Record of a Spaceborn Few


Record of a Spaceborn Few is a 2018 science fiction novel by Becky Chambers, published by Harper Voyager in the US and Hodder & Stoughton in the UK. It is a sequel to The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and A Closed and Common Orbit.

Synopsis

The novel explores life in the Exodus fleet that was mentioned in passing in the preceding books, from the viewpoint of five characters: Tessa, a laborer and mother to two children; Kip, a restless teenager; Isabel, an elderly archivist; Sawyer, a recent immigrant; and Eyas, a "caretaker" who performs Exodan funerary practices.

Reception

Record of a Spaceborn Few was a finalist for the Red Tentacle at the 2018 Kitschies and the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
YearAwardCategoryResult
2018BSFA AwardNovel
2018Goodreads Choice AwardsScience Fiction
2018KitschiesRed Tentacle
2019Dragon AwardScience Fiction Novel
2019Hugo AwardNovel
2019Locus AwardScience Fiction Novel