The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet is the first book in the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers.
Plot Summary
This book follows the travels of The Wayfarer, a wormhole-building ship, and its small crew. The ship is introduced through the arrival of Rosemary Harper, the new clerk. Shortly after her arrival, the ship is offered a lucrative job creating a passage to Hedra Ka, which will require over a year of travel to reach. The rest of the book follows the events of their journey.
Characters
Wayfarer Crew
- Ashby - The ship's human captain.
- Sissix - The ship's Aandrisk pilot.
- Kizzy - The human mech tech.
- Jenks - The human comp tech.
- Corbin - The human algaeist.
- Dr Chef - The ship's Grum doctor and cook.
- Ohan - The ship's Sianat Pair Navigator.
- Lovey - The ship's AI.
- Rosemary Harper - The ship's human clerk, a new arrival to the ship.