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| Original Title: | Leviathan Wakes |
| ISBN: | 1841499889 (ISBN13: 9781841499888) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Expanse #1, The Expanse (Chronological) #1 |
| Characters: | James "Jim" Holden, Josephus "Joe" Aloisus Miller, Julie Mao, Naomi Nagata, Alex Kamal, Amos Burton |
| Literary Awards: | Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (2012), Locus Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel (2012), Audie Award Nominee for Science Fiction (2012), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science Fiction (2011) |
James S.A. Corey
Paperback | Pages: 561 pages Rating: 4.26 | 152152 Users | 10999 Reviews
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| Title | : | Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse #1) |
| Author | : | James S.A. Corey |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 561 pages |
| Published | : | June 2nd 2011 by Orbit |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Space. Space Opera |
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Humanity has colonized the solar system - Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond - but the stars are still out of our reach. Jim Holden is XO of an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. When he and his crew stumble upon a derelict ship, the Scopuli, they find themselves in possession of a secret they never wanted. A secret that someone is willing to kill for - and kill on a scale unfathomable to Jim and his crew. War is brewing in the system unless he can find out who left the ship and why. Detective Miller is looking for a girl. One girl in a system of billions, but her parents have money and money talks. When the trail leads him to the Scopuli and rebel sympathizer Holden, he realizes that this girl may be the key to everything. Holden and Miller must thread the needle between the Earth government, the Outer Planet revolutionaries, and secretive corporations - and the odds are against them. But out in the Belt, the rules are different, and one small ship can change the fate of the universe.Rating Appertaining To Books Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse #1)
Ratings: 4.26 From 152152 Users | 10999 ReviewsCritique Appertaining To Books Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse #1)
I complained in my review of Chasm City that the gee-whiz mechanics of space opera can't really sustain a 600-page narrative. It turns out I was perhaps incorrect: most of the lengthy examples I've sampled in the sub-genre (Alastair Reynolds, Iain M. Banks) are of the "dark and gritty" variety, grim, nihilistic visions of the future starring amoral asshole protagonists who are impossible to sympathize with. Even with a bunch of cool ideas on display, spending 700 pages in these books isWelcome to 2020! My first book finished this year (kind of cheating since I started it in 2019)This book is very epic . . . and it is only the beginning.Leviathan Wakes is book one of The Expanse series. I have seen it described as a space opera. I was not quite sure the definition of space opera - although I have seen it used many times and even read a book with that title. So, I decided to use the ol' Google machine on my internet device and this is what I came up with:From Oxford:"NOUN
I thought it was great and sad!! Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾
3.75 - This space opera meets crime noir is a great start to a series I'm looking forward to continuing!
Okay, I admit it. I was wrong. It's a solid 3-plus star read. Not quite a four, there are a few focus issues...extended time spent in Eros's casino level, f/ex...where the point gets made a bit harder than is good for the story. But my dismissive early review is wrong.Real Rating: 2.5* of five**UPDATE 23 October 2018** The Kindle edition is a whopping $2.99! Even *I* would buy it at that price...if I hadn't already read it.**UPDATE 24 JUNE 2018** I love the series, now in its third season, a
Once I get caught up with the show, I'm going to start the books. Currently in S3 and it is so damn good. Thanks for the thoughtful review!
Leviathan Wakes was so good; a character-driven space-opera that combines sci-fi, noir, mystery, and a slice of horror into one.Ive watched only the first season and a few episodes of the second season, but it was enough to make me want to read all the available books in the series first before continuing with the TV series again. Seriously, amazing movies/TV adaptations boost book sales exponentially more than anything else in the world, and I do believe that The Expanse by James S. A. Corey
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