Book Series Guide

Author guide

Becky Chambers

Bestselling science fiction author best known for the Wayfarers series and the Monk and Robot novellas.

science fiction

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Cover of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

First book in the Wayfarers series.

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

First book in the Monk and Robot series.

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Books by series

novel series · complete

Wayfarers

A space-opera series set in the Galactic Commons.

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  1. 1 Cover of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
    The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

    Book 1 · novel · 2014

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  2. 2 Cover of A Closed and Common Orbit
    A Closed and Common Orbit

    Book 2 · novel · 2016

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  3. 3 Cover of Record of a Spaceborn Few
    Record of a Spaceborn Few

    Book 3 · novel · 2018

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  4. 4 Cover of The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
    The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

    Book 4 · novel · 2021

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other · unknown

Monk and Robot

A series of novellas about a tea monk and a robot on Panga.

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  1. 1
    A Psalm for the Wild-Built

    Book 1 · novella · 2021

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  2. 2
    A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

    Book 2 · novella · 2022

    Amazon ↗

other · unknown

The Vela

A collaborative serialized space opera set in a failing solar system.

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  1. 1
    The Vela

    Book 1 · unknown · 2019

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Outside the series

Standalone and other books

  1. To Be Taught, If Fortunate

    novella · 2019

    Amazon ↗
  2. Cover of As You Wake, Break the Shell
    As You Wake, Break the Shell

    novel · 2026

    Amazon ↗