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A Psalm for the Wild-Built
A Science Fiction Novel by Becky Chambers
Book 1 of the Monk & Robot Series
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If you’ve read The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, then you know exactly what kind of cozy-feeling sci-fi Becky Chambers writes. A Psalm for the Wild-Built continues in the same vein, only this time going solarpunk, in a post-industrial world where nature has reclaimed what was destroyed and all technology is low-impact and renewable. This story follows a monk searching for purpose and a robot whose entire function is to serve tea trying to answer the question, “What do humans need?” And yes, it’s exactly as heartwarming and cozy as it sounds.
It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend.
One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in.
The robot cannot go back until the question of "what do people need?" is answered.
But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how.
They're going to need to ask it a lot.
Becky Chambers's new series asks: in a world where people have what they want, does having more matter?
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