In the first in his ‘trilogy of five’, Douglas Adams introduces us Earthbound readers to Zaphod Beeblebrox, the Babel fish, Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters and Marvin the Paranoid Android.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Illustrated by Zoë van Dijk
Introduced by the author
Limited to 750 hand-numbered copies
FEWER THAN 100 REMAIN
Explore the far future with the first illustrated edition of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. The groundbreaking debut novel of Hugo Award-winning author Becky Chambers, one of the most imaginative voices in contemporary science fiction, is a truly galactic limited edition.
£295.00
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‘Chambers is simply an exceptional talent, quietly and beautifully redefining the space opera.’
- Tor.com
On a mission to punch a hole through space, the Wayfarer, a battered mining freighter with a multi-species crew, welcomes Martian-born human Rosemary onboard and heads to the far side of the galaxy. On the way they join a multitude of sapients speaking a dizzying array of languages, shake hands and clasp paws and brush tendrils at Port Coriol, secure help from the modder community and face gun-toting Akarak pirates. In this ‘Hopepunk’ space opera seen through a contemporary lens, Becky Chambers explores fresh perspectives on social and cultural change. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet is both a crucial waypoint in the collection of any sci-fi connoisseur and the perfect gateway for literary explorers new to the genre.
The small, angry planet broods red in a field of stars and spacecraft on the extraordinary presentation box. Diagonal wings open to reveal the Wayfarer diving through a hyperspace tunnel on the printed cloth binding blocked with metallic foil. Inside, award-winning illustrator Zoë van Dijk’s vivid artwork captures the novel’s contrasting world in neon-soaked colours, sensitive character images and wonderous starscapes, and Chambers shares fresh details about the origin and the ongoing legacy of this influential novel in her new introduction. Each book has been signed by both the author and the artist on a tipped-on envelope – in a nod to a galaxy where letters are reserved only for very special (or secret) occasions and paper is a thing of wonder. An exclusive art print completes this fabulous edition, strictly limited to 750 copies.
Limited to 750 hand-numbered copies
Limitation ‘envelope’ signed by Becky Chambers and Zoë van Dijk
Bound in dark blue buckram printed in black ink and blocked in
lemon-gold foil
Set in Meta Serif with Industria as display
Printed in two colours on Abbey Lynx paper
408 pages
10 illustrations printed on GardaPat 13 Bianka paper
Printed page edges
Ribbon marker
Endpapers printed with a design by the artist
Presentation box covered in printed and blocked paper
10˝ x 7½˝
Exclusive print in a presentation folder
From the ground, we stand. From our ships, we live. By the stars, we hope.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet has made its own singular journey from Kickstarter sensation – it was the first self-published novel to be nominated by British speculative fiction awards the Kitschies – to best-selling first volume in a series that has won both Hugo and Prix Julia Verlanger awards. Combining the quirky characters of Douglas Adams with the humane space opera of Lois McMaster Bujold, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet is an important step forward in the evolution of science fiction.
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