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Becky Chambers

Becky Chambers is a writer and editor. Her work has appeared at The Mary Sue, Tor.com, and elsewhere around the internet. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet is her first novel. Born and bred in California, Becky lives with her partner in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Awards: Hugo (2022) see all

Genres: Science Fiction

New and upcoming books

2026

As You Wake, Break the Shell

Series

Wayfarers
   1. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (2014)
   2. A Closed and Common Orbit (2016)
   3. Record of a Spaceborn Few (2018)
   4. The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (2021)

Monk & Robot
1. A Psalm for the Wild-Built (2021)
2. A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (2022)

Novels

The Vela (2020) (with others)
As You Wake, Break the Shell (2026)

Novellas and Short Stories

To Be Taught, If Fortunate (2019)

Books containing stories by Becky Chambers

New Adventures in Space Opera (2024)
edited by
Jonathan Strahan

Lost Worlds & Mythological Kingdoms (2022)
edited by
John Joseph Adams

Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers (2019)
edited by
Bryan Thomas Schmidt

More books

Awards

	2023 Locus Award for Best Novella : A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
	2022 Hugo Award for Best Novella : A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Award nominations

	2024 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (nominee) : A Psalm for the Wild-Built
	2022 Nebula Award for Best Novella (nominee) : A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
	2022 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
	2022 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : A Psalm for the Wild-Built
	2022 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
	2021 Nebula Award for Best Novella (nominee) : A Psalm for the Wild-Built
	2020 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : To Be Taught, If Fortunate
	2020 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : To Be Taught, If Fortunate
	2020 BSFA Award for Best Shorter Fiction (nominee) : To Be Taught, If Fortunate
	2019 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Record of a Spaceborn Few
	2019 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Record of a Spaceborn Few
	2019 Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Record of a Spaceborn Few
	2017 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : A Closed and Common Orbit
	2017 Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : A Closed and Common Orbit
	2017 Arthur C. Clarke Award (nominee) : A Closed and Common Orbit
	2016 BSFA Award for Best Novel (nominee) : A Closed and Common Orbit
	2016 Arthur C. Clarke Award (nominee) : The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Becky Chambers recommends

Automatic Noodle (2025)
Annalee Newitz
"This book will make you hungry. It will also keep you warm."

The Firmament of Flame (2020)
(Universe After, book 3)
Drew Williams
"Come for the exploding spaceships, stay for the intriguing universe."

Middlegame (2019)
(Alchemical Journeys, book 1)
Seanan McGuire
"McGuire has an uncanny knack for taking the worst things that lurk in the shadows and weaving them into an absolute delight."

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