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Where do I start? This was an amazing read! For a first novel it can't be overstated how well crafted this book is. It manages to hit just the right mark to attract young and older readers. With tight, concise chapters - most ending on a cliffhanger of some sort - it begs to be read. Lots of unexpected events kept me on the edge of my seat as I devoured this book in just a few days!
Once you’ve thought about what atmosphere you want to capture with your image, you can select the focal length you’ll be shooting at. Think about how all five senses experience the world around you, both inside and outside of the spaceship. We read about Jumps, that people have to Sleep so their mind doesn’t scramble, we learn about baddies, and about Videshi (love that name btw), it was all so well written that I just disappeared in the book and was part of the crew. Orion Lost is perfect for boys and girls in Year 6, especially if you are a Star Wars or science fiction fan!
Photographs of the Orion constellation
A great book with twists and turns and plenty of surprises. You might think you know where the story is going (I did) but you'll probably be wrong! We wanted to create a space where anyone who is feeling sad or alone could come and feel ... well, not so alone. Welcome ... to the Sad Ghost Club!' Remember what Dad said? Don’t call it a dream, call it a plan. There’s always a way, Maud, there has to be. Beth, 13, who scored the highest marks in her space commander exams, is made temporary captain by Ship, an AI hologram that watches over and tries to guide what happens next on the Orion. Beth has to overcome her own nerves and self-doubt to lead her mismatched team to save the situation. But she is far from being a natural leader.
I think this book would have worked better as a multi-pov, because the other characters don't seem that prominent in the story, despite being in every scene. I can tell you one is the son of the Captain, ones French, one's Scandinavian but we don't really get much more than surface level of these characters. So much fun! The premise of this didn't sound super convincing when I first heard about it, but I decided to give it a chance because I was really in the mood for some Sci-Fi. I think going in with mediocre expectations did me a lot of good, bc this book blew me away. I loved Beth and her peers and how they navigated the intricacies of life in space. There were twists and turns that I obviously saw coming and then some that completely took me by surprise. I thought the way the "aliens" were portrayed in the book was brilliant! Overall definitely enjoyed and will encourage others to read it as well. Mintaka is a complex multiple star, comprising a mag. 6.8 star 52 arcseconds to the north of the primary and a far fainter 14th magnitude star in between. I did think some things were a bit unbelievable and I had to turn off logic a bit, but honestly it didn't bother me too much. It was just too fun and intriguing! Don't let goodreads fool you with the "read three times" or whatever, I've read this like 300 times and I will never stopAlastair lives in Edinburgh with his wife (who is lovely), two teenagers (who are lovely but very loud), and a cat named Maudie, who is yowling at him even though there is clearly food in her bowl, look, it's right there, look. His hobbies include writing and playing games on his phone when he should be writing. Mintaka (Delta (δ) Orionis) is easy to find. Shining at mag. 2.3, it marks the northwest end of Orion’s Belt, the star’s name deriving from the Arabic for ‘belt’.
And then suddenly down you come... Whoosh! And you are waving and you are screaming and everybody's waving their hands "Oh we're going to die!" Way out in the furthest part of the known world, a tiny stronghold exists all on its own, cut off from the rest of human-kin by monsters that lurk beneath the Snow Sea. And next. I thought this would be a stand-alone. But instead it seems, given the ending, that there will be another book. Don’t get me wrong, I am happy with more stories about the Orion… BUT I was looking forward to a complete story. This story is brimming with twists, danger, fast-paced action and perfectly timed revelations. The writing is superbly immersive, creating a believable space setting and technical language; a complex and exciting plot; and, engaging characters who are anything but perfect. The children are resourceful, resilient and gutsy, and learn that there is a real strength in believing in yourself, in the bonds of friendship and in working together to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds.The time has come to pull it all together, and try and write the story. It might even be a science fiction adventure like Orion Lost ! And at the very furthest reaches of the Solar System, 4.5 billion km from the Sun, Neptune travels so slowly that it hasn’t completed a single orbit, since it was discovered in 1846.
The Abell catalogue of planetary nebulae lists 86 objects, many of which are faint and require large scopes. Abell 12 adds to the challenge as it’s located near Mu (∝) Orionis. Mu shines at mag. 4.1 while the integrated magnitude of Abell 12 is 13.9, over 8,000 times dimmer than the star. Thirteen-year-old Beth is travelling on the Orion, a transport ship with her parents. They are on their way to their new home-based in space. An Event occurs after which all the grown-ups are Asleep, leaving Beth in charge. Further out, the planets orbit more and more slowly. Jupiter, the largest planet takes 12 Earth years to complete each orbit. Lance and his friends aren't looking forward to the school trip to Crater Lake - for one thing, school bully Trent hasn't forgiven Lance for the incident at the start of Year Six. For another, they've just seen a man covered in blood at the side of the road warning them to run. And there's definitely something weird about their teachers... Spooky, thrilling …
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