![]() ![]() In a society where humanity has decided never to build a machine too close to a robot in fear it will gain sentience, thus violating a deal with the existing robots, the world feels to run on more simpler technology. These questions, to the extent possible, are explored throughout the novella after an unlikely encounter between the two.Īt times, A Psalm for the Wild-Built is light-hearted and whimsical, which the solarpunk, post-industrial setting really seems to aid. Their eventual robot companion, Mosscap, becomes the first robot to come into contact with humans in centuries, brimming full of questions with a desire to understand how humans now function, what they still need now that robots have been disappeared for so long. ![]() Our main character, Sibling Dex, works as a traveling tea-monk, setting up temporary tea stands in remote villages, prepared to offer comfort to your day’s troubles and a warm cup of tea to warm the spirits. Though, I don’t know if I’d describe this book as feel-good sci-fi so much as I would quarter-life crisis sci-fi that hits just a liiiiiittle too close to home. I’ve heard for years how feel-good optimistic they are and how I definitely need to read them, Well, with the announcement of this new solarpunk series, I have now seen the wonder of Becky Chambers. This is my first Becky Chambers book and wow was I blown away. ![]()
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