Subject: "A Psalm for the Wild-Built: A Monk and Robot Book (Monk & Robot, 1)" by Becky Chambers

"A Psalm for the Wild-Built: A Monk and Robot Book (Monk & Robot, 1)" by
Becky Chambers
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250236215

Book number one of a two book science fiction series. I read the well
printed and well bound hardback published by Tor in 2021 that I bought
on Amazon in 2024. This book won the 2022 Hugo for best novella.
People call this a novella but it is 160 pages which seems to be long
for a novella. I have ordered the newly released trade paperback that contains both books so I can read the second book in the series:

https://www.amazon.com/Monk-Robot-Wild-Built-Prayer-Crown-Shy/dp/1250386330/146-1679716-0544446

Sibling Dex is a tea monk. They (the pronoun used in the book) use
their bicycle to tow their tea wagon from village to village through the
wilds of Panga. One day, Sibling Dex goes off the main road, intending
to visit an old monastery fabled to be down the old road. Halfway to
the old monastery, they encounter one of the fabled robots who had
gained sentience a long time ago and walked from the factories into the wildernesses of Panga. The robot's name is Mosscap.

This is a very laid back book. I liked the book but it is fairly
strange. The society in the book seems to be fairly self contained,
very reminiscent of the USA in the 1800s. In fact, the book reminds me
a lot of the "Wolf and Iron" book by Gordon R. Dickson but with none of
the violence.
https://www.amazon.com/Wolf-Iron-Gordon-R-Dickson/dp/0812509463

My rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (17,090 reviews)

Lynn


--- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
* Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)