Paperback, 352 pages
French language
Published Aug. 25, 2016 by L'Atalante.
Rosemary, jeune humaine inexpérimentée, fuit sa famille de richissimes escrocs. Elle est engagée comme greffière à bord du Voyageur, un vaisseau qui creuse des tunnels dans l’espace, où elle apprend à vivre et à travailler avec des représentants de différentes espèces de la galaxie : des reptiles, des amphibiens et, plus étranges encore, d’autres humains. La pilote, couverte d’écailles et de plumes multicolores, a choisi de se couper de ses semblables ; le médecin et cuistot occupe ses six mains à réconforter les gens pour oublier la tragédie qui a condamné son espèce à mort ; le capitaine humain, pacifiste, aime une alien dont le vaisseau approvisionne les militaires en zone de combat ; l’IA du bord hésite à se transférer dans un corps de chair et de sang… Les tribulations du Voyageur, parti pour un trajet d’un an jusqu’à une planète lointaine, composent la tapisserie chaleureuse d’une famille unie …
Rosemary, jeune humaine inexpérimentée, fuit sa famille de richissimes escrocs. Elle est engagée comme greffière à bord du Voyageur, un vaisseau qui creuse des tunnels dans l’espace, où elle apprend à vivre et à travailler avec des représentants de différentes espèces de la galaxie : des reptiles, des amphibiens et, plus étranges encore, d’autres humains. La pilote, couverte d’écailles et de plumes multicolores, a choisi de se couper de ses semblables ; le médecin et cuistot occupe ses six mains à réconforter les gens pour oublier la tragédie qui a condamné son espèce à mort ; le capitaine humain, pacifiste, aime une alien dont le vaisseau approvisionne les militaires en zone de combat ; l’IA du bord hésite à se transférer dans un corps de chair et de sang… Les tribulations du Voyageur, parti pour un trajet d’un an jusqu’à une planète lointaine, composent la tapisserie chaleureuse d’une famille unie par des liens plus fondamentaux que le sang ou les lois : l’amour sous toutes ses formes.
Loin de nous offrir un space opera d’action et de batailles rangées, Becky Chambers signe un texte tout en humour et en tendresse subtile. Elle réussit le prodige de nous faire passer en permanence de l’exotisme à la sensation d’une familiarité saisissante.
Bien heureuse de ne pas avoir lu la 4ème de couverture avant de terminer, elle raconte presque toute l’histoire !!
C’est assez rare les livres de SF et les spaces opera où l’on est agréablement confuse presque tout le long de l’histoire sur l’apparence, origine, us et coutumes des différentes espèces (au point que je me disais qu’il y avait un tome à lire avant celui-ci).
This book is the best season of Star Trek
The basic storyline of this book is nothing entirely out of the ordinary: Space crew gets dangerous but lucrative job offer, travels to their destinations, stuff happens there and along the way. You can take the title literally: it's a long way but only a small planet (episode).
I liked the world building, but especially the way the protagonists interact with each other. It's a story that is, for once, not driven by toxic behavior and the inability to communicate, but instead based on empathy and mutual support. The characters belong to different alien and human races, they do sometimes face conflicts over their specific needs, but frequently try to find solutions that work for everyone. In some ways, it seemed like an enhanced and more diverse version of the "Firefly" crew to me (which I loved).
This is a read leaves you with more positive than negative emotions, while …
The basic storyline of this book is nothing entirely out of the ordinary: Space crew gets dangerous but lucrative job offer, travels to their destinations, stuff happens there and along the way. You can take the title literally: it's a long way but only a small planet (episode).
I liked the world building, but especially the way the protagonists interact with each other. It's a story that is, for once, not driven by toxic behavior and the inability to communicate, but instead based on empathy and mutual support. The characters belong to different alien and human races, they do sometimes face conflicts over their specific needs, but frequently try to find solutions that work for everyone. In some ways, it seemed like an enhanced and more diverse version of the "Firefly" crew to me (which I loved).
This is a read leaves you with more positive than negative emotions, while being interesting enough to always keep you engaged.
The basic storyline of this book is nothing entirely out of the ordinary: Space crew gets dangerous but lucrative job offer, travels to their destinations, stuff happens there and along the way. You can take the title literally: it's a long way but only a small planet (episode).
I liked the world building, but especially the way the protagonists interact with each other. It's a story that is, for once, not driven by toxic behavior and the inability to communicate, but instead based on empathy and mutual support. The characters belong to different alien and human races, they do sometimes face conflicts over their specific needs, but frequently try to find solutions that work for everyone. In some ways, it seemed like an enhanced and more diverse version of the "Firefly" crew to me (which I loved).
This is a read leaves you with more positive than negative emotions, while …
The basic storyline of this book is nothing entirely out of the ordinary: Space crew gets dangerous but lucrative job offer, travels to their destinations, stuff happens there and along the way. You can take the title literally: it's a long way but only a small planet (episode).
I liked the world building, but especially the way the protagonists interact with each other. It's a story that is, for once, not driven by toxic behavior and the inability to communicate, but instead based on empathy and mutual support. The characters belong to different alien and human races, they do sometimes face conflicts over their specific needs, but frequently try to find solutions that work for everyone. In some ways, it seemed like an enhanced and more diverse version of the "Firefly" crew to me (which I loved).
This is a read leaves you with more positive than negative emotions, while being interesting enough to always keep you engaged.
