The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

Wayfarers, Book 4

By: Becky Chambers

Narrated by: Patricia Rodriguez

Sunday Times best-selling author Becky Chambers returns to the Galactic Commons in the final instalment in her award-winning and critically acclaimed Wayfarers series.

With no water, no air and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The only thing it has going for it is a chance proximity to more popular worlds, making it a decent stopover for ships travelling between the wormholes that keep the Galactic Commons connected. If deep space is a highway, Gora is just your average truck stop.

One of the many establishments present is the Five-Hop One-Stop, a place where long-haul spacers can stretch their legs (if they have legs, that is) and pick up fuel, transit permits and assorted supplies. The Five-Hop is run by an enterprising alien and her occasionally helpful child, who both work hard to provide a little piece of home to everyone passing through.

When a freak technological failure halts traffic to and from Gora, three strangers are thrown together at the Five-Hop. Grounded and with nothing to do but wait, the trio - an exiled artist with an appointment to keep, a cargo runner at a personal crossroads and a mysterious individual doing her best to help those on the fringes - are compelled to confront where they've been, where they might go and what they might be to each other.

©2021 Becky Chambers (P)2021 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd

Might be a bit heavy on gender

to me it seems it was a little more subtile in the previous three books in the series this seems to concluded

best of the series

I really loved this book.it is sci fi with a great story and heart.

Marvelously written

This series is something special.
The story is not much to say about, but the characters and the themes are so masterfully executed it's awe inspiring.
Seen so many complex interactions develop through the book is a delight.
Almost all new characters all with a spin on all we been learning about this evergrowing universe, this time condensed in a microcosmos.
As recommended as the rest, or even more.

Heartfelt and sincere

One of the best out of the series. Love the meandering topics and existential questions, wrapped in so many soft and heartfelt words

The solar system I want to stay in

Discovering this galaxy has really allowed me to feel comfort in “life out there”. I love how Becky Chambers write with ease and charm to include relevant and valuable topics of our time. I’m sad that I have come to the end of these series, but ever so grateful to my friend who brought me through the wormhole to this world.
Also, I just love the narration & soundproduction around it.