Orbital

Winner of the 2024 Booker Prize, Orbital by Samantha Harvey is a captivating novel that explores the lives of six astronauts traveling through space over the course of 24 hours. Selected for one of the final missions of its kind, these individuals navigate life at over seventeen thousand miles an hour while reflecting on their earthly connections through brief communications and personal mementos. As they experience the beauty of sixteen sunrises and sunsets against the backdrop of the galaxy, Orbital emerges as a profound meditation on both the cosmos and our fragile planet.