Orbital: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner)

Orbital takes readers into the vast loneliness of space where six astronauts, each from different nations, orbit the Earth in the International Space Station. What begins as a routine mission turns contemplative as each astronaut reflects on humanity, home, and purpose. The novel elegantly captures the fragility of life and the quiet power of perspective from above. With beautifully restrained prose, Orbital is less about action and more about introspection, identity, and what binds us as humans. A meditative literary work that earns its Booker Prize with quiet brilliance and cosmic depth.