Valerie Valdes
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Oct 1, 2026
speaker_1HOST
Oh, I like those terms.
speaker_0HOST
Right? We are looking at two books that tackle this from completely different angles, Becky Chambers' The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, and Valerie Valdes' Chilling Effect.
speaker_1HOST
These are two very different but equally fascinating takes on working class space travel and what it actually means to be part of a crew.
speaker_0HOST
Definitely.
speaker_0HOST
Yeah.
speaker_1HOST
It really highlights the warmth of that trope.
speaker_1HOST
But then you take that cozy, supportive environment, and you contrast it with Valerie Valdes's 2019 novel, Chilling Effect.
speaker_0HOST
Oh man, a total 180.