A Closed and Common Orbit

Becky Chambers
SF Chamber
Series: Wayfarers


Lovelace was once merely a ship's artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in a new body, following a total system shut-down and reboot, she has no memory of what came before. As Lovelace learns to negotiate the universe and discover who she is, she makes friends with Pepper, an excitable engineer, who's determined to help her learn and grow. Together, Pepper and Lovey will discover that no matter how vast space is, two people can fill it together.

AI Possible Futures

  • Autonomous


  • House of Suns


  • The Mother Code


  • Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe


  • Klara and the Sun


  • Emergent Properties


  • A Closed and Common Orbit


  • Sea of Rust


  • Black holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe


  • The Lifecycle of Software Objects


  • Excession


  • Foe