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becky chambers is the author of the science fiction novels the long way to a small, angry planet, a closed and common orbit, and record. of a spaceborn few. her books have been nominated for the hugo award, the arthur c. clarke award, and the bailey's women's prize for. fiction, among others. she also writes essays and short stories, which can be found here and there around the internet.. in addition to writing, becky has a background in performing arts, and grew up in a family heavily involved in space science. she spends her. free time playing video and tabletop games, keeping bees, and stomping around the woods. having lived in scotland and iceland, she is. the long way to a small, angry planet is a joyous, optimistic space opera...although it isn’t shy about tackling big questions, planet. is a heart-warming debut novel that will restore your faith in science fiction (specifically) and humanity (in general).. her protagonists might not all be human, but they possess more humanity than most.. there’s no two ways around it: becky chambers' debut novel is probably the most fun that you’ll have with a space opera novel this.