To Be Taught, If Fortunate

A Novella

De: Becky Chambers

Narrado por: Patricia Rodriguez

In the future, instead of terraforming planets to sustain human life, explorers of the galaxy transform themselves.

From the Sunday Times best-selling author.

At the turn of the 22nd century, scientists make a breakthrough in human spaceflight. Through a revolutionary method known as somaforming, astronauts can survive in hostile environments off Earth using synthetic biological supplementations. They can produce antifreeze in sub-zero temperatures, absorb radiation and convert it for food and conveniently adjust to the pull of different gravitational forces. With the fragility of the body no longer a limiting factor, human beings are at last able to explore neighbouring exoplanets long suspected to harbour life.

Ariadne is one such explorer. On a mission to ecologically survey four habitable worlds 15 light-years from Earth, she and her fellow crewmates sleep while in transit and wake each time with different features. But as they shift through both form and time, life back on Earth has also changed. Faced with the possibility of returning to a planet that has forgotten those who have left, Ariadne begins to chronicle the wonders and dangers of her journey, in the hope that someone back home might still be listening.

©2019 Becky Chambers (P)2019 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Wonderful, intelligent and beautiful!

The writer is amazoing! the story is beautiful and intelligent. So interesting and with so much heart.
I'm going to search and read all her books! in love!

Grownup scifi. awesome.

beautiful and well paced. thought provoking and relaxing. Becky is a genius. I love to read scifi that isn't about shooting stuff to pieces and conquering. it gives me hope.

OMG WOOW I'M SO EXCITED TO TELL OTHERS ABOUT THIS

I loved this book so much. The last of all of Becky Chambers I read, but looking forward to the Robot and Monk second book.
I think this is the best kind of science fiction. The kind that tells us more about OURSELVES. Period.

An amazing book

I highly recommend this book. No violence no wars little romance but … it hooked me from start to end. Just a book about the wish to discover what lies beyond the next hill, the next sea, the next star. Without interfering or as little as possible. Excellent

One of my favorite authors

This is such a beautiful story that makes me feel such joy but at the same time it can be immensely painful. I cannot express, unlike this author I don’t have the ability to find the right words. This book is truly amazing & the narrator did a very good job reading it.