Ein wunderbares Wohlfühlbuch aus der Wayfarer.-Serie. Tolle Charaktere, spannende Geschichte. Ein Wiedersehen mit alten Bekannten und neuen Freunden. Man kann das Buch kaum aus der Hand legen. Vielen Dank für das Leseexemplar!

3.5 stars
Even though this book is set in the same universe and basically picks up right after book 1, I felt like the tone was very different. Almost unexpectly so and becuase of this it did take me a bit of time to get into the book. (I have tried reading it multiple times before also) Once I could keep up with each character, I found it easier to understand what the story was trying to explore. I do feel it was not as rich in character and environments compared to the previous 2 books, with the fleet being made up of mostly humans and being very much the same. It was certainly interesting to see inside the fleet but it did not contain the same excitement or heartfelt moments that books 1 & 2 did, which I kept waiting for. I did like how it all came together in the end and where the characters ended up in their lives.

Every one of the Wayfarers series is as good as the last. When a writer can make you love her characters as intensely as Becky Chambers can, it's a wrench to leave them behind and I am always worried that her new cast of characters will not live up to their predecessors. But I shouldn't doubt because Chambers is an exceptional talent and I fell for her new characters and worlds all over again. The warmth of her characters, their friendships and loves are captivating and she has created a perfect cosy sci-fi genre that I just can't get enough of.

Becky Chambers is an excellent author and I really enjoyed this title. Her books are always highly recommended by us in our shop and this is a series that a reader can really sink their teeth in to.

I read this, the third volume in Becky Chambers Wayfarers trilogy, before going back to read the first two (The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and A Closed and Common Orbit). Chambers writes the type of science fiction that should be required reading to anyone to whom those two words conjure images of multi-legged beasts and Star Trek phasers set to stun. It's about people: about being human, and relationships and emotions.

I went into this book with the mindset of just getting it done. I loved A Long Way to a Small and Angry Planet but found A Close and Common Orbit just ok so I had low expectations for this book. There are some characters we meet in this one that I was more invested in than the middle book which led to a more enjoyable reading experience than expected.

Set in the same universe as The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet and A Close and Common Orbit, Record of a Spaceborn Few follows the lives of 5 people on Asteria, one of the ships that make up the Exodus Fleet. When Earth become uninhabitable, the fleet left the Sol system and centuries later their descendants still live there, though the population is dwindling due to people living to go live planetside. We see how a disaster on board the Oxomoco, another ship in the fleet, has impacted the lives of the main characters in the book.

We follow Isabel, a senior Archivists, who is showing off her home to another species, a Harmagian. Tessa is a mother of two and cares for her elderly father while her husband works mining asteroids. She is struggling to decide if it's worth staying on the fleet anymore. Kip is 16 and restless and being lead astray by his friend. He wants to find his place but doesn't know what or where that is. Sawyer has ancestors that came from the fleet and is fed up of his own situation. He comes to the Exodus Fleet in search of answers. Eyas is a Caretaker, who takes care of bodies after death. She is struggling with who she is and who she thinks the public expect her to be.

The story is really a slice of life type of story. While there is a plot, it's not really the driving force of the book. It's really about the people in the book and their personal journeys as they try to figure out where they belong. We get a lot of details on the day to day routine and running of their lives and the ships. It's what I really liked from the first two books too. It's very gentle and soothing in that sense. However I didn't enjoy it quite as much as I did the other books. I think it's because there's so many point of view characters that it was hard for me to bond with any of them. I found I didn't care too much at times. I didn't dislike any of the characters but I didn't love any of them either. And it took a while before some of the characters crossed paths, over 2/3 way through for something meaningful to happen. It just made things feel like they were going so slow up to that point as I was waiting for something to happen. I did enjoy being back in that world though, it's really well thought out and if nothing else this book makes me want to reread The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet! If you liked the first two books, especially the world that their set in, then you'll probably enjoy this too. Wholesome!

Despite this being the third book of the Wayfarers trilogy it can be read as a stand alone story and still be thoroughly enjoyed and understood - the three books are set in the same universe with a few common characters but are only loosely linked. I requested this book without knowing it was the last of a trilogy and, as a fussy completist, felt pretty annoyed that I 'had' to then buy and read the first two.
Oh boy, what a happy accident that was! The Wayfarers trilogy is an absolute delight and Becky Chambers is a writer of no small talent. Her writing is just fabulous and an undeniable treat to read. Her universe is so complete, so rich, so conceivably possible, so complexly imaginative without being far fetched or alienating. The characters, however, take centre stage because they are so well constructed, so fleshed out and emotionally complex. The whole trilogy is imbued with such warmth and humanity (despite the many non-humans!) and packs several emotional punches, delivered with finesse and exquisite timing. Chambers addresses issues such as belonging, home, selfhood, family and existential angst with heartfelt realness, joy, hope and redemption. I have waxed lyrical to anyone who will listen about this trilogy ever since I finished it and I think I enjoyed this last outing the most - the Fleet is both fascinating and haunting. Becky Chambers has created something really special and i will be watching her inevitable ascent with interest. Very highly recommended.

I have loved Becky Chambers' Wayfarers series so far and this third book does not disappoint, although it is quite a different book in terms of scope to the first two, which took me a little while to get used to. In this book, we follow some of the members of the Exodan fleet as they navigate their environment and the hazards, enjoyments and boredom that go to making a life lived aboard a spaceship. There are more point of view characters here, which was great as it gave a real breadth of different experiences, but it was the aspect that I took some time to get on board with because it allowed the narrative to be more fluid and not as densely plotted. This being said, it didn't take long for Chambers' exquisite prose and outstanding ability to create fully realised and authentic characters to sweep me up into the stars and I soon found myself fully invested in each character's arc. Those arcs are well crafted and satisfying and overall, this was yet another stellar performance in what is one of my favourite series. More please!
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Really enjoyed reading these books. I didn't realise this book was set on one ship until a few chapters in, I found it a bit harder to get into the swing of things and there were so many characters. However, I loved the message of inclusion and tradition and family love. Now I want to re-read this whole series from the start again!

Well it's not The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and it's not A Closed and Common Orbit but it is every bit as splendid and fantastic as both of these books but in it's own special way. I think the Ms Chambers is very clever not writing direct sequels as it makes it impossible to compare one to the other as each is so different. I started it, much like the last one, wishing I was back with the crew of book one but pretty soon became immersed in the world of Exodus, a world that the author describes so vividly. This book moved me in a way that the others didn’t, it made me think about what it means to be human and how the opportunities are already there for us to become better people before we destroy the planet and our species. In fact by the end it moved me to tears but with all the emotions not just sadness.

Record of a Spaceborn Few is less action-packed and more speculative than the previous two books in Becky Chambers' trilogy. Most of the protagonists are human, and the book explores the ways that they preserve their history and learn from the actions that led to the destruction of their homeworld. Since they left Earth in an unlivable state, the colonists share, re-use and recycle everything, including their dead. Everyone shares the 'dirty work'- even doctors have shifts in the waste processing plants- and houses are designed like beehives so no-one feels alone. This is explained to the reader through the eyes of an alien academic, who views humans as a curiosity. Their money-free style of living makes it hard for other species to engage them in trade. They wouldn't have even made it off their dying planet without alien help.
Record of a Spaceborn Few looks at our place in the universe by examining the roles that individuals play in a community. Fans of earlier instalments in the series will pick up cameos from other alien races, locations and ships, but I don't think you need to have read books 1 and 2 to enjoy RoaSF. The plotline involving criminal activity is a bit under-developed, as the book is driven by characters rather than action. I enjoy unconventional sci-fi and would recommend this book to fans who are getting tired of the genre.

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read this, though I wish I’d known it was the third part in a trilogy when I requested it. Others say it’s a stand-alone but I felt for much of the book that I didn’t understand why any of the characters were where they were, or why they did what they did.
The book focuses on a number of characters and their coming to terms with how life has changed now some live on Mars and some on fleets.
Ultimately, I found it hard to engage with the characters and didn’t really click with the idea. I can’t help but feel it would have been more engaging if I’d read the previous two books.

This book is set on the Exodan Fleet – the ships which humankind set out on when they left Earth generations ago. But we are not, on the whole, looking at the kind of big, life-changing events which lead to evacuating a planet. There is an episode early on where one ship in the fleet is seen to fail – which was fatal for those involved, traumatising for those who witnessed it from other ships of the fleet and, then, the source of scrap material for the surviving vessels – but generally we are seeing day to day life. It is a well thought out society where family, work and the community all work hand in hand and we meet a wide range of inhabitants: children, young adults looking for their role and older people. We meet those responsible for keeping mankind’s memory of their past safe and those who oversee what happens to people when they die. There is incident and human emotions but I was also fascinated to hear about all those little details which most sci-fi doesn’t mention.

Chambers’ books aren’t, strictly speaking, a series. There are connections between characters and they all take place in the same world, during the same timeline, but each could be read as a standalone novel. What they do all share is a great sense of humanity (even when referring to non-human characters but it seems a bit too Douglas Adams-y to go into Vogonity/Harmagianity…) – you care about the characters whether they are on a spaceship punching wormholes through the fabric of the universe, an A.I. learning if they want to be human or a Harmagian anthropologist reporting on the humans who live on the Exodan Fleet. And you care whether you are male or female, gay or straight, a rebel or a conformist – everyone is represented in this world (and yet it never feels like anyone is just included to be politically correct). I am fascinated by the stories which Becky Chambers tells – I hope there will be many more forays into the world of the Galactic Commons and mankind’s place within it.

Becky Chambers has done it again, another great character-based instalment in her Wayfarers series which focuses on themes of tolerance, empathy and humanity. I read it straight through in one day.

Becky Chambers' thirds Wayfarers book takes us into the heart of the Exodus Fleet - the collection of ships that fled a dying Earth and now orbit round a donated Sun.

Our way into Fleet life is through the eyes of a collection of characters who each see the Fleet in different ways. They are different ages, genders, professions and of differing opinions about the Fleet itself. We hear from all of them in rotating chapters, giving a broad view of life on board.
Tessa is a mother with young children who finds herself questioning whether he Fleet is the best place for her children to grow up, would they be better off planetside? (she's also our link to the Wayfarer - Ashby is her brother)

Isobel is an older lady and experienced Archivist (sort of like a librarian and registrar rolled into one) She's passionate about her job and documenting Fleet life for future generations, but also of safeguarding the archives of those who came before.

Eyas is a Caretaker for the dead who is steeped in the traditions of the Fleet but somehow feeling unfulfilled.

Sawyer is an outsider to the Fleet, raised on a planet he arrives trying to make a new life for himself, experiencing the culture and ways of the Fleet for the first time.

Kip is a teenage boy looking for his place and struggling to define who he wants to be.

Through this eclectic mix we get to live a life in the Fleet too. As we've come to expect from Becky Chambers the world building is excellent and I immediately felt immersed and part of life on board. A truly enjoyable read record of a Spaceborn Few made me laugh and cry (I defy anyone to get to the end without shedding at least one tear - either happy or sad). A gentle story looking at the small things that matter in life and that all important question 'Where do I fit in?'

Having read both of the authors previous books, I was itching to get my hands on this. I'll admit, it didn't grab me as quickly as the others but once I got my head around the characters voices, I raced through it. Chambers is great at creating a rich and varied universe, with fleshed out characters that I often get attached to. There's less action in this book but the human stories are gripping enough to hold your attention. I can't wait to see what comes next.

The lives of five people and their friends and family are followed on board one of the ships of the Exodus fleet. These are the descendants of those who escaped a dying Earth, not knowing if what they were doing would result in their deaths anyway. It didn't.
I loved reading about these people: they illustrated the different kinds of lives they had, and how they were regarded in the wider universe.
Becky Chambers books are so descriptive without being boring: I felt as though I was walking the corridors and sitting in the 'hexes' with the families. All three of these Wayfarers novels have had that personal feel to them, and this is something that has really appealed to me and kept me coming back for more. I can't wait to see where Chambers goes next. Whether she continues with the Wayfarers or not, I'll definitely read them!

I don't often give five star reviews but I just adore The Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers.
While this continues in the vein of the previous two books, it's a great book in its own right.
The world building is flawless, the relationships are marred, difficult and raw, and the characterisation sublime.
Anyone who reads fiction will enjoy this.

Phenomenonal author! I love the fact that anyone could read this without having read the first two (which are paired)
A beautifully imagined universe with new species, new planets and an amazing sense of humanity. This book was very much focused on learning about new species, the differences between them and us (albeit a future use) and the multitude of similarities.
This is not science fiction, this is fiction that happens to be set in space. Obviously there are some wonderful and innovative new technologies, and fascinating aliens but it's about so much more.
Think Firefly meets Farscape.