{"product_id":"monk-and-robot-a-psalm-for-the-wild-built-and-a-prayer-for-the-crown-shy-9781250386335","title":"Monk and Robot: A Psalm for the Wild-Built and a Prayer for the Crown-Shy","description":"\u003cp\u003eBecky Chambers' two award-winning, bestselling, beloved, and uplifting Monk and Robot stories, \u003ci\u003eA Psalm for the Wild-Built\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Prayer for the Crown-Shy\u003c\/i\u003e, together in trade paperback for the first time! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBecky Chambers' delightful, post-Utopian, Hugo Award-winning series gives us hope for the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how.\u003cbr\u003eThey're going to need to ask it a \u003ci\u003elot.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecky Chambers' series asks: in a world where people have what they want, does having more matter? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book includes both \u003ci\u003eA Psalm for the Wild-Built\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Prayer for the Crown-Shy\u003c\/i\u003e in paperback for the first time!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-9469161\"\u003eBecky Chambers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tordotcom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250386335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250386330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028010\"\u003eScience Fiction | Action \u0026amp; Adventure\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028070\"\u003eScience Fiction | Apocalyptic \u0026amp; Post-Apocalyptic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecky Chambers is a science fiction author based in Northern California. She is best known for her Hugo Award-winning \u003ci\u003eWayfarers\u003c\/i\u003e series. Her books have also been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Locus Award, and the Women's Prize for Fiction, among others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecky 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.","brand":"Tordotcom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48452998004973,"sku":"9781250386335","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_34ebb9cb-62d6-405d-b1ff-2921c0a6f6f2.jpg?v=1753475192","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/monk-and-robot-a-psalm-for-the-wild-built-and-a-prayer-for-the-crown-shy-9781250386335","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}