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Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)

James S.A. Corey

Start date: October 21, 2015

Finish date: November 19, 2015

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Jun 03, 2014 Ted Cross rated it it was amazing

Having just read a book by one of this book's two authors (Abraham) that really disappointed me, I was happy to find that this book is much better written. It has its moments that still don't ring true, but overall the experience was satisfying and I'll check out the sequels.

Update: Having read the book a second time now (after reading the series up to book 5) I loved it even more and give it five stars. Amazing work! ...more

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Mar 10, 2016 Sean DeLauder rated it liked it

Leviathan Wakes is written by two authors, Daniel Abraham and Ty Frank, who combined with the intent of creating a single super-author possessing the powers of each individual. There are several successful precedents for this formula (e.g., Voltron, Constructicons, Peanut Butter/Jelly, etc.). The result of this merger is not, however, a hulking, lion-themed robot, but a giant book penned with remarkable and convincing realism, of the sort you’d expect from Arthur C. Clarke if he was fifteen feet ...more

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Jun 03, 2017 Ivy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audible-owned, science-fiction

One of the best space operas I've ever read! Great purchase, will be buying the rest of the series. Why was this so good?

1. Awesome characters. I've been watching the TV series based on this world, so I was already familiar with the major players. However, certain things that didn't seem to make sense on the show were made clear, ex., Miller's obsession with finding Julie Mao struck me as creepy on the screen, but here, Miller was an amazing psychological portrait and was my favorite character ...more

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May 06, 2018 Arindam rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sci-fi, page-turner, epic, future, space-opera, action, politics

Why cannot all science-fiction be written like this? Not every sci-fi series needs to have complex rules and space-time mechanics at play. The background is simple, yet believable. While most space operas would tell tales of humanity's expansion into the unknown, faster-than-light travel, and battling aliens, this saga is about that near future where humans have just discovered that there is more to Earth and have started building out civilizations in and around the solar system. Justification i ...more

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