{"product_id":"as-you-wake-break-the-shell-9780062936066","title":"As You Wake, Break the Shell [Chambers, Becky]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eBecky Chambers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore a universe of stubborn survival and found family, of persistent danger and quiet wonder in the first installment of a heartfelt new duology from Hugo Award-winning author Becky Chambers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife on the resource-poor planet of Fortune is challenging, but for its inhabitants, it's home. For two of them, Signy and Cora, this home might no longer be enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigny is a brilliant but reclusive botanist who bio-prints medicine from her small plant shop, often bending the rules to help those the system leaves behind. Her life is filled with the green of her store, the warmth of her one elderly friend, and the quiet determination to help others without putting herself in danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCora is a rorqual pilot, one of the few with the unique ability to navigate the massive, living ships that connect the scattered settlements of their solar system. Her bond with her rorqual, Colibri, is profound--a connection that is both her greatest gift and a threat to her career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is that threat--the \"mindbleed,\" a dangerous side effect of her piloting--that brings her to Signy's shop, and her appearance puts Signy in the danger she so fears. But it's soon apparent it's not just about losing her license--this delicate balance between risk and trust has the potential to change everything for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in an alternating timeline of their initial coming together and a not-so-distant future where they have found domestic bliss, this is a story harrowing and haunting, heartfelt and hopeful. Through a love story centered around survival, we are given a glimpse into the very best of what Becky Chambers does in her writing: explore what it means to be human, and what it means to come together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062936066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2026 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChambers, Becky:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecky Chambers is a science fiction author based in Northern California. She is best known for her Hugo Award-winning \u003cem\u003eWayfarers\u003c\/em\u003e series, which currently includes \u003cem\u003eThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Closed and Common Orbit\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRecord of a Spaceborn Few\u003c\/em\u003e. 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 \u003cem\u003eTo Be Taught, If Fortunate\u003c\/em\u003e, a standalone novella.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecky 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45533288759472,"sku":"9780062936066b","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/as-you-wake-break-the-shell-9780062936066","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}