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Monk and Robot: A Psalm for the Wild-Built and a Prayer for the Crown-Shy
Becky Chambers' two award-winning, bestselling, beloved, and uplifting Monk and Robot stories, A Psalm for the Wild-Built and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy, together in trade paperback for the first time!
Becky Chambers' delightful, post-Utopian, Hugo Award-winning series gives us hope for the future.
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.
Becky Chambers' series asks: in a world where people have what they want, does having more matter?
This book includes both A Psalm for the Wild-Built and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy in paperback for the first time!
Monk and Robot: A Psalm for the Wild-Built and a Prayer for the Crown-Shy
Monk and Robot: A Psalm for the Wild-Built and a Prayer for the Crown-Shy
Cozy Pairings
Langston is a warm and expressive fragrance that opens with spiced notes of nutmeg and clove, softened by the richness of worn leather. At its heart, delicate jasmine and smoky cade add depth and complexity, creating a balance between softness and warmth. The scent settles into a smooth base of vanilla, sandalwood, and amber, bringing a gentle sweetness and a lasting warmth. Layered and inviting, this fragrance feels both comforting and full of character, with a richness that lingers beautifully in the air.
Why we chose this: Sibling Dex is a tea monk of some renown, and Mosscap is a robot on a quest to understand what people truly need, and together they are asking the most important question in a world that already has everything. Langston carries the warm, thoughtful, beautifully layered quality of a series this quiet and purposeful, the scent of a life considered carefully and lived with intention. It is the candle for every book in this series. Light this candle as Dex and Mosscap set off together, and let the warmth of spice and sandalwood fill the room like a long conversation on a slow afternoon, unhurried and full of the kind of questions that matter.