"Twisty, surprising and thoroughly satisfying spaceship adventure "
If you like Star Wars, you’ll love Alastair Chisholm’s space adventure. The action takes place on board the transport ship Orion as it heads out from Earth to a new colony far away. Reaching their destination requires ship and passengers making a series of Jumps through space and time, and surviving a Jump means entering a state of deep suspended animation. Emerging from one of these, Beth discovers that none of the adults can be woken, and that she is now acting captain with a ‘crew’ of fellow youngsters. There are tensions between the children, some alarming encounters with aliens and – much more terrifying – space pirates, all made worse when Beth begins to suspect that the ship itself may not have their best interests at heart. It all makes for a terrifically taut and entertaining page-turner, with twists and surprises galore. Don’t miss!
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I loved this book from the moment I first turned its pages. Infact I could not put it down!
I loved this book from the moment I first turned its pages. Infact I could not put it down!
The story begins on a long journey through space towards a colony far away from earth. As the journey progresses, Beth meets new friends and experiences life in space but all turned for the worst when all adults are put to sleep and are unable to be woken. Beth must take control of the spaceship Orion and evade space pirates and aliens as well as former friends.... Read Full Review
A high octane, high energy adventure romp in space. Will keep you on the edge of your seat!
Orion Lost is a great action-filled romp of a science fiction book. It has all the ingredients of a great sci-fi read, a space ship crippled in alien space, a possibly mutinous computer system, mysterious aliens and dangerous space pirates.
The Orion Lost is a huge ship taking colonists to a new planet when a mysterious 'event' takes place. All the adults are placed into a coma by the ship's computer and it is up to a small group of children to get the ship to safety and work out what happened. Beth, aged only 13, suddenly finds herself captain and has to overcome her own self-doubt to lead her small team and ship to safety. The ship's computer is keen to help but there is something not right, why does it monitor their every move?... Read Full Review
This book was brilliant, I just couldn’t put it down! All the characters were great but I really liked Beth and Lauryn the best.
I read this book really quickly because it was so good!
It’s about some families in the future who are leaving earth to go and colonise a distant planet. While they are on the ship an ‘event’ happens, which means all the parents are in their sleep pods and can’t be woken up and it is down to a group of just six children to fly the ship and work out what to do. Of course, there are some problems along the way, which made it even more exciting.
I found this book really easy to read, it flowed really well. The way the author described everything I felt like I was actually there with them on the ship. The characters were all great, but I particularly liked Beth and Lauryn, they were my favourite.... Read Full Review
