Ciann Gennett has lived her whole life on a p-planet, a man made, metal planet orbiting Earth to support Earth's excess population. Ciann's birth mother was an Earther, and Ciann has the hair to prove it, but she sees herself firmly as a p-planet citizen. Not one to turn down a fight, Ciann finds herself in trouble with the law. On her latest run in with the law, Ciann receives a labor punishment, working at the port facility. Luckily, Ciann's best friend Tidoris, has also taken a position at the port facility to help prove to his family that he doesn't need their name or money to succeed. With Tidoris' help, Ciann is staying out of trouble until an Earth pilot, Mael, docks at Ciann's port and asks for her assistance in hiding precious cargo and getting the cargo to a safe place. Tidoris reluctantly agrees to help, especially when he finds out what the cargo is. While trying to help, Ciann finds out the truth about her birth mother and the difficult situation on Earth. Tidoris concentrates on trying to keep his family, especially his brother from interfering.
Orbit is an exciting and suspenseful young adult science fiction. I was intrigued by the idea of the p-planets and the hierarchy that had been developed on them. Ciann's character immediately caught me with her fiery disposition. I would have loved to know more of her backstory from the beginning to understand her anger. The story picks up as Ciann is placed on labor duty at the port. The descriptions of the port and seeing space and Earth from the p-planet were amazing. I liked Mael and the artificial first officer who give context as to what is happening on Earth. The cargo that they were hiding created an interesting turn of events, I wish I knew more about the characters simply called You and Me. However, their presence created a situation that led Ciann and Tidoris to learn the truth and find out more about the past. Tidoris' brother is another twist in the story that I wish I knew more about. The group's mission is exciting and inspirational, ending with a satisfying epilogue.
Orbit is an exciting and suspenseful young adult science fiction. I was intrigued by the idea of the p-planets and the hierarchy that had been developed on them. Ciann's character immediately caught me with her fiery disposition. I would have loved to know more of her backstory from the beginning to understand her anger. The story picks up as Ciann is placed on labor duty at the port. The descriptions of the port and seeing space and Earth from the p-planet were amazing. I liked Mael and the artificial first officer who give context as to what is happening on Earth. The cargo that they were hiding created an interesting turn of events, I wish I knew more about the characters simply called You and Me. However, their presence created a situation that led Ciann and Tidoris to learn the truth and find out more about the past. Tidoris' brother is another twist in the story that I wish I knew more about. The group's mission is exciting and inspirational, ending with a satisfying epilogue.
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