Monk and Robot
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The Monk and Robot series is a duology by Becky Chambers starting with A Psalm for the Wild-Built (2021) which is followed by A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (2022). The novellas tell the story of a tea monk named Dex and a robot named Mosscap who journey together to understand what people need.
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- Author: Becky Chambers
Details
People
- Dex
- (pronouns: they/them) A tea monk.
- Mosscap
- (a.k.a. Splendid Speckled Mosscap; pronouns: they/it ) A robot.
- Splendid Speckled Mosscap
- See Mosscap.
Places
- Kat’s Landing
- (b2c3) Where Dex believes Mosscap can have replacement parts printed.
Things
Narrative
Book 1: A Psalm for the Wild-Built
| Chapter | Title | Description | Characters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Change in Vocation | Dex grows tired of city life. Dex decides to become a tea monk. Dex has a disastrous first visit with a guest. Dex questions their life choices. | Dex |
| 2 | The Best Tea Monk in Panga | Dex arrives at a village market. Dex deploys their wagon. Dex helps many grateful visitors. Dex grows tired of their tea monk work. Dex decides to search for cloud crickets in a protected wilderness zone. Dex travels into the wild along a pre-Transition road. Mosscap hails Dex. | Dex |
| 3 | Splendid Speckled Mosscap | Mosscap introduces themselves to Dex. | Dex, Mosscap |
| 4 | An Object, and an Animal | Dex, Mosscap | |
| 5 | Remnants | Dex, Mosscap | |
| 6 | Grass hen with Wilted Greens and Caramelized Onion | Dex, Mosscap | |
| 7 | The Wild | Dex, Mosscap | |
| 8 | The Summer Bear | Dex, Mosscap |
Book 2: A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
| Chapter | Title | Description | Characters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dex and Mosscap travel to their first human settlement. | Dex, Mosscap | |
| 2 | The Woodlands | Dex and Mosscap arrive at Stump. Mosscap performs handywork and receivers pebs as payment. Dex explains pebs to Mosscap. | Dex, Mosscap |
| 3 | The Riverlands | Mosscap stumbles. Dex discovers a part has broken inside Mosscap. Mosscap accepts their mortality and reïterates that robots traditionally never repair themselves after they are initially made from scrap. Dex proposes to travel to Kat’s Landing to have new parts manufactured for Mosscap. Mosscap says no robot has ever had new parts created. | Dex, Mosscap |
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