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There and back again

by Pat Murphy

A reworking of Tolkien's novel, The Hobbit, in a science-fiction setting. It tells of a search by a group of adventurers for a lost colony in space. The protagonists include Bailey, an asteroid miner, Gitana, a woman who is part cyborg, and Fluffy, a part-cat spaceship.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?