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To Be Taught, If Fortunate
ISBN: 9781473697164
Publication Date: 6 August 2019

In her new novella, Sunday Times bestselling author Becky Chambers imagines a future in which, instead of terraforming planets to sustain human life, explorers of the solar system instead transform themselves.

Imagine a future in which, instead of terraforming planets to sustain human life, explorers of the solar system instead transform themselves.

Adriane is one such explorer. As an astronaut on an extrasolar research vessel, she and her fellow crewmates sleep between worlds, and wake up each time with different features. Her experience is one of fluid body and stable mind, and of a unique perspective on the passage of time. Back on Earth, society changes dramatically from decade to decade, as it always does. Ariadne may awaken to find that support for space exploration back home has waned, or that her country of birth no longer exists, or that a cult has arisen around their cosmic findings, only to dissolve once more by the next waking. But the moods of Earth have little bearing on their mission: to explore, to study, and to send their learnings home.

Carrying all the trademarks of her other beloved works, including brilliant writing, fantastic world-building and exceptional, diverse characters, Becky's first book outside of the Wayfarers series is sure to capture the imagination of readers all over the world.

About the Author

Becky Chambers is the author of the Wayfarers books, which currently include The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, A Closed and Common Orbit, and Record of a Spaceborn Few. Her books have been nominated for the Hugo Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the Women's Prize for Fiction, among others, and won the Prix Julia Verlanger in 2017. She grew up in a family heavily involved in space science, and hopes t...

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Average Star Rating: 3.6 out of 5
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14 reviews for To Be Taught If Fortunate

  1. Rated 4 out of 5

      just some teenager from Songnam, Korea, South

    Even better than I could have hoped for

  2. Rated 4 out of 5

      cejj99 from Bonn, Germany

    You guys rock thanks for the great prices

  3. Rated 4 out of 5

      NoisYBoY from Busan, Korea, South

    I would recommend this to anyone in the market

  4. Rated 3 out of 5

      Black Square from Nice, France

    B grade at most

  5. Rated 3 out of 5

      Middle Rule from Kansas City, United States

    I could ramble on and on but the quality is just not that good, look for an alternative.