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A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

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A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
AuthorBecky Chambers
LanguageEnglish
SeriesMonk & Robot #2
GenreScience fiction
PublisherTor.com
Publication date
July 12, 2022
Publication placeUnited States
ISBN978-1-250-23623-4
Preceded byA Psalm for the Wild-Built 

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy is a 2022 solarpunk novella written by American author Becky Chambers and published by Tor.com on July 12, 2022. It is the second book in the Monk & Robot series, preceded by A Psalm for the Wild-Built (2021). A Prayer for the Crown-Shy won the 2023 Locus Award for Best Novella and was nominated for the Hugo Award in the same category.

Background

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In 2018, for its Tor.com Publishing imprint, Tor Books commissioned Chambers to write a two-book novella series within the emerging solarpunk genre.[1] The first novel in the series, A Psalm for the Wild-Built, was released on July 13, 2021 and won the 2022 Hugo Award for Best Novella.[2][3]

Release

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The novella was released by Tor Books in hardcover, kindle, and paperback.[4] It was then translated to several languages, including Spanish, Polish, French, Czech, German, Finish, and Italian.

Synopsis

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After befriending each other in A Psalm for the Wild-Built, Dex the tea monk and Splendid Speckled Mosscap the robot begin a road trip across the moon called Panga. They travel to various human populations asking "What do people need?" Along the way, they meet a range of different characters, including Dex’s family, who all offer different answers to the question. By the end of the book, Dex and Mosscap both realise that they don't know what they need but they want to work out the answer to that question together.

Reception

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A Prayer for the Crown-Shy was the bestseller within the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association.[5]

The Washington Post stated that it was one of the best science fiction and fantasy novels of 2022.[6] The Big Issue praised the novel, stating that "it takes great skill to write deeply about such seemingly ordinary things and fill them with wide-eyed wonder."[7] Writer Maya Gittelman described the book as "a bit cheekier than Psalm, but no less of a meditative warm hug."[8]

In 2022, was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novella.[9] It went on to win the 2023 Locus Award for Best Novella.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Harris, Lee (July 18, 2018). "Announcing a Pair of Solarpunk Novellas from Becky Chambers". Tor.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. April 7, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  3. ^ Tor.com (April 16, 2020). "Introducing Monk & Robot, a New Series by Becky Chambers". Tor.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Tea and Sympathy (and Robots): Revealing Becky Chambers' A Prayer for the Crown-Shy". Tor.com. September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  5. ^ staff, Seattle Times (July 24, 2022). "'A Prayer for the Crown-Shy' is the top local fiction bestseller". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "The 9 best science fiction and fantasy novels of 2022". Washington Post. November 17, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  7. ^ Johnstone, Doug (September 15, 2022). "A Prayer For the Crown-Shy review: 'Hopepunk' novel imagines a positive future for humanity". The Big Issue. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  8. ^ Gittelman, Maya (July 13, 2022). "Book Review: Becky Chambers' A Prayer for the Crown-Shy". Tor.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  9. ^ "A Prayer for the Crown-Shy". The Nebula Awards. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  10. ^ locusmag (June 25, 2023). "2023 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
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