A Prayer for the Crown-Shy: A Monk and Robot Book

Written by Becky Chambers

Narrated by Em Grosland

“Tender and healing... I’m prescribing a preorder to anyone who has ever felt lost. Stunning, kind, necessary.” —Sarah Gailey on book 1: A Psalm for the Wild-Built

"This hopeful listen, full of humor, illuminates a world listeners will yearn to return to." -AudioFile on A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy is a story of kindness and love from one of the foremost practitioners of hopeful SF.

After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent on a quest to determine what humanity really needs) turn their attention to the villages and cities of the little moon they call home.

They hope to find the answers they seek, while making new friends, learning new concepts, and experiencing the entropic nature of the universe.

Becky Chambers's new series continues to ask: in a world where people have what they want, does having more even matter?

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor.com

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Audio
• Release date: Jul 12, 2022
• ISBN: 9781250808646

Becky Chambers

Becky Chambers is a science fiction author based in Northern California. She is best known for her Hugo Award-winning Wayfarers series, which currently includes The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, A Closed and Common Orbit, and Record of a Spaceborn Few. Her books have also been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Locus Award, and the Women's Prize for Fiction, among others. Her most recent work is To Be Taught, If Fortunate, a standalone novella. Becky has a background in performing arts, and grew up in a family heavily involved in space science. She spends her free time playing video and tabletop games, keeping bees, and looking through her telescope. Having hopped around the world a bit, she’s now back in her home state, where she lives with her wife. She hopes to see Earth from orbit one day.  

Reviews for A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

[Amy McDougal · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love ❤️ they way Becky Chambers writes friendships. I hope there's another Monk and Robot in the future.
I've enjoyed Dex and Mosscap's continued companionship and conversations.

[Saskia Lightburn-Ritchie · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Absolutely beautiful. A spa break for mind and soul. I just love these books completely

[Shelley Swift · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I LOVE these books! Read the Monk and Robot books now!

[Lívia Beatrice · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This series won my heart since first book. I have a smile on my face all the time while listening. Thank you

[Jade Cerqueira · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Lindas mensagens...chorei, ri...amei o livro! Vou reler com certeza! Vale muito a pena.

[robyn · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Really enjoyed the first book and the sentiment is again strong, if at times a little heavy handed. Worth the listen.

[Little Arcia · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A short but meanigful read. It makes me ask the same questions about myself. I love that it was so simple and yet very complex at the same time. The simplest interactions make you reflect on a lot of things we usually dismiss.

[Paul H · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

If you enjoyed the first book in the series, you definitely need to grab this one. A continuation of the surprising duo of a human and the first robot to contact humanity in centuries, we get to find out more about our two protagonists as they just try to figure out the answer to the most complicated question of all: What Do You Need?

[Liliane Gomes · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent! very entretening!
I listened to it during my house work. Very nice. The author make me think about several subjects that are important, among them: consumism. Do we need all we have?

[Tony · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I really liked this one but the whole story should have been the beginning of a very long interesting story