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The Expanse Series

9 primary works • 26 total works
The Expanse is a 10 book (9 novels & 1 short fiction collection) science fiction series from James S.A. Corey, the pen name for a collaboration between Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck.

The books are numbered here in publication order, which is the order recommended by the authors. There is also an alternative chronological order.

Book 1

Leviathan Wakes
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4.31 · 328642 Ratings · 22362 Reviews · published 2011 · 6 editions
Humanity has colonized the solar system—Mars, the …

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    Book 1.5

    The Butcher of Anderson Station
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    4.02     · 28192 Ratings · 1487 Reviews · published 2011 · 15 editions
    A new story set in the world of The Expanse. One d…

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    Book 2

    Caliban’s War
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    4.39     · 188125 Ratings · 10431 Reviews · published 2012 · 92 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     · 26359 Ratings · 1518 Reviews · published 2012 · 17 editions
    A novella set in the hard-scrabble world of James …

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    Book 2.7

    Drive
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    4.06     · 17208 Ratings · 1064 Reviews · published 2012 · 13 editions
    Read "Drive", a Prequel to The Expanse series.

    The …

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    Book 3

    Abaddon’s Gate
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    4.28     · 158783 Ratings · 8496 Reviews · published 2013 · 80 editions
    Abaddon's Gate is the third book in the New York T…

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    Book 3.5

    The Churn
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    4.13     · 29185 Ratings · 1695 Reviews · published 2014 · 16 editions
    From New York Times bestselling author James S.A. …

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    Book 4

    Cibola Burn
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    4.24     · 131372 Ratings · 7055 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     · 118387 Ratings · 6469 Reviews · published 2015 · 62 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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    3.90     · 19743 Ratings · 1064 Reviews · published 2015 · 1 edition
    From New York Times bestselling author James S.A. …

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    Book 6

    Babylon’s Ashes
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    4.26     · 101682 Ratings · 5328 Reviews · published 2016 · 57 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     · 18850 Ratings · 1175 Reviews · published 2017 · 3 editions
    Like many before them, Cara and her family venture…

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    Book 7

    Persepolis Rising
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    4.38     · 89695 Ratings · 4786 Reviews · published 2017 · 59 editions
    In the thousand-sun network of humanity's expansio…

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    Book 7.5

    Auberon
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    4.20     · 15128 Ratings · 817 Reviews · published 2019 · 3 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     · 84348 Ratings · 4935 Reviews · published 2019 · 8 editions
    Thirteen hundred gates have opened to solar system…

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    Book 8.1

    The Last Flight of the Cassandra
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    3.51     · 1170 Ratings · 74 Reviews · published 2019 · 2 editions
    Following the destruction of the Canterbury, Dariu…

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    Book 9

    Leviathan Falls
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    4.54     · 73020 Ratings · 5740 Reviews · published 2021 · 44 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     · 8843 Ratings · 515 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     · 11368 Ratings · 927 Reviews · published 2022 · 5 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     · 1114 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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    4.61     · 46 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 3 editions
    Expanse series 1-7 james s a corey collection 7 bo…

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    Book 1-8

    James S.A. Corey Expanse Series 8 Books Collection Set
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    4.74     · 301 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     · 161 Ratings · 10 Reviews · 2 editions
    Brief
    When Captain Jim Holden's ice miner stumble…

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