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Monk and Robot

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Becky Chambers' two award-winning, bestselling, beloved, and uplifting Monk and Robot stories, A Psalm for the Wild-Built and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy, together in trade paperback for the first time!

Becky Chambers' delightful, post-Utopian, Hugo Award-winning series gives us hope for the future.

It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend.

One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of "what do people need?" is answered.

But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how.
They're going to need to ask it a lot.

Becky Chambers' series asks: in a world where people have what they want, does having more matter?


This book includes both A Psalm for the Wild-Built and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy in paperback for the first time!
ISBN9781250386335
PublisherMacmillan USA
Publication Date05/06/25
Pages294

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  • roach
    roach

    18 Followers

    5.0

    In a time when humanity has everything it needs a monk meets a robot and they talk. A book as beautiful as a dresh cup of tea and as endearing and heartwarming as can be. Hitting some points close to home and makes you rethink how you perceive the world.

    When Sibling Dex decides to go "off the rails" following his own intrinsic ick to leave the well paved roads, they do not know what meets them within the first hours in the wilds. Mosscap bursts into their life with the question "what do you need?" The two of them set onto a journey, whose outcome is nestled between the tea wagon, an ever so curious robot and the big question of what "need" really encompasses. "Monk and Robot" takes the reader by the hand and nudges him friendliy but unforgivingly in the direction of taking a new perspective on life. I cannot recommend this book enough, especially for drowsy winter evenings with a cup of tea at hand and an open mind for things to come.

    In a time when humanity has everything it needs a monk meets a robot and they talk. A book as beautiful as a dresh cup of tea and as endearing and heartwarming as can be. Hitting some points close to home and makes you rethink how you perceive the world.

    Jan 8, 2026

  • basti.books11
    basti.books11

    8 Followers

    4.0

    Nachdenklich und ruhig… Sci-Fi für alle cosy Plant Lover 🍃🌱

    Sci-Fi dieser Art habe ich wirklich noch nie gelesen. Wir befinden uns in einer unbestimmten Zukunft, in der die Menschen ihre Bedürfnisse zurückgeschraubt haben und nun 50% ihres Planeten der Wildnis überlassen. In der Wildnis leben Roboter, die vor vielen Jahrhunderten ein Bewusstsein erlangt haben und sich von den Menschen trennen wollten. Vor diesem wunderschönen Hintergrund spielt sich der erste Kontakt zwischen Mensch und Roboter ab. Die Freundschaftsgeschichte zwischen Dex & Helmling (engl.: Mosscap) ist nicht nur unendlich schön zu lesen, sondern befasst sich auch mit tiefgründigen Fragen wie „Was brauchen Menschen?“ oder „Braucht meine Existenz einen Zweck?“ Mir persönlich hat der erste Band etwas besser gefallen und ich kann nur empfehlen, die englische Version zu lesen (ist als Doppelband auch schonender für den Geldbeutel).

    Nachdenklich und ruhig… Sci-Fi für alle cosy Plant Lover 🍃🌱

    Aug 22, 2025

  • _stardust_books_
    _stardust_books_

    6 Followers

    5.0

    Dieses Buch sollte jeder einmal gelesen haben. Jeder, der seinen Weg verloren, oder nie gefunden hat.

    Jun 9, 2025

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