But the moods of Earth have little bearing on their mission: to explore, to study, and to send their learnings home.Ĭarrying all the trademarks of her other beloved works, including brilliant writing, fantastic world-building and exceptional, diverse characters, Becky's first audiobook outside of the Wayfarers series is sure to capture the imagination of listeners all over the world.

It is interesting and quite different from her Galactic Commons setting where the Wayfarers series takes place. Look, I realize that sounds sort of vague and cerebral.

It is a shorter work, a novella in length. TO BE TAUGHT, IF FORTUNATE is both a record of their discoveries and a plea from Ariadne and the crew to the people of Earth for guidance. Back on Earth, society changes dramatically from decade to decade, as it always does.Īriadne 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. To Be Taught, If Fortunate is the first work by Becky Chambers that I have read that is not part of her Wayfarers Series. Her experience is one of fluid body and stable mind and of a unique perspective on the passage of time.

As an astronaut on an extrasolar research vessel, she and her fellow crewmates sleep between worlds and wake up each time with different features. In her new novella, Sunday Times best-selling author Becky Chambers imagines a future in which, instead of terraforming planets to sustain human life, explorers of the solar system instead transform themselves.Īriadne is one such explorer.

To be taught if fortunate