A Psalm for the Wild-Built

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

2021 • 160 pages

Ratings611

Average rating4.3

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A new novella for seekers of small comforts.

It’s been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend.

One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of “what do people need?” is answered.

But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how. They’re going to need to ask it a lot.

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#1 in Monk and Robot

Monk and Robot is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 3 with contributions by Becky Chambers.

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The rich man's Into the Wild.

October 6, 2021
June 14, 2021

I can see why people liked this one but it wasn't really for me. It was generally just an okay read for me but I'm not much for cozy vibes when it comes to books (very much into cozy vibes when it comes to the way I live though).

No rating, I wasn't the right audience.

April 23, 2024

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