A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers is both filled with fascinating ideas and totally charming, an unusual combination in my experience. It’s certainly one of the most positive post-apocalyptic stories I’ve read (unsurprising for Chambers), and her take on robots, and robot-human relations is mind-boggling. I’m totally charmed by the idea of a tea monk, and I love the way her society works. So egalitarian and rural-feeling, but selectively pretty high-tech. Becky Chambers is a master at telling stories that focus on character interaction and individual responsibility that also resonate with implications and consequences on a much larger scale. Full-on space opera told on the level of the domestic. This novella is no different; though the large-scale geography is limited to a single continent, the temporal and societal expanses are vast. She has a definite talent for writing all four main SF bases – big ideas, world-building, characters, and action. Well worth reading and highly recommended. Can’t wait to read the sequel.
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