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1. The galaxy, and the ground within

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Author:
Chambers, Becky
Series:
Wayfarers (Becky Chambers) volume 4.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eBook
Description:
When a freak technological failure halts traffic to and from the planet Gora, three strangers are thrown together unexpectedly, with seemingly nothing to do but wait. Pei is a cargo runner at a personal crossroads, torn between her duty to her people, and her duty to herself. Roveg is an exiled artist, with a deeply urgent, and longed for, family appointment to keep. Speaker has never been far from her twin but now must endure the unendurable: separation....

2. The long way to a small, angry planet

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Author:
Chambers, Becky
Series:
Wayfarers (Becky Chambers) volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The patched-up ship has seen better days, but it offers her everything she could possible want: a spot to call home, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy and some distance from her past. And nothing could be further from what she's known than the crew of the Wayfarer."--Page [4] of cover

3. Roadside Picnic

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Author:
Strugatsky, Arkady
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Description:
Red Schuhart is a stalker, one of those young rebels who are compelled, in spite of extreme danger, to venture illegally into the Zone to collect the mysterious artifacts that the alien visitors left scattered around. His life is dominated by the place and the thriving black market in the alien products. But when he and his friend Kirill go into the Zone together to pick up a "full empty," something goes wrong. And the news he gets from his girlfriend...