I’m certain there are similar crossroads-based towns wherever you may be. For those who grew up in the Mid-Atlantic US, think of it as the Breezewood PA of the Galactic Commons. Because of that, it has become full of places for a weary traveler to rest and refuel before taking on the next leg of their journey. Welcome to Gora, which is an unspectacular planet that sits at the intersection of five wormholes. All of her characters in The Galaxy, and the Ground Within are very much not human. It would be tempting to also claim that Chambers’s books are always interwoven with a fundamental belief in the goodness of humanity, which is true but only in the abstract. Sure there are conflicts and sadness but all of that unpleasantness is always outweighed by decency and honesty. The Galaxy, and the Ground Within, Becky Chambers ( Harper Voyager 978-0-06-293694-2, $27.99, 336pp, hc) April 2021.īecky Chambers’s Wayfarers series, which is concluding with The Galaxy, and the Ground Within, is a nice warm cup of tea when the weather outside is terrible.
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