#wayfarers

[grifff17]

I'm struggling to put it into words but lately I've been thinking a lot about scifi books fundamentally about empathy between humans and people who could not be more different from humans. Aliens who are above all else alien, in every possible way, and how they connect with each other. This deeply hopeful idea that it is the nature of sentient civilization to care about each other, no matter how different they are. Project Hail Mary's deep friendship between two people who can't even share the same atmosphere, much less the same biosphere. Children of Time resolving the core conflict between humans and giant alien space spiders with an empathy virus. It's sequels establishing an interstellar civilization whose main goal is to explore the universe and find others, because that's all there really is. The Wayfarers series being all about connections between characters from cultures and planets that could not be more different. Kitty Cat Kill Sat sums it up really well with the Last Oath:

"At the end of all things, all of us, together, against the darkness."

[vehicularmotorcycle]

This is your sign to read The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. If you've been thinking about it but you're not sure, read it. If you've never heard of it but you like scifi, read it. If you want cool aliens and lgbt+ rep READ IT.

It's one of the best books I've read this year. It's up there with the Imperial Radch series and Murderbot. Also it's free on Kindle

[onedismay]

Tried to wrap my head around Ohan a couple weeks ago...... I haven't looked up any art for this series because I'm only two books in and scared of spoilers. 💀 If there is official art of the cast I'm going to feel very silly.

[ Ohan from the Wayfarers book series ]

[mrporg]

Look at them, aren't they just the best?

This fanart is from Elsa Varland by the way, who doesn't appear to be on Tumblr, otherwise I would have reblogged it. If I am mistaken about that, please let me know.

From left to right, we have: Jenks, Kizzy, Dr Chef, Rosemary, Ashby, Sissix, Corbin and Ohan.

I love how the non humans are depicted, great job from the artist here. The humans, while more conventional, are also very close the what I was imagining. I guess it helps create a common frame of reference when the author describes their characters in great details.

[anarchysammichh]

read TLWTASAP recently and had this scene of floating around in my head for a while after

[wholesomeabelha]

my magnum opus (why is it so hard to find a good autism creature png these days!!!! if anyone has one please hit me up)

[twobluecows]

‼️Spoilers to Becky Chambers’ Record of a Spaceborn Few below‼️

THEY THREW THAT POOR BOY AWAY LIKE TRASH!!

Sawyer, my favorite and devastating character in Becky Chambers “Record Of a Spaceborn Few” to the song “DOA” by Olen.

This book as changed me in ways previously not known were possible. Thank you Becky Chambers also, why.

I made some art of this beautiful character before, and plan to make more art of the characters in the Wayfarers series in the future! Great series, queer sci-fi, amazing read, highly recommend!