War is coming to the system, unless Jim can find out who abandoned the ship and why.ĭetective Miller is looking for a girl. A secret that someone is willing to kill for, and on an unimaginable scale. When he and his crew discover a derelict ship called the Scopuli, they suddenly find themselves in possession of a deadly secret. Jim Holden is an officer on an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. Humanity has colonised the solar system - Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond - but the stars are still out of our reach. 'Interplanetary adventure the way it ought to be' George R. Leviathan Wakes is the first book in the New York Times bestselling and Hugo-award winning Expanse series - over 4 million copies sold worldwide. Corey € 13.99 This item arrived at our Amsterdam store within the past 8 weeks If ordered before 12:00h, this title will be in our store within 24 hours. Yeah, it’s that damn good.Leviathan Wakes: Book 1 of the Expanse James S. So take those three elements and squish them together with a space opera and you get the magnificence that is Leviathan Wakes. I read a lot of epic fantasy because I love the detailed character development, the depth of world building, and the intricate plots. Now that I got that out of the way, I can continue to gush about this book. There are a handful of other ladies that make brief appearances (by turns they are competent and /or ruthless). Julie and Naomi (from Holden’s crew) appear more than 2-5 times but are still secondary characters. If I have any criticism with this book, it is that there were few female characters. Perhaps this will turn into an annual read. While none of these things were so prominent to make me say, ‘oh, try this because it is just like….’, there were these little hat tips or chin nods to other works and I loved that. Not only that, but sometimes the dynamics and the back and forth dialogue between Holden and his crew were reminiscent of Firefly. I also enjoyed the few nods to other science fiction greats, like a few lines about fear from Frank Herbert’s Dune and a reference to voices in the whirlwind (Walter Jon Williams). This was one of my favorite books of the year and it is because of what happens in the second half of the book. But then the fates throw in something unforeseen and it just takes this book to the next level. the book starts with this sweeping, fantastic colonized solar system with interesting people and complicated politics. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to get move on to the next installment, Caliban's War.Īnd then the shit got real. Total space opera, and totally wonderful. There's wit, and drama, and a plot that maintains a non-stop pace while never seeming frantic. Characters are not only well-developed on their own, but are allowed to change and grow through their interactions. With the author disclaiming that the science is exhaustively researched, it is nevertheless unfailingly entertaining. The setting is the not-too-far-distant future, when humanity is colonizing the solar system but has yet to depart for the stars. Then the narrative veers off in unpredictable, but entirely plausible, directions that elevate this novel to the top tier of science fiction. A seemingly random attack on a small spacecraft is prelude to two storylines that gradually merge, told throughout, in alternating chapters, from the perspective of the two main characters. When everything comes together in a novel, it's magic. Only, as the gems mysteries are revealed and danger draws near, Kivita begins to wonder if her ex has truly changed, or if hes just waiting for the right moment to betray her once again ![]() ![]() Abilities that everyone in the Cetturo Armhuman, alien, and in-betweendesperately wishes to controlĪs she avoids a massive galactic manhunt, Kivita teams up with two unlikely allies: Sar and his enigmatic new partner. For another, Kivitas recovery of the relic unleashes in her powerful new abilities. For one thing, her duplicitous employer has hired rebel Sar RedryllKivitas former loverto stop her at any cost. Her latest contract to hunt down a fabled gemstone is exactly the kind of adventure she craves. ![]() She dreamed of salvaging like her father when she was young, and now its her addiction, getting her through pit stops filled with cheap alcohol and cheaper companionship and distracting her from her broken heart. An epic debut set on the edges of space, where one botched job could mean deathor so much worse
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