Orbital: A Novel
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Samantha Harvey. (2023). Orbital: A Novel. Grove Atlantic.

Samantha Harvey. 2023. Orbital: A Novel. Grove Atlantic.

Samantha Harvey, Orbital: A Novel. Grove Atlantic, 2023.

Samantha Harvey. Orbital: A Novel. Grove Atlantic, 2023.

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WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 • A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

**New York Times Book Review Book Club Pick**

**Stephen Colbert's The Late Show Book Club Pick**

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Shortlisted for the 2024 Climate Fiction Prize

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Profound and contemplative, Orbital is a moving elegy to our environment and planet.

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