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Leviathan Wakes: Book 1 of the Expanse (now a Prime Original series) by James S. A. Corey (Paperback, 2012)
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Humanity has colonised the planets - interstellar travel is still beyond our reach, but the solar system has become a dense network of colonies. But there are tensions - the mineral-rich outer planets resent their dependence on Earth and Mars and the political and military clout they wield over the Belt and beyond. Now, when Captain Jim Holden's ice miner stumbles across a derelict, abandoned ship, he uncovers a secret that threatens to throw the entire system into war. Attacked by a stealth ship belonging to the Mars fleet, Holden must find a way to uncover the motives behind the attack, stop a war and find the truth behind a vast conspiracy that threatens the entire human race.Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group
ISBN-139781841499895
eBay Product ID (ePID)113204261
Product Key Features
Book TitleLeviathan Wakes: Book 1 of the Expanse (Now A Prime Original Series)
AuthorJames S. A. Corey
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicBooks
Publication Year2012
Number of Pages592 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height126mm
Item Width198mm
Item Weight404g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorJames S. A. Corey
Series TitleExpanse
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 25 Oct, 2018Most favourable review
Science fiction as it should be written.
Science fiction as it should be written. All is within the realm of future possibility. The laws of physics are not ignored! It is also a thundering good story with excellent characterisation, good description and a fast paced narrative.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 18 Mar, 2021Most critical review
Good if you are not concerned with any sort of realism. Len.
I found this book to far fetched and struggled to read it through to the end, but I did finish it and then put it into the charity box, now I've read this author I can avoid him.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 14 Nov, 2022
Paints a realistic picture of the future solar system. Two interesting main characters. Fresh SciFi ideas. Plenty of action. Average prose style. 8/10
A very good SciFi book with fresh ideas and interesting, well-developed characters. Several hundred years in the future, Earth-dwellers are largely idle and on benefits. A few super-rich control the big system-wide corporations. Martians are more go-ahead, with a national terraforming project & an efficient military. Out in `The Belt' almost 10 generations have grown up on the larger asteroids & the moons of Jupiter. The `Belters' have partly evolved away from standard humans. They have longer arms & bodies adapted to low gravity, and a more positive attitude to risk-taking and group cooperation. Continually at the mercy of large corporations for air & water, they have also grown to hate all authority and those from the `Inner Planets'; i.e. Earth & Mars. Although small in number, highly dependent, and lacking resources, there is always the threat that a few Belters will `Throw Rocks'; i.e. divert an asteroid towards Earth or Mars. Suddenly, this unstable scenerio is threatened by the discovery of a mysterious, contagious, and lethal organic substance called the `Protomolecule' in the outer solar system. The two main characters in the book are Miller, a sloppy 50ish cop from Ceres, who's asked to look into the disappearance of a rich girl from Earth, and Holden, an early 30s former Earth naval officer, who charges around the solar system in a fast 5-man ship, trying to stop the spread of the deadly Protomolecule. Miller has lost his zest for life, but finds new interest in the girl he's sent to find. The book is told in alternate chapters, one for Holden, followed by one for Miller. Holden and his diverse Scooby gang have a ridiculous amount of luck, escaping from one disaster and lurching into another. He becomes a system-wide cult fugure after broadcasting some half-founded allegations which put everyone on a war footing. The main positives of the book are a realistic future picture of the solar system, two interesting main characters, some fresh SciFi ideas, plenty of action, an intriguing opening, and a dramatic finale. The main downside is the rather average prose style. 8/10Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 19 Jan, 2022
Great Book.
This is the first in the series and I'm halfway tough and already looking forward to the next book. A good solid SF read, a real page turner.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Mar, 2021
Reading is better than watching
The best sci-fi read I have had in a while. After watching 5th season of Expanse TV show I felt like I needed more, to my surprise I learned that there is a series of books. This is the first book, waiting for a second to be delivered.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 26 Apr, 2024
The book was highlighted in places but still readable. I may just not have read the description carefully enough
The book was highlighted in places but still readable. I may just not have read the description carefully enoughVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Mar, 2021
Engaging first novel to the series The Expanse.
Engaging Novel, first one in the series to accompany the series on TV, The Expanse’.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 10 Jul, 2019
Expands on the TV series, if you liked the TV series.
The screen adaption is very close to the book, but the book has better depth & context.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 03 Apr, 2022
James S.A.Corey…Leviathan Wakes
Great book based on the Netflix series “The Expanse”Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 21 Jul, 2020
What a book couldnt put it down action from beginning to end highly recommended
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
