

These characters have complex backstories and motivations which are directly opposed to Holden’s. Seriously, none of his decisions are self consistent and a lot of the time the motivation is entirely lacking.Ĭaliban’s War introduces the two best characters in the series, Avasarala and Bobbie. Holden is definitely my least favorite POV character because he has basically no brains and just manages to get through situations due to pure luck and Naomi/Alex/Amos being infinitely more competent than anyone else in the universe at their jobs. However it’s also kind of the worst book in the series because Miller and Holden are the only POV characters (Julie doesn’t count) and they’re literally next to each other for half of the book. Leviathan Wakes is the best book in the series because of how crazy the protomolecule is when you first find out about it. The colony ships heading for the thousand new worlds on the far side of the alien ring gates are easy prey, and no single navy remains strong enough to protect them.įirst arc is the protomolecule arc. Babylon's Ashes: Book Six of the Expanse The Free Navy - a violent group of Belters in black-market military ships - has crippled the Earth and begun a campaign of piracy and violence among the outer planets.

As wave after wave of colonists leave, the power structures of the old solar system begin to buckle.Ships are disappearing without a trace. Nemesis Games: Book 5 of the Expanse A thousand worlds have opened, and the greatest land-rush in human history has begun. Illus, the first human colony on this vast new frontier, is being born in blood and fire. Settlers looking for a new life stream out from humanity's home planets. Cibola Burn: Book 4 of the Expanse The gates have opened the way to a thousand new worlds and the rush to colonise has begun.

The alien artefact working through its program under the clouds of Venus has emerged to build a massive structure outside the orbit of Uranus: a gate that leads into a starless dark. Abaddon's Gate For generations, the solar system - Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt - was humanity's great frontier.

The outer planets and the Belt are uncertain in their new - possibly temporary - autonomy. Caliban's War While Earth and Mars have stopped shooting each other, the core alliance is shattered. Description:- Leviathan Wakes Humanity has colonised the solar system - Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond - but the stars are still out of our reach.Jim Holden is an officer on an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. corey includes titles:- Leviathan Wakes, Caliban's War, Abaddon's Gate, Cibola Burn, Nemesis Games, Babylon's Ashes. Expanse series vol (1 to 6 ) books collection set by james s.
