#Wayfarers

[ieafy]

I’m reading Becky Chambers’ Wayfarers series and this is (sort of!!) how I would imagine Pepper and Blue in my head 🥺

[vehicularmotorcycle]

This is your sign to read The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. If you've been thinking about it but you're not sure, read it. If you've never heard of it but you like scifi, read it. If you want cool aliens and lgbt+ rep READ IT.

It's one of the best books I've read this year. It's up there with the Imperial Radch series and Murderbot. Also it's free on Kindle

[coolthingsguyslike]

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Queer Adult SFF Books Bracket: Round 4

Book summaries below:

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants spend most of their time without a gender. His goal is to facilitate Winter's inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the completely dissimilar culture that he encounters.

Embracing the aspects of psychology, society, and human emotion on an alien world, The Left Hand of Darkness stands as a landmark achievement in the annals of intellectual science fiction.

Science fiction, classics, speculative fiction, anthropological science fiction, distant future, adult

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers series) by Becky Chambers

Rosemary Harper doesn’t expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer. While the patched-up ship has seen better days, it offers her a bed, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and most importantly, some distance from her past. An introspective young woman who learned early to keep to herself, she’s never met anyone remotely like the ship’s diverse crew, including Sissix, the exotic reptilian pilot, chatty engineers Kizzy and Jenks who keep the ship running, and Ashby, their noble captain.

Life aboard the Wayfarer is chaotic and crazy—exactly what Rosemary wants. It’s also about to get extremely dangerous when the crew is offered the job of a lifetime. Tunneling wormholes through space to a distant planet is definitely lucrative and will keep them comfortable for years. But risking her life wasn’t part of the plan. In the far reaches of deep space, the tiny Wayfarer crew will confront a host of unexpected mishaps and thrilling adventures that force them to depend on each other. To survive, Rosemary’s got to learn how to rely on this assortment of oddballs—an experience that teaches her about love and trust, and that having a family isn’t necessarily the worst thing in the universe.

Science fiction, adventure, series, adult

[ph0enixart]

god i reread wayfarers whenever im in a reading slump. and so im doing that now and its been a minute since the last time, and everythings all warm and fuzzy and im focused on how this book feels like warm soup and im a little sad when rosemary is talking to dr chef but hes so wholesome and then were stuck in the wormhole and then its time to leave the wormhole and i suddenly remember whats happening with Ohan and im

[a-mymble-that-mumbles]

I know that a Wayfarers fandom exists somewhere. SOMEWHERE.

AND I CANT FIND IT.

Hear me now

I will find you

I will join you

And I will never be seen again.

Thank you for your time.

*i know it exists but not as much as I want it to*

[echos-gal]

personal lore: i'm a phycologist (used to do taxonomy, but my current job is more algae aquatic chemistry) so i have to stan Artis Corbin. my horrible, unreasonable, antisocial problematic fave. i was reading the book like "huh, Corbin hasn't been mentioned in a while"

what's this? it's author Becky Chambers with a steel chair!

[noodelzmop]

Type of shit I've been on

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[moobs-lover-9000]

I just finished the first Wayfarers book by Becky Chambers and I genuinely think this is among the best pieces of fiction I have EVER read I immediately purchased the second it’s arriving Saturday

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More harmagians

[land-of-violets]

Animated scene of Sidra and Pepper from A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers when Sidra scans her new room. Sidra is a copy of a ship AI who was placed inside an artificial body after a catastrophic failure deleted her predecessor, Lovelace. She must learn how to blend into society on Port Coriol as a human or risk being arrested and destroyed.

Still under the cut!

Sidra often feels like she does not belong in her human body as her mind was made to run a ship. She has trouble viewing the world through her two eyes instead of through various cameras aboard the Wayfarer. She finds comfort in being able to view her room the way she would as an AI through a camera in the corner. This scene always stuck with me as someone who experiences dysphoria and feels a disconnect between my body and mind.

To make this animation, I created different versions of the same image in Clip Studio Paint. They were then uploaded into PowerPoint, animated, and saved as a gif. This process was very fun and I hope to make more animated scenes!

[do-not-go-gentle]

ROBOT THAT HAS GAINED SENTIENCE?? COUNT ME THE FUCK IN.

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Queer Fiction Free-for-All Book Bracket Tournament: Round 5

Book summaries and submitted endorsements below:

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers series) by Becky Chambers

Endorsement from submitter: "The modern space opera, includes gays in space, found family, and delightful discussions in the social customs of different species"

Rosemary Harper doesn’t expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer. While the patched-up ship has seen better days, it offers her a bed, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and most importantly, some distance from her past. An introspective young woman who learned early to keep to herself, she’s never met anyone remotely like the ship’s diverse crew, including Sissix, the exotic reptilian pilot, chatty engineers Kizzy and Jenks who keep the ship running, and Ashby, their noble captain.

Life aboard the Wayfarer is chaotic and crazy—exactly what Rosemary wants. It’s also about to get extremely dangerous when the crew is offered the job of a lifetime. Tunneling wormholes through space to a distant planet is definitely lucrative and will keep them comfortable for years. But risking her life wasn’t part of the plan. In the far reaches of deep space, the tiny Wayfarer crew will confront a host of unexpected mishaps and thrilling adventures that force them to depend on each other. To survive, Rosemary’s got to learn how to rely on this assortment of oddballs—an experience that teaches her about love and trust, and that having a family isn’t necessarily the worst thing in the universe.

Science fiction, adventure, space, series, adult

Angels in America by Tony Kushner

Endorsement from submitter: "Sweeping epic play. 100% excellent read even if you can't get to a performance."

The play is a complex, often metaphorical, and at times symbolic examination of AIDS and homosexuality in America in the 1980s. Certain major and minor characters are supernatural beings (angels) or deceased persons (ghosts). The play contains multiple roles for several of the actors. Initially and primarily focusing on a gay couple in Manhattan, the play also has several other storylines, some of which occasionally intersect.

Play, classics, AIDS crisis, adult

[rewcana]

everyday i think about how i wish the dent bots from the wayfarer's series were real

[ph0enixart]

the way reading becky chambers feels like shes inside of my brain going shhh, i hear you i see you i understand you and its all gonna be okay and i know the world is big and messy but it shouldnt be this hard and we can acknowledge that here have some comfort characters