Wayfarers Books in Order
Becky Chambers' Hugo Award-winning Wayfarers series is a quartet of character-driven, optimistic science fiction novels set in a shared galaxy governed by the Galactic Commons. Each book follows a different crew or community and tells a self-contained story, exploring found family, identity, and coexistence among species.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on AmazonThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
2014 · Becky Chambers
Rosemary Harper joins the multispecies crew of the Wayfarer, a battered ship that bores wormhole tunnels through space, hoping to leave a complicated…
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Buy on Amazon2016 · Becky Chambers
An artificial intelligence wakes up inside a synthetic human body, illegal and disoriented, and must learn to pass as a person with the help of a…
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Buy on Amazon2018 · Becky Chambers
Aboard the Exodus Fleet, the generation ships that carried humanity away from a ruined Earth, several residents grapple with what the convoy means…
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Buy on AmazonThe Galaxy, and the Ground Within
2021 · Becky Chambers
Three alien travelers from different species find themselves stranded together at a remote spaceport waystation when a technological disaster grounds…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Wayfarers books in?
Publication order — Widely recommended by readers and reflected in the publisher's series numbering; the author has stated each novel stands alone. Start with “The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.”
How many books are in the Wayfarers series?
We list 4 books by Becky Chambers , published between 2014–2021.
Where can I buy the Wayfarers books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.