Author Becky Chambers returns 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
We’re thrilled to share an excerpt below, along with an interview with Becky Chambers!
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Tor.com: What is the Wayfarers series about, and when and where do those books take place?
Becky Chambers: The Wayfarers series is about everyday people living within a fantastic, intergalactic future. I built a very classic sort of space opera universe, then flipped the camera around to focus on the intimate slices-of-life that exist in the distant background. Our setting is the Galactic Commons, a vast political union that facilitates trade and travel for the varied alien species that call it home. Humans are likewise part of the GC, but we’re the new kids on the space block, and very much the underdogs. We don’t have a lot to offer, and we’re still finding our way. The books take place in the far future, several centuries after humanity rendered Earth uninhabitable.