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Novel · 2023

Orbital

Samantha Harvey

Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy

Novel · 2023 · English · Contemporary

Orbital

Samantha Harvey

Six astronauts circle Earth over a single day.

Literary fictionSpace fictionEarthTimeConnection

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Repeated orbits replace a conventional event-driven plot with shifts of scale and attention. The planetary perspective both dissolves borders and recalls the lives beneath them.

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