A Closed and Common Orbit

Lovelace had been in a body for twenty-eight minutes, and it still felt every bit as wrong as it had the second she woke up inside it. Shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2017Lovelace was once merely a ship's artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in an new body, following a total system shut-down and reboot, she has to start over in a synthetic body, in a world where her kind are illegal. She's never felt so alone. But she's not alone, not really. Pepper, one of the engineers who risked life and limb to reinstall Lovelace, is determined to help her adjust to her new world. Pepper knows a thing or two about starting over. Together, Pepper and Lovey will discover that, huge as the galaxy may be, it's anything but empty. Originally a self-published novel that became a word-of-mouth bestseller and a Waterstones' bookseller's favourite, The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet launched a powerful and exciting new voice in science fiction, garnering nominations for a tranche of awards and accolades including: the Baileys Prize for Women's Fiction, the Tiptree Award, the Kitschies Golden Tentacle and the Arthur C. Clarke Award.  The stand-alone sequel A Closed and Common Orbit uncovers yet more of this astonishing universe. When it comes to future novels, as the author herself says: ‘there's still a lot of space to cover.’ ‘Warm, engaging, properly science-fictional, A Closed and Common Orbit is a very likable novel indeed.’ – The Guardian