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FICTION
Orion Lost
Alastair Chisholm
• A fast-paced, highly original science fiction adventure – perfect for fans of Star Wars
• Brilliantly gripping writing with thrilling twists and an exciting premise • A fantastic new voice in middle-grade fiction
After a catastrophic Unknown Event leaves the colony ship Orion stranded in deep space, with its entire adult crew incapacitated, thirteen-year-old Beth is suddenly thrust into the Captain’s seat, and, along with a small group of friends, must navigate through treacherous and uncharted space territory to reach safety. But rivalries within her crew, a heavily-damaged ship, space pirates, artificial intelligence which Beth suspects may be lying to her, and a mysterious alien species mean that getting home has never been so difficult.
• Thrilling
• Character-led • Science fiction
Age: 10+
Price: £6.99
Extent: 368pp Word count: 60,000 Format: 5 1/8 x 7 3/4
‘Thrilling, atmospheric, and with some of the best twists I’ve ever come across.’
Tom Bonnick, editor
Alastair Chisholm is a children’s author and puzzle creator. As a puzzle creator he wrote quite a lot of books of Sudoku and other puzzles for kids and grown-ups, and as an author he writes picture books and middle-grade fiction. His hobbies include writing and playing games on his phone when he should be writing.
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