Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 30 minutes ago
In which Ross and Laura (but mostly Ross) discuss why you should read two fantastic little books by Becky Chambers called the Monk & Robot duology. These two books (A Psalm for the Wild-Built and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy) imagine a future for humanity that lends a spark of hope to a genre which so often leans into darkness and dystopia. Often described as "hopepunk" and "cosy sci-fi", we explain why we love these books so much and why we think you will to.
We reference the following episode of Past Present Future:
open.spotify.com/episode/38lUtDwWbqXixPJhHUZkSc?si=KJbzH8syQY29CjD84MDMqg
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Ross & Laura are a couple of internet nerds with over 20 years combined experience in eCommerce and Retail, and a shared passion for quality fantasy and science fiction.
📚 Our bookshop: hardysbooks.co.uk
📷 Instagram: instagram.com/hardysbooks
🎶 TikTok: tiktok.com/@hardysbooks
🎧 Tome Raiders (our podcast): tomeraiders.co.uk
In which Ross and Laura (but mostly Ross) discuss why you should read two fantastic little books by Becky Chambers called the Monk & Robot duology. These two books (A Psalm for the Wild-Built and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy) imagine a future for humanity that lends a spark of hope to a genre which so often leans into darkness and dystopia. Often described as "hopepunk" and "cosy sci-fi", we explain why we love these books so much and why we think you will to.
We reference the following episode of Past Present Future:
open.spotify.com/episode/38lUtDwWbqXixPJhHUZkSc?si=KJbzH8syQY29CjD84MDMqg
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Ross & Laura are a couple of internet nerds with over 20 years combined experience in eCommerce and Retail, and a shared passion for quality fantasy and science fiction.
📚 Our bookshop: hardysbooks.co.uk
📷 Instagram: instagram.com/hardysbooks
🎶 TikTok: tiktok.com/@hardysbooks
🎧 Tome Raiders (our podcast): tomeraiders.co.uk
