About the Book: Orbital
**AS FEATURED ON BBC RADIO 4**
**SHORTLISTED FOR BOOKER PRIZE 2024**
'A slim, profound study of intimate human fears set against epic vistas' -
GUARDIAN
'Stunning... An uplifting book' SUNDAY TIMES
Life on our planet as you've never seen it before
A team of astronauts in the International Space Station collect meteorological
data, conduct scientific experiments and test the limits of the human body. But
mostly they observe. Together they watch their silent blue planet, circling it
sixteen times, spinning past continents and cycling through seasons, taking in
glaciers and deserts, the peaks of mountains and the swells of oceans. Endless
shows of spectacular beauty witnessed