The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet

Sometimes I read something and think "wow, this author is totally One Of Us." I would be pretty surprised to learn that Becky Chambers *doesn't* have an AO3 account (or at least used to, I know weird things happen in the mysterious process of Going Pro). The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet is her first novel and it is fast and delightful and totally written by someone who loved Firefly and probably at least two of Star Trek, Babylon 5, and Farscape. Found family, alien races politely (or sometimes less politely) trying to get along, a couple of ethical dilemmas, some episodic action - I hope it becomes a series of books, it's not unresolved at all but I very much feel right now that I just watched the first season of something, fell in love with all the characters, and want to see what they'll get thrown at them next season.

Oh, and interspecies space lesbian sex friends, if you weren't sold already. :)