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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

By: Becky Chambers
Narrated by: Patricia Rodriguez Rodriguez
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience!

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEY'S WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION

The beloved debut novel that will restore your faith in humanity

When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The ship, which has seen better days, offers her everything she could possibly want: a small, quiet spot to call home for a while, adventure in far-off corners of the galaxy, and distance from her troubled past.

But Rosemary gets more than she bargained for with the Wayfarer. The crew is a mishmash of species and personalities, from Sissix, the friendly reptillian pilot, to Kizzy and Jenks, the constantly sparring engineers who keep the ship running. Life on board is chaotic, but more or less peaceful - exactly what Rosemary wants.

Until the crew are offered the job of a lifetime: the chance to build a hyperspace tunnel to a distant planet. They'll earn enough money to live comfortably for years... if they survive the long trip through war-torn interstellar space without endangering any of the fragile alliances that keep the galaxy peaceful.

But Rosemary isn't the only person on board with secrets to hide, and the crew will soon discover that space may be vast, but spaceships are very small indeed.

Booktrack is an immersive format that pairs traditional audiobook narration and complementary music. The tempo and rhythm of the score are in perfect harmony with the action and characters throughout the audiobook. Gently playing in the background, the music never overpowers or distracts from the narration so that listeners can enjoy every minute. When you purchase this Booktrack edition, you receive the exact narration as the traditional audiobook available, with the addition of music throughout.

(P)2015 Hodder & Stoughton Limited and (P)2018 Booktrack Holding Ltd (background soundtrack only)©2014 Becky Chambers Adventure Science Fiction Space Opera Interstellar Solar System

Critic reviews

An action-adventure space opera . . . It is a quietly profound, humane tour de force that tackles politics and gender issues with refreshing optimism
A real treat to read . . . Easily the most fun that I've had with a novel in a long, long time. This is space opera that's not to be missed
A joyous, optimistic space opera . . . A heart-warming debut novel that will restore your faith in science fiction (specifically) and humanity (in general)
One of the most enjoyable, brilliantly realised spacey SF novels I've read in ages.
By far the best sci-fi I've read in a long time: something genuinely different, inclusive and compassionate
One of the most delightful novels science-fiction that I've read in recent years
A huge amount of space-opera-y fun, with some interestingly nuanced perspectives on gender woven into the whole
The Long Way is, very simply, an extremely good book, a seemingly effortless demonstration of how progressive and enjoyable science fiction can be
Becky Chambers writes aliens like no one else ... the only flaw in this series is you'll wish you could spend more time with all of them

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Good story, well narrated, and the soundtrack was a great addition. I will look for more Booktrack titles to listen too.

Loved the soundtrack

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Reading the previous reviews, you either love or hate the production of the audible book with the music and sounds in the background: I loved it! I thought it really added to story and complemented the excellent narration by Patricia Rodriguez. Ms. Rodriguez is one of the few narrators that nailed all the voices, male and female, making each voice unique and believable, without having to resort to excessive and unbelievable changes in the tonality of their voice. She made each character come alive with their different personalities. Made listening an absolute pleasure. The story itself is a fun, unique and refreshing road trip sci-fi. Like all good road trip stories, this is all about the journey and the friends that are taking it together.

road trip" sci fi with excellent narration

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This is a really entertaining and engaging story. The problem with this production is the sound effects and music in the background. Completely distracting and annoying. I really wish I could have just heard the story.

Great Story/SUPER distracting background sounds

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I greatly enjoy this audiobook. I have listen to it several times. This story is compelling and complex. The production is amazing. I could not recommend this book more strongly.

Great story and wonderful production

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I didn't feel like there was anything "futuristic" about this novel. Basically an adventure book, and an exciting one.

Not that thrilling

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