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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Continuing adventures in the asteroid belt, Mars and Earth threatening war, Holden, Naomi, Alex and Amos bucanneering in the Rocinante ( ) (5 Stars) I can't express how much I really love this series. I watched the televised series and started reading the books after, and both are excellent! This second full book is a great follow-up to Leviathan Wakes. It grows the characters and even introduces some new ones. The characters have depth, personality, and are consistent. The descriptions are vivid, imaginative, and plausible. If you like space opera, hard science fiction, or even space-based action/adventure you should love this book. Don't let the number of pages scare you, and don't be overwhelmed by the number of books out there. This series is paced perfectly, so there are no boring "filler" parts, and the events are memorable and unique enough that you don't get confused about overlapping sequences or disconnected backstories. It is all handled perfectly. The second full length novel in "The Expanse" series. And what a novel it is. The protomolecule has now taken over Venus and while it is now the most watched and analysed thing in the solar system, no one has any idea what is going on beneath Venus' clouds. Meanwhile, on Ganymede, a space monster attacks a whole load of UN and Martian marines, and leaves only one alive. Then all hell breaks loose between Earth and Mars and Ganymede gets laid to waste. And while all this is going on someone is kidnapping children with a rare immune disorder. And so the stage is set for a super long read. All our favourite characters from the first series are back, and a few more really good new characters are thrown into the mix. Super good, great writing, all round awesome sci-fi. Next up is Gods of Risk. I was not particularly enthused with the first book in this series, but my friend Bob urged me to read this one, convinced that I would like it better. And he was right, as he usually is. The pacing of this did not drag, the plot and dialogue did not feel repetitive in the way that its predecessor did. The returning characters fleshed out nicely, but the new characters, if anything, seemed even more fully dimensional. The science and physical realities are nicely observed, making this real science fiction to my mind. I will definitely be getting the follow-on novel. no reviews | add a review
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HTML:The second book in the NYT bestselling Expanse series, Caliban's War shows a solar system on the brink of war, and the only hope of peace rests on James Holden and the crew of the Rocinante's shoulders. Now a Prime Original series. HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR BEST SERIES ? We are not alone. On Ganymede, breadbasket of the outer planets, a Martian marine watches as her platoon is slaughtered by a monstrous supersoldier. On Earth, a high-level politician struggles to prevent interplanetary war from reigniting. And on Venus, an alien protomolecule has overrun the planet, wreaking massive, mysterious changes and threatening to spread out into the solar system. In the vast wilderness of space, James Holden and the crew of the Rocinante have been keeping the peace for the Outer Planets Alliance. When they agree to help a scientist search war-torn Ganymede for a missing child, the future of humanity rests on whether a single ship can prevent an alien invasion that may have already begun . . . The Expanse Leviathan Wakes Caliban's War Abaddon's Gate Cibola Burn Nemesis Games Babylon's Ashes Persepolis Rising Tiamat's Wrath ?Leviathan Falls Memory's Legion The Expanse Short Fiction Drive The Butcher of Anderson Station Gods of Risk The Churn The Vital Abyss Strange Dogs Auberon The Sins of Our Fathers. No library descriptions found. |
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