A Psalm for The Wild Built and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

We'll be discussing The Monk and Robot duology by Becky Chambers -- A Psalm for The Wild Built, and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy. Each book is relatively short (160 pages) and there are two books in this series, so we're discussing both of them!

We meet in person at a member's home -- the address will be posted in the event chat a week before the meetup.

Find the books on Bookshop.org here and here, and at Montgomery County Public Libraries here and here.

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Winner of the Hugo Award!

In A Psalm for the Wild-Built, bestselling Becky Chambers's delightful new Monk and Robot series, gives us hope for the future.

It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend.

One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of "what do people need?" is answered.

But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how.

They're going to need to ask it alot.

Becky Chambers's new series asks: in a world where people have what they want, does having more matter?

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A Prayer for the Crown-Shyis a story of kindness and love from one of the foremost practitioners of hopeful SF.

After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent on a quest to determine what humanity really needs) turn their attention to the villages and cities of the little moon they call home.

They hope to find the answers they seek, while making new friends, learning new concepts, and experiencing the entropic nature of the universe.