{"product_id":"monk-and-robot","title":"Monk and Robot","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecky Chambers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecky Chambers' two award-winning, bestselling, beloved, and uplifting Monk and Robot stories, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Psalm for the Wild-Built\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Prayer for the Crown-Shy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, together in trade paperback for the first time!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBecky Chambers' delightful, post-Utopian, Hugo Award-winning series gives us hope for the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of \"what do people need?\" is answered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey're going to need to ask it a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003elot.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecky Chambers' series asks: in a world where people have what they want, does having more matter?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book includes both \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Psalm for the Wild-Built\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Prayer for the Crown-Shy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in paperback for the first time!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raincoast","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49775789310238,"sku":"9781250386335","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/3584\/9246\/files\/BNCImageAPI-2025-05-01T152235.690.jpg?v=1746127396","url":"https:\/\/www.cedarcanoebooks.com\/products\/monk-and-robot","provider":"Cedar Canoe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}