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A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

By Becky Chambers
Series: Monk & Robot
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In A Prayer for the Crown-Shy, the second book in Becky Chambers's Monk and Robot series, Sibling Dex, a Tea Monk, and Mosscap, a sentient robot, explore the villages and cities of their moon home. Their journey is one of discovery, friendship, and reflection, seeking to understand what humanity truly needs in a world where abundance renders scarcity obsolete. This gentle tale probes deep questions about desire, purpose, and acceptance against the backdrop of an entropic universe.
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Ideal for readers of thoughtful, character-driven science fiction and fantasy who appreciate gentle, philosophical narratives about humanity, purpose, and hope. Fans of optimistic speculative fiction and contemplative stories about connection will find this series particularly rewarding.

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After A Psalm for the Wild-Built comes this tale of hope and acceptance in the second volume of the USA Today bestselling Monk and Robot series.

A story of kindness and love from one of the foremost practitioners of hopeful SF.

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After A Psalm for the Wild-Built comes this tale of hope and acceptance in the second volume of the USA Today bestselling Monk and Robot series.

After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent on a quest to determine what humanity really needs) turn their attention to the villages and cities of the little moon they call home.

They hope to find the answers they seek, while making new friends, learning new concepts, and experiencing the entropic nature of the universe.

Becky Chambers's new series continues to ask: in a world where people have what they want, does having more even matter?

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Though detailed reviews of this volume are not provided, the series opener A Psalm for the Wild-Built has received wide acclaim. Critics praise Chambers's work for its optimism, warmth, and philosophical depth. NPR highlights its hopeful pursuit of stories from abundance and kindness, while Shelf Awareness lauds the grounded yet lofty themes. BuzzFeed emphasises its hopeful future vision, and author Sarah Gailey commends its tender, healing prose that provokes profound self-reflection.

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ISBN: 9781250236234

Publisher: Tor Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 15 August 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Tor Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 454g

Pages: 160

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About the Author

Becky Chambers is a science fiction author based in Northern California. She is best known for her Hugo Award-winning Wayfarers series. Her books have also been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Locus Award, and the Women's Prize for Fiction, among others. 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 looking through her telescope. Having hopped around the world a bit, she's now back in her home state, where she lives with her wife. She hopes to see Earth from orbit one day.

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