Astonishing, again.
From my review of the first novella.
"On a human settled moon, one day, the robots woke up and walked off. The humans learned to exist better with their environment without their mechanical indentured labour.
This is a story set some time after that event. It is about a tea monk whose restlessness leads him to a friendship with one of the robots. And that's it. "
This is a continuation of their journey. With an ending that is basically, "hey we don't want this to end, let's keep going". There are little moments of tension along the way, problems to be solved, people to meet. That is the drive of the story and I find it totally enthralling. There is no violence, no battles, no large set pieces and it is refreshing not to have them.
This kind of thing will either be your bag, or it won't. It is firmly mine and I am happy to strongly recommend to anyone who enjoys gentle fiction.