Close to mag. 1.9 Alnitak (Zeta (ζ) Orionis) is mag. 4.0 Sigma (σ) Orionis, which appears as a stunning multiple star system through small to medium telescopes. There are four splittable stars, the brightest of which is another double – though this one is too tight to resolve in amateur instruments. SIKE. YOU THOUGHT (+0.5) - As I said similarly in another review, sometimes you think you should have been named captain, but life is never that simple. 0.5 bonus points in honor of the 0.5 point difference between Beth and Vihaan's scores that decided who became captain :)

One part of Orion is particularly recognisable. It comes in the form of just three stars, and is known as Orion’s Belt.

Take a deep-sky tour of Orion's Head

There are lots of twists and turns, secrets being revealed, and I just loved them all. At times I thought I knew what was going on.. but then something else would happen and I wouldn’t know what to think. It was fantastic. Great job to the author. It definitely kept me on my toes. I did think that towards the end this started to get very 'deep' and heavy handed with it's messages about the environment and kindness in the world - however, I can forgive this a little given that I am not the target audience - although I do think it could have at least tried to have been a little more subtle in it's delivery. 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.

And the other thing that I usually tell people when I recommend Orion Lost is that it has what are – and I say this with no hyperbole – some of the best twists I have ever read in a submission. And not just one twist! There are *multiple* moments in the story that come as such brilliant, unexpected surprises that (apologies for a second overused cliche) when I first read them I did actual gasps-out-loud. They are the sort of brilliantly devised, rug-pulling reveals that as a reader you’d normally be delighted to find once in a book – and Alastair delivers at least three of them. The child crew make a lost of mistakes and we learn that Beth chooses to put the children into Sleep to start over again when all has gone wrong. Do you think Beth was right to prevent the children from regaining these memories? Were they able to learn from their mistakes even if they couldn’t remember them?Author Luke Palmer introduces his new book, Play (Firefly Press) about four boys growing up together, the challenges, the friendships, and what hap...

Orion Lost is an incredibly enjoyable, fast-paced classic science-fiction adventure. The story opens with the Earthship, Orion, sending out a distress signal. Immediately, I was intrigued and desperate to find out what the fate of the ship was; however, the story then very cleverly moves away from this scenario and takes the reader through the events which led up to the distress signal being sent, and beyond. Don't let goodreads fool you with the "read three times" or whatever, I've read this like 300 times and I will never stop When we first meet Beth she is setting out on a seven month journey to help colonise a new planet, never to see Earth again. Do you think this is something humans will end up doing? Would you like to move to a new planet?

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Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments