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Book cover of A Closed and Common Orbit
A Closed and Common OrbitBecky ChambersWayfarers, book 2

Characters in A Closed and Common Orbit

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Lovelace/Sidra

    A ship's AI who transfers into an illegal humanoid body and takes the name Sidra, hiding her true nature while learning to live in the world.

  • Pepper (Wayfarers)

    An engineer who helps Sidra adapt to her new body; her own childhood as an enslaved clone, "Jane 23," is told in parallel flashbacks.

Supporting characters

  • Blue (Wayfarers)

    A tattoo artist with a stammer, Pepper's partner, whose kindness helps Sidra open up.

  • Owl (Wayfarers)

    The ship AI who raised Pepper after she escaped the factory as a child.

  • Tak (Wayfarers)

    An Aeluon who becomes friends with Sidra.