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The Expanse (Chronological) Series

9 primary works • 24 total works
The Expanse series, sorted by internal chronology. The authors suggest reading the series in publication order.

The Expanse Roleplaying Game includes the short story "The Last Flight of the Cassandra", set during the events of Leviathan Wakes.

The Vital Abyss does not fit neatly into a chronological order due to different portions of the narrative ta…

Book 0.1

Drive
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4.06 · 16994 Ratings · 1055 Reviews · published 2012 · 13 editions
Read "Drive", a Prequel to The Expanse series.

The …

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    Book 0.3

    The Churn
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    4.13     · 28968 Ratings · 1685 Reviews · published 2014 · 16 editions
    From New York Times bestselling author James S.A. …

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    Book 0.5

    The Butcher of Anderson Station
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    4.02     · 27933 Ratings · 1476 Reviews · published 2011 · 15 editions
    A new story set in the world of The Expanse. One d…

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    Book 1

    Leviathan Wakes
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    4.31     · 325765 Ratings · 22139 Reviews · published 2011 · 121 editions
    Humanity has colonized the solar system—Mars, the …

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    The Expanse Roleplaying Game
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    3.98     · 216 Ratings · 20 Reviews · 1 edition
    The Expanse Roleplaying Game brings James S.A. Cor…

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    Book 2

    Caliban’s War
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    4.39     · 186610 Ratings · 10335 Reviews · published 2012 · 6 editions
    We are not alone in this universe.

    On Ganymede, the…

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    Book 2.5

    Gods of Risk
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    3.74     · 26155 Ratings · 1506 Reviews · published 2012 · 17 editions
    A novella set in the hard-scrabble world of James …

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    Book 3

    Abaddon’s Gate
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    4.28     · 157539 Ratings · 8422 Reviews · published 2013 · 9 editions
    Abaddon's Gate is the third book in the New York T…

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    Book 4

    Cibola Burn
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    4.24     · 130334 Ratings · 6997 Reviews · published 2014 · 71 editions
    Explozii apocaliptice, reactoare scoase din funcți…

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    Book 5

    Nemesis Games
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    4.45     · 117431 Ratings · 6409 Reviews · published 2015 · 4 editions
    The fifth novel in Corey's New York Times bestsell…

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    Book 5.5

    The Vital Abyss
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    3.91     · 19588 Ratings · 1056 Reviews · published 2015 · 10 editions
    From New York Times bestselling author James S.A. …

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    Book 6

    Babylon’s Ashes
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    4.26     · 100841 Ratings · 5264 Reviews · published 2016 · 4 editions

    The sixth book in the New York Times bestsellin…

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    Book 6.5

    Strange Dogs
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    4.10     · 18699 Ratings · 1168 Reviews · published 2017 · 12 editions
    Like many before them, Cara and her family venture…

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    Book 7

    Persepolis Rising
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    4.38     · 88913 Ratings · 4736 Reviews · published 2017 · 3 editions
    In the thousand-sun network of humanity's expansio…

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    Auberon
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    4.20     · 14973 Ratings · 810 Reviews · published 2019 · 9 editions
    A novella set in the universe of James S. A. Corey…

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    Book 8

    Tiamat's Wrath
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    4.57     · 83555 Ratings · 4892 Reviews · published 2019 · 56 editions
    Thirteen hundred gates have opened to solar system…

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    Book 9

    Leviathan Falls
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    4.54     · 72228 Ratings · 5684 Reviews · published 2021 · 3 editions
    The Laconian Empire has fallen, setting the thirte…

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    Book 9.5

    The Sins of Our Fathers
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    4.14     · 8714 Ratings · 512 Reviews · published 2022 · 8 editions
    Through one of the gates, a colony stands alone. T…

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    Memory's Legion
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    4.36     · 11176 Ratings · 917 Reviews · published 2022 · 2 editions
    For the first time, all of the short fiction set i…

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    Book 1-3

    The Expanse Boxed Set: Leviathan Wakes, Caliban's War and Abaddon's Gate
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    4.67     · 1108 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 2015 · 4 editions
    The first three novels in James S. A. Corey's New …

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    Book 1-6

    Expanse series #1-6
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    4.71     · 114 Ratings · 7 Reviews · 1 edition
    Expanse series vol (1 to 6 ) books collection set …

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    Book 1-7

    Expanse series #1-7
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    4.60     · 45 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 3 editions
    Expanse series 1-7 james s a corey collection 7 bo…

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    James S.A. Corey Expanse Series 8 Books Collection Set
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    4.74     · 295 Ratings · 19 Reviews · 1 edition

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    Book 1-9

    James S A Corey Expanse Series 9 Hardcover Collection Set
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    4.80     · 155 Ratings · 10 Reviews · 2 editions
    Brief
    When Captain Jim Holden's ice miner stumble…

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