Orbital (novel)

Orbital
AuthorSamantha Harvey
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherJonathan Cape[1]
Grove Atlantic[2]
Publication date
2 November 2023
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages144
ISBN978-1-7873-3434-2

Orbital is a 2023 science fiction novel by English writer Samantha Harvey, published by Jonathan Cape in the UK and by Grove Atlantic in the US. It follows six fictional astronauts over 24 hours on the International Space Station.

The novel was well received by critics. It won the 2024 Booker Prize[3][4] and the Hawthornden Prize,[5][6] and it was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction[7] and the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for imaginative fiction.[8]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Harris Guardian was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Orbital". Grove Atlantic.
  3. ^ "Orbital by Samantha Harvey wins the Booker Prize 2024". The Booker Prizes. 12 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Orbital: Winner of the Booker Prize 2024". The Booker Prizes. 2024.
  5. ^ "The 2024 Hawthornden Prize for Literature has been awarded to Samantha Harvey for Orbital". Hawthornden Foundation.
  6. ^ Pineda, Dhanika (12 November 2024). "'Orbital' by Samantha Harvey wins 2024 Booker Prize". NPR.
  7. ^ "Orbital The Orwell Foundation". www.orwellfoundation.com.
  8. ^ "The 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction". The Ursula K. Le Guin Foundation. 21 October 2024.