Pretty high standard throughout all the short stories/novella’s with a couple of great ones thrown in. Drive: A story based on how the Epstein Drive was invented which is core to the setup of the Expanse series. Interesting to see a very early Mars and how the relationship with Earth was put in place for …
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Leviathan Falls by James S.A. Corey
Man, what a ride. Great book, amazing series. So this is more of a review of the series than this final book in particular. It has been some adventure. The first book is almost a standalone, with Miller’s chapters feeling completely different than the rest of the series. Then we have the duology of the …
Tiamat’s Wrath by James S.A. Corey
Started a bit slow but ramped up to an amazing end. The Laconians are fully in charge. The crew of the Rocinante are split up; Jim’s captive with the Laconians, Amos is trying to rescue him, Bobby and Naomi are both leading the resistance but in very different ways, and Alex is Bobby’s pilot but …
Persepolis Rising by James S.A. Corey
Wasn’t totally sure what to expect from this last series within a series with the big time jump. However I should have known, it was a great read from start to finish. There’s been thirty year’s of relative peace since the fall of the Free Navy. The Space Guild controls the slow zone and humanity …
Babylon’s Ashes by James S.A. Corey
October 2022: Not much to add here. Multiple POV’s, bringing in nearly all the characters from the previous books, even if some of them were only briefly. This jumping from character to character takes a bit of getting used to but it is very well done and necessary I think to take in all aspects …
Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey
Re-read October 2022: A definite 5 star read. Even though I knew what to expect this time round it still managed to astonish me how the authors managed to escalate what was already a very grand affair. The parallels to our history, and what is going on now, still both amazes and depresses me in …
Cibola Burn by James S.A. Corey
Re-read September 2022: Not too much to add here, I broadly agree with my original review. The first part definitely dragged a bit more this time around, the change of pace and scope might have affected me more as I’m doing a full read through. However once things escalate (the disaster movie part) then it …
Abaddon’s Gate by James S.A. Corey
Re-read September 2022:Definitely enjoyed this more second time round. Bull was a strange one in that his character is not in the show at all, I think they combined him and Pa to make Drummer. Anna is still a bit annoying though but Melba is brilliant, I enjoyed her arc much more this time. I’m …
Caliban’s War by James S.A. Corey
Re-read August 2022:Just as good second time round. Definitely feels more like ‘The Expanse’ now, compared to the noir feel of the first book. I also feel we really got to know the characters of the Rocinante a lot more in this book too. Avasarala is still one of my favourite characters, kind of wish …
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Re-read August 2022:Wow didn’t think five years had passed since I last read this but time flies and all that. What struck me this time round was how different this book is compared to the rest of the series (what I’ve read of it). It has a very different vibe, particularly with the Miller chapters …
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