Book Review: Orbital, Samantha Harvey
Orbital , Samantha Harvey Started: 17/03/2026 Finished: 11/04/2026 Book of 2026: 7 My rating: 5 /5 stars Six astronauts rotate in their spacecraft above the earth. They are there to collect meteorological data and conduct scientific experiments. But mostly they observe. Together they observe our silent blue plant: endless shows of spectacular beauty witnessed in a single day. Yet although separated from the world they cannot escape its constant pull. News reaches them of the death of a mother, and with it comes thoughts of returning home. The fragility of human life fills their conversation, their fears, their dreams. So far from earth, they have never felt more part- or protective- of it. They begin to ask, what is life without earth? What is earth without humanity? Becca bought this for Max for his 28th birthday. I picked it up after hearing lots of good things. Once again I came to this book at an ideal time. The Artemis II expedition, Project Hail Mary , and so fo...
