One of the things that comes up a few times in the course of The Expanse is the idea that the prophet can lead people to the Holy Land, but cannot enter it himself. Solomon Epstein is that guy: the one who ushers in a whole new era but won’t live to see the effect of what he’s done. It’s a story that has power because it’s something we all experience, especially as we get older: that sense of momentous things coming just after we’re already gone. Existential FOMO.
