Explore 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.
Intrigued? Well we are delighted to be revealing the cover for As You Wake, Break the Shell by Becky Chambers!
Releasing on October 13th in the US and October 22nd in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK, As You Wake, Break the Shell is now available for pre-order:
- Australia
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom with signed and dedicated bookplate editions available from Portobello Books and Mr B’s Emporium
- United States, including Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Bookshop, Books-A-Million, Target, Walmart
Without further ado, read on to discover the synopsis and the UK and US covers!
The stars are waiting for you. We hope you will come find us there.
Life on Fortune is hard. The atmosphere is poisonous, the planet hardly fit for life. But for its inhabitants, it’s home.
Pilot Cora suffers from a rare and dangerous condition, brought about by her bond with Colibri, the alien animal she pilots to quarry vital water for the colony. If Cora seeks treatment, she risks losing her license – and her connection to Colibri forever.
Then she meets Signy, a brilliant but reclusive botanist, whose bio-printed medicine is the only thing that can save her. But to do so, Signy must break the rules that govern their lives, risking her livelihood and the other colonists who rely on her for survival.
As Cora and Signy navigate their balance of risk and trust, they are forced to confront what they owe to each other and to their community – and begin to question whether survival is enough . . .
