The Galaxy, and the Ground Within: A Novel
(Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)
National Bestseller!
Return to the sprawling, Hugo Award-winning universe of the Galactic Commons to explore another corner of the cosmos—one often mentioned, but not yet explored—in this absorbing entry in the Wayfarers series, which blends heart-warming characters and imaginative adventure.
With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The only thing it has going for it is a chance proximity to more popular worlds, making it a decent stopover for ships traveling between the wormholes that keep the Galactic Commons connected. If deep space is a highway, Gora is just your average truck stop.
At the Five-Hop One-Stop, long-haul spacers can stretch their legs (if they have legs, that is), and get fuel, transit permits, and assorted supplies. The Five-Hop is run by an enterprising alien and her sometimes helpful child, who work hard to provide a little piece of home to everyone passing through.
When a freak technological failure halts all traffic to and from Gora, three strangers—all different species with different aims—are thrown together at the Five-Hop. Grounded, with nothing to do but wait, the trio—an exiled artist with an appointment to keep, a cargo runner at a personal crossroads, and a mysterious individual doing her best to help those on the fringes—are compelled to confront where they've been, where they might go, and what they are, or could be, to each other.
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
Becky Chambers. (2021). The Galaxy, and the Ground Within: A Novel. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Becky Chambers. 2021. The Galaxy, and the Ground Within: A Novel. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Becky Chambers, The Galaxy, and the Ground Within: A Novel. HarperCollins, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Becky Chambers. The Galaxy, and the Ground Within: A Novel. HarperCollins, 2021.
Library | Owned | Available |
---|---|---|
Shared Digital Collection | 0 | 0 |
Anne Arundel County Public Library | 6 | 6 |
There are 18 holds on this title.
OverDrive Product Record
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0293-1/{997E84B4-1B76-43D7-BA32-CE80E8931BC5}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0293-1/{997E84B4-1B76-43D7-BA32-CE80E8931BC5}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0293-1/997/E84/B4/{997E84B4-1B76-43D7-BA32-CE80E8931BC5}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0293-1/997/E84/B4/{997E84B4-1B76-43D7-BA32-CE80E8931BC5}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- formats
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780062936059
- name: Adobe EPUB eBook
- id: ebook-epub-adobe
- identifiers:
- mediaType
- eBook
- primaryCreator
- role: Author
- name: Becky Chambers
- title
- The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
- dateAdded
- 2021-02-19T14:09:53.987-05:00
- contentDetails
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=51&titleID=5486737
- type: text/html
- account:
- name: Maryland's Digital Library (MD)
- id: 831
- sortTitle
- Galaxy and the Ground Within A Novel
- crossRefId
- 5486737
- series
- Wayfarers
- subtitle
- A Novel
- id
- 997e84b4-1b76-43d7-ba32-ce80e8931bc5
- starRating
- 0
OverDrive MetaData
- isPublicDomain
- False
- formats
- fileName: TheGalaxyandtheGroun_9780062936059_5486737
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 2908228
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780062936059
- rights:
- type: Copying
- value: 0
- type: Printing
- value: 0
- type: Lending
- value: 0
- type: ReadAloud
- value: 1
- type: ExpirationRights
- value: 0
- name: Adobe EPUB eBook
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-epub-adobe
- onSaleDate: 4/20/2021
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=997e84b4-1b76-43d7-ba32-ce80e8931bc5&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- fileName: TheGalaxyandtheGroun_5486737
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 0
- identifiers:
- type: ASIN
- value: B088RDCLQ4
- name: Kindle Book
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-kindle
- onSaleDate: 4/20/2021
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=997e84b4-1b76-43d7-ba32-ce80e8931bc5&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- fileName: TheGalaxyandtheGroun_9780062936059_5486737
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 0
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780062936059
- name: OverDrive Read
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-overdrive
- onSaleDate: 4/20/2021
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=997e84b4-1b76-43d7-ba32-ce80e8931bc5&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- creators
- role: Author
- fileAs: Chambers, Becky
- bioText:
Becky Chambers is a science fiction author based in Northern California. She is best known for her Hugo Award-winning Wayfarers series, which currently includes The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, A Closed and Common Orbit, and Record of a Spaceborn Few. Her books have also been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Locus Award, and the Women's Prize for Fiction, among others. Her most recent work is To Be Taught, If Fortunate, a standalone novella.
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.
- name: Becky Chambers
- imprint
- Harper Voyager
- publishDate
- 2021-04-20T00:00:00-04:00
- isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
- fullDescription
National Bestseller!
Return to the sprawling, Hugo Award-winning universe of the Galactic Commons to explore another corner of the cosmos—one often mentioned, but not yet explored—in this absorbing entry in the Wayfarers series, which blends heart-warming characters and imaginative adventure.
With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The only thing it has going for it is a chance proximity to more popular worlds, making it a decent stopover for ships traveling between the wormholes that keep the Galactic Commons connected. If deep space is a highway, Gora is just your average truck stop.
At the Five-Hop One-Stop, long-haul spacers can stretch their legs (if they have legs, that is), and get fuel, transit permits, and assorted supplies. The Five-Hop is run by an enterprising alien and her sometimes helpful child, who work hard to provide a little piece of home to everyone passing through.
When a freak technological failure halts all traffic to and from Gora, three strangers—all different species with different aims—are thrown together at the Five-Hop. Grounded, with nothing to do but wait, the trio—an exiled artist with an appointment to keep, a cargo runner at a personal crossroads, and a mysterious individual doing her best to help those on the fringes—are compelled to confront where they've been, where they might go, and what they are, or could be, to each other.
- seriesId
- 514264
- reviews
- premium: False
- source: Publishers Weekly (starred review)
- content:
"[A] delightful, cozy novel. Devoted fans and newcomers alike will thrill with this imaginative sci-fi confection." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"A story filled with heart-warming characters and intriguing connections. Chambers once again creates an epic space setting with a detailed, personal view of some of its inhabitants. Humor and heartache weave through her insightful prose and diverse characters." — Library Journal (starred review)
"For fans of character-driven science fiction who are interested in how differences can be a source of strength, not weakness." — Booklist (starred review)
- premium: True
- source:
- content:
April 1, 2021
Some places in the galaxy are bright and exciting. Some are literally useless. The planet Gora, where Chambers' latest (after Record of a Spaceborn Few, 2018) takes place, is a way station. People stop on their way to their final destinations and move right on through. When a catastrophe hits Gora, five beings, each with their own past and goals for the future, have to figure out how to get along in an interstellar truck stop. Each alien culture is described vividly, and each character's motivation is affecting in its own way. Conflicts, both interpersonal and life-threatening, are met with grace and handled with understanding. Themes include parenthood, gender, finding commonalities, and forging one's path in the universe. This is the final book in the Wayfarers series (which started with The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, 2014), and though it doesn't end with a titanic space battle, the way that these characters work to support and learn from each other is very satisfying. Recommended for fans of character-driven science fiction who are interested in how differences can be a source of strength, not weakness.COPYRIGHT(2021) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
- popularity
- 3368
- links
- self:
- href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L2BaQAAAOQCAAA1L/products/997e84b4-1b76-43d7-ba32-ce80e8931bc5/metadata
- type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
- self:
- id
- 997e84b4-1b76-43d7-ba32-ce80e8931bc5
- starRating
- 4.3
- readingOrder
- 4
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0293-1/{997E84B4-1B76-43D7-BA32-CE80E8931BC5}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0293-1/{997E84B4-1B76-43D7-BA32-CE80E8931BC5}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0293-1/997/E84/B4/{997E84B4-1B76-43D7-BA32-CE80E8931BC5}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0293-1/997/E84/B4/{997E84B4-1B76-43D7-BA32-CE80E8931BC5}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- isPublicPerformanceAllowed
- False
- languages
- code: en
- name: English
- subjects
- value: Fiction
- value: Science Fiction
- value: LGBTQIA+ (Fiction)
- publishDateText
- 04/20/2021
- otherFormatIdentifiers
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780062936042
- mediaType
- eBook
- shortDescription
National Bestseller!
Return to the sprawling, Hugo Award-winning universe of the Galactic Commons to explore another corner of the cosmos—one often mentioned, but not yet explored—in this absorbing entry in the Wayfarers series, which blends heart-warming characters and imaginative adventure.
With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The only thing it has going for it is a chance proximity to more popular worlds, making it a decent stopover for ships traveling between the wormholes that keep the Galactic Commons connected. If deep space is a highway, Gora is just your average truck stop.
At the Five-Hop One-Stop, long-haul spacers can stretch their legs (if they have legs, that is), and get fuel, transit permits, and assorted supplies. The Five-Hop is run by an enterprising alien and her sometimes helpful child, who work hard to provide a little piece of home to everyone passing...
- sortTitle
- Galaxy and the Ground Within A Novel
- crossRefId
- 5486737
- series
- Wayfarers
- subtitle
- A Novel
- publisher
- HarperCollins
- bisacCodes
- code: FIC028030
- description: Fiction / Science Fiction / Space Opera
- code: FIC028090
- description: Fiction / Science Fiction / Alien Contact
- code: FIC068000
- description: Fiction / LGBTQ+ / General