QTPOC in Sci-fi and Fantasy: The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet

Name: QTPOC in Sci-fi and Fantasy: The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet
Start: 2018-02-25T14:00:00-08:00
End: 2018-02-25T14:00:00-08:00
Location: Gay City: Seattle’s LGBTQ Center

February 25, 2018 @ 2:00 pm

Monthly book club exploring race, sexuality and gender in Fantasy and Sci-fi settings. This is a public book club that’s open to allies. This month’s choice is:
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THE LONG WAY TO A SMALL ANGRY PLANET by BECKY CHAMBERS

Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space—and one adventurous young explorer who discovers the meaning of family in the far reaches of the universe—in this light-hearted debut space opera from a rising sci-fi star.

Rosemary Harper doesn’t expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer. While the patched-up ship has seen better days, it offers her a bed, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and most importantly, some distance from her past. An introspective young woman who learned early to keep to herself, she’s never met anyone remotely like the ship’s diverse crew, including Sissix, the exotic reptilian pilot, chatty engineers Kizzy and Jenks who keep the ship running, and Ashby, their noble captain.

Life aboard the Wayfarer is chaotic and crazy—exactly what Rosemary wants. It’s also about to get extremely dangerous when the crew is offered the job of a lifetime. Tunneling wormholes through space to a distant planet is definitely lucrative and will keep them comfortable for years. But risking her life wasn’t part of the plan. In the far reaches of deep space, the tiny Wayfarer crew will confront a host of unexpected mishaps and thrilling adventures that force them to depend on each other. To survive, Rosemary’s got to learn how to rely on this assortment of oddballs—an experience that teaches her about love and trust, and that having a family isn’t necessarily the worst thing in the universe.
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Support Local! If you order your copy through Elliott Bay Book Company, they will offer you 20% off for being in our club.
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ACCESSIBILITY INFO: The Gay City meeting room is down a flight of 11 stairs. A wheelchair lift is available if requested early.
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Details

Date:: February 25, 2018
Time:: 2:00 pm
Website:: https://www.facebook.com/events/1199409320203416

Venue

: Gay City: Seattle’s LGBTQ Center
: 517 E Pike St
Seattle, 98122 United States

Organizer

: Anna Armstrong

About the Author: Michael Strangeways

As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.