A Closed and Common Orbit

As its title implies, A Closed and Common Orbit introduces a more localized story set in the universe Becky Chambers introduced with The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. This one follows two plotlines of characters learning to be something other than what was intended for their life. The first is Jane 23, a young girl intended to live, work, and die as a slave in a factory. The second is Lovelace, a ship AI that circumstances have pushed into inhabiting an illegal "body kit" instead of a ship interface. I enjoyed seeing how the two of them find meaning in their new existence, and seeing another side of this interesting far-future universe. I'm looking forward to reading Chambers's next novel.

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