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For my first ever science fiction reading experience, I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by Leviathan Wakes. I wasn’t sure what to expect – 600 pages of spaceships randomly flying around and making ‘peowm!’ noises? – but it certainly wasn’t a mystery story with horror elements that just happens to be set in space.
Leviathan Wakes introduces us to the futuristic world of The Expanse, a world in which humanity has colonised the Moon, Mars and the Asteroid Belt, and in which the ‘Belters’ are ...more
Leviathan Wakes introduces us to the futuristic world of The Expanse, a world in which humanity has colonised the Moon, Mars and the Asteroid Belt, and in which the ‘Belters’ are ...more

Cynical and nihilistic enough to send Nietzsche into a week-long booze-soaked bout of depression and with somewhat bland writing, it edges it over to the 3.5/5 due to the crisp world building, solid action and cinematic orgy of body-horror that oozes out of the last hundred n' fifty or so pages. A little longer than I'd like, but still solid.
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Chronique tirée de mon blog :
Je voulais commencer cette série depuis que l'annonce de la série TV a été faite, donc il y a un moment, mais je ne sais pas pourquoi, sans doute à cause des avis mitigés en français, j'avais du mal à m'y mettre. Une LC impromptue m'a motivée et me voila partie.
Ce livre est un mélange entre du space opéra, avec des attaques de vaisseaux, des militaires qui canardent tout et de l'intrigue politique, d'une enquête à l'ancienne, avec un détective typique des romans no ...more
Je voulais commencer cette série depuis que l'annonce de la série TV a été faite, donc il y a un moment, mais je ne sais pas pourquoi, sans doute à cause des avis mitigés en français, j'avais du mal à m'y mettre. Une LC impromptue m'a motivée et me voila partie.
Ce livre est un mélange entre du space opéra, avec des attaques de vaisseaux, des militaires qui canardent tout et de l'intrigue politique, d'une enquête à l'ancienne, avec un détective typique des romans no ...more

So...3.5⭐️ for me on this one. It took some time to read because some parts did drag. This truly is a Space Opera! James S.A. Corey is the name of two authors (Daniel Abraham & Ty Franck). This series has also been picked up by SyFy for series. Anyway the story of An XO on an ice rig (James Holden) and a depressed down on his luck belter Detective by the name of Miller. His case to find a millionaires daughter whom as it turns out is more than anyone expects her to be. Earth and Mars are the "su
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it was amazing
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