Becky Chambers 7 Books Collection Set (Wayfarers Series, Monk and Robot Series)

This seven-book collection brings together Becky Chambers’s Wayfarers novels alongside the Monk and Robot series, plus To Be Taught, If Fortunate. Across these stories, crews, travellers and communities navigate life in space, from a well-worn ship offering refuge and distance from the past, to a fleet that has carried humanity far beyond Earth.

The set also explores questions of identity and belonging through an artificial intelligence starting again in a new body, and through encounters on Panga where robots have long since left civilisation behind. From personal crossroads and unexpected meetings to scientific advances that change what it means to survive beyond Earth, each title adds a distinct perspective within Chambers’s wider universe.

Included titles

• The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
• A Closed and Common Orbit
• Record of a Spaceborn Few
• The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
• To Be Taught, If Fortunate
• Psalm for the Wild Built [HB]
• A Prayer for the Crown-Shy [HB]

Key details

• Seven-book collection set
• By Becky Chambers
• Includes titles from the Wayfarers series
• Includes titles from the Monk and Robot series
• Includes Psalm for the Wild Built [HB] and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy [HB]

Synopses

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer expecting little. The ship may have seen better days, but it offers her a quiet place to stay, the chance of adventure across the galaxy, and distance from a troubled past. What she finds aboard the Wayfarer is more than she anticipated.

A Closed and Common Orbit

Lovelace was once a ship’s artificial intelligence. After a total system shut-down and reboot, she wakes in a new, synthetic body and must begin again in a world where her kind are illegal. Feeling profoundly alone, she discovers she is not as isolated as she believes.

Record of a Spaceborn Few

Long after humans left Earth, the Exodus Fleet remains a living relic: home to many, and rarely seen by outsiders. Humanity has been accepted into the galactic community, opening new possibilities. Yet for those who have not left for alien cities, that change brings fear that their carefully maintained way of life is under threat.

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

Three strangers are unexpectedly brought together with little to do but wait. Pei, a cargo runner, is at a personal crossroads between duty to her people and duty to herself. Roveg, an exiled artist, has a longed-for family appointment to keep, while Speaker faces separation from her twin for the first time.

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

In the early twenty-second century, scientists achieve a breakthrough in human spaceflight. Using a method called somaforming, astronauts can survive hostile environments beyond Earth through synthetic biological supplementations.

Psalm for the Wild Built [HB]

Centuries have passed since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness, laid down their tools, and disappeared into the wilderness. Over time, they have faded into myth and urban legend. A tea monk’s life changes with the arrival of a robot returning to honour an old promise, unable to go back until one question is answered: what do people need?

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy [HB]

After travelling through Panga’s rural areas, Sibling Dex and Mosscap turn their attention to the villages and cities of the moon they call home. They continue their search for answers while meeting new friends, learning new concepts, and experiencing the entropic nature of the universe. The series continues to ask whether, in a world where people have what they want, having more even matters.