A Psalm for the WildBuilt, Becky Chambers
A Psalm for the WildBuilt, Becky Chambers
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built
A Monk and Robot Book

Author: Becky Chambers

Narrator: Em Grosland

Unabridged: 4 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/13/2021

Synopsis

"Narrator Emmett Grosland conjures the essence of a troubled soul in search of peace in this gentle audio."—AudioFile Magazine

In A Psalm for the Wild-Built, Hugo Award-winner 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 a lot.

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

A Macmillan Audio production from Tordotcom

About Becky Chambers

Becky Chambers is a science fiction author based in Northern California. She is best known for her Hugo Award-winning Wayfarers series. Her books have also been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Locus Award, and the Women's Prize for Fiction, among others. Becky has a background in performing arts, and grew up in a family heavily involved in space science. She spends her free time playing video and tabletop games, keeping bees, and looking through her telescope. Having hopped around the world a bit, she’s now back in her home state, where she lives with her wife. She hopes to see Earth from orbit one day.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily on March 23, 2021

Becky Chambers's writing feels like home to me. Comforting and inclusive while making you rethink what you know through sci-fi. The main character is non-binary and a monk so they were referred as "Sibling" (instead of "Brother" or "Sister") which was great. If you're intrigue to read a "slice of life......more

Goodreads review by Jack on March 13, 2024

"what was i made for" by billie eilish in book form. this book felt like a little kiss on the forehead from someone telling you everything is going to be okay.......more

Goodreads review by Samantha on September 12, 2021

This is a wonderful little story about purpose, identity, nature, and productivity. It reads like a warm hug, same as all of Becky Chambers work. She provides hope in the bleak outlook that most SFF has and I appreciate her for that.......more

Goodreads review by zuza_zaksiazkowane on March 31, 2024

4.3 Wspaniała 🥹......more

Goodreads review by Philip on July 25, 2024

2.5ish stars. There are some lovely, quasi-profound, philosophical ideologies about the existence and purpose of humanity here, but the book itself seems like a vehicle used as an excuse to spout them off more than a justifiable story. The actual account of the Tea Monk and the robot is superfluous.......more

Awards

  • Hugo Award - Winner
  • NPR Best Book of the Year
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