemary HarperBuy on Amazon
  2. 2A Closed and Common Orbit2016With Lovelace and PepperBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Record of a Spaceborn Few2018Buy on Amazon
  4. 4The Galaxy, and the Ground Within2021Buy on Amazon

Monk and Robot

2 books · Set in spaceCosy fantasySpace opera
  1. 1A Psalm for the Wild-Built2021With Sibling Dex and MosscapBuy on Amazon
  2. 2A Prayer for the Crown-Shy2022With Sibling Dex and MosscapBuy on Amazon

Characters

7 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

The Galactic Commons

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