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A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers Series #2)
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National Bestseller!
Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Series!
A Publishers Weekly "Best Books of 2017" pick!
Nominated for the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novel!
Shortlisted for the 2017 Arthur C. Clarke Award!
Winner of the Prix Julia-Verlanger!
Embark on an exciting, adventurous, and dangerous journey through the galaxy with the motley crew of the spaceship Wayfarer in this fun and heart-warming, character-driven space opera—the sequel to the acclaimed The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.
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