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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 · 336355 Ratings · 23000 Reviews · published 2011 · 122 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     · 28806 Ratings · 1517 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     · 192449 Ratings · 10715 Reviews · published 2012 · 6 editions
    Итак, мы не одиноки.
    На Ганимеде, житнице внешних п…

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    Book 2.5

    Gods of Risk
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    3.73     · 26903 Ratings · 1547 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     · 17757 Ratings · 1088 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     · 162376 Ratings · 8722 Reviews · published 2013 · 1 edition
    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     · 29754 Ratings · 1732 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     · 134342 Ratings · 7249 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     · 121003 Ratings · 6603 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     · 20159 Ratings · 1091 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     · 104009 Ratings · 5438 Reviews · published 2016 · 1 edition

    The sixth book in the New York Times bestsellin…

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    Book 6.5

    Strange Dogs
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    4.10     · 19275 Ratings · 1208 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     · 91925 Ratings · 4902 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     · 15478 Ratings · 838 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     · 86525 Ratings · 5081 Reviews · published 2019 · 1 edition
    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     · 1200 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     · 75195 Ratings · 5914 Reviews · published 2021 · 2 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     · 9162 Ratings · 534 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     · 11789 Ratings · 955 Reviews · published 2022 · 3 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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    4.68     · 1125 Ratings · 23 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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    4.72     · 117 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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    4.63     · 49 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     · 309 Ratings · 20 Reviews · 1 edition

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    Book 1-9

    James S A Corey Expanse Series 9 Hardcover Collection Set
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    4.81     · 181 Ratings · 12 Reviews · 2 editions
    Brief
    When Captain Jim Holden's ice miner stumble…

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