National Bestseller!
Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Series!
Brimming with Chambers' signature blend of heart-warming character
relationships and dazzling adventure, Record of a Spaceborn few is the
third standalone installment of the Wayfarers series, set in the
sprawling universe of the Galactic Commons, and following a new motley
crew on a journey to another corner corner of the cosmos--one often
mentioned, but not yet explored.
Return to the sprawling universe of the Galactic Commons, as humans,
artificial intelligence, aliens, and some beings yet undiscovered
explore what it means to be a community in this exciting third adventure
in the acclaimed and multi-award-nominated science fiction Wayfarers
series, brimming with heartwarming characters and dazzling space
adventure.
Hundreds of years ago, the last humans on Earth boarded the Exodus Fleet
in search of a new home among the stars. After centuries spent wandering
empty space, their descendants were eventually accepted by the
well-established species that govern the Milky Way.
But that was long ago. Today, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, the
birthplace of many, yet a place few outsiders have ever visited. While
the Exodans take great pride in their original community and traditions,
their culture has been influenced by others beyond their bulkheads. As
many Exodans leave for alien cities or terrestrial colonies, those who
remain are left to ponder their own lives and futures: What is the
purpose of a ship that has reached its destination? Why remain in space
when there are habitable worlds available to live? What is the price of
sustaining their carefully balanced way of life--and is it worth saving
at all?
A young apprentice, a lifelong spacer with young children, a
planet-raised traveler, an alien academic, a caretaker for the dead, and
an Archivist whose mission is to ensure no one's story is forgotten,
wrestle with these profound universal questions. The answers may seem
small on the galactic scale, but to these individuals, it could mean
everything.
