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A psalm for the wild-built

by Becky Chambers

Centuries after robots abandoned human society on Panga, a tea monk encounters a robot in the wild seeking to discover what people need. Their journey through a world of restored balance explores the nature of purpose and the fulfilment of human desires.

Accession 32979 ISBN 9781250236210 Publisher Tor Books
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