Most bets were on Percival Everett’s “James,” but the judges chose Harvey’s “beautiful, miraculous” novel, which is set aboard a space station.

Samantha Harvey won the prestigious award for a wonder-filled novel, set aboard the International Space Station, that ponders the beauty and fragility of Earth.

Samantha Harvey’s novel 'Orbital' has won the Booker Prize. In a recent interview, she revealed that the book is more about Earth than space, despite its setting on the International Space Station.