A Psalm for the Wild-Built
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambersby Becky Chambers
Shares rank 108 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
Recommended as a cozy science fiction novel by a leading young author in the genre. One reader found some sentences ambiguous.
Recommended as a cozy science fiction novel by a leading young author in the genre. One reader found some sentences ambiguous.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Cozy favorite from Chambers
“another cozy favorite from Chambers”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you reading?” Top young author in genre
“Becky Chambers is probably the single best young author working in this genre today”
Comment from 14 Sep 2026 in “Writing a better reality: The case for optimistic sci-fi (2022)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Some sentences ambiguous
“there were some sentences which became ambiguous as a result”
Comment from 27 Oct 2026 in “Microsoft offers mass buyouts for roughly a quarter of its workforce”
Other science fiction novels people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 98 | 34 | 74% | 9 | 1.5 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| A Psalm for the Wild-Builtby Becky ChambersThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“there were some sentences which became ambiguous as a result”
“another cozy favorite from Chambers”
“Becky Chambers is probably the single best young author working in this genre today”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.