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Monk and RobotMonk and Robot Reading Order
Becky Chambers' Monk and Robot series is a gentle, philosophical cozy science fiction series set in a world where humans have retreated to smaller, sustainable settlements after giving robots their freedom. The robots disappeared into the wilderness decades ago — until one of them comes back. The series can be read as a standalone after the first book, but the second book completes the story the first begins.
Where to start
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers·2021·Book 1 — Dex, a monk who makes tea and listens to people, leaves their comfortable life to find something missing; in the wilderness, they meet Mosscap, a robot who has wandered back to ask humans what they need - 2Buy
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
Becky Chambers·2022·Book 2 — Dex and Mosscap travel into human settlements; Mosscap asks the question the robots have always wanted answered
Monk and Robot — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Monk and Robot reading order?
Read A Psalm for the Wild-Built (2021) first, then A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (2022). The two books form a single complete story and should be read in order. Both books are novellas — approximately 150 pages each — and can be read in a single sitting.
How many Monk and Robot books are there?
The Monk and Robot series currently has two novellas: A Psalm for the Wild-Built (2021) and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (2022). Becky Chambers has indicated interest in continuing the series, but no additional books have been announced.
Is A Psalm for the Wild-Built related to the Wayfarers series?
A Psalm for the Wild-Built is not set in the same universe as Chambers' Wayfarers series (A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet). They share Chambers' characteristic tone — gentle, philosophical, warm — but are entirely separate worlds with no shared characters or continuity.
What is A Psalm for the Wild-Built about?
At its core, A Psalm for the Wild-Built is about asking the question 'what do you need?' and discovering that the answer is harder than it sounds. The robot Mosscap was built to observe humans and ask them what they need; Dex, a monk traveling toward an answer they can't name, is the first human the robots have encountered in decades. It's a quiet, philosophical story about meaning and contentment.
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