Walking on the Moon

The last book in Becky Chambers’s Wayfarers series is in a lot of ways more of the same. It’s a small character-driven story set in a well imagined SF universe. No galactic overlords will be out of a job at the end, but I find myself cheering anyway.

Galaxy is beautifully written, and I find that the universe Chambers has built is just right for looking at ideas from enough of a new angle to spark insight. Nothing’s opaque, but it is often fresh.

Chambers work often signals its themes by what’s missing in the story. In this story, human characters are not on stage much, but humanity abounds. If you find yourself looking at our world and believing that people who believe things that you can’t are space aliens, consider spending some time with these space aliens. I found it refreshing and enlightening.

Strongly Recommended.