The Expanse Series

9 primary works • 20 total works
The Expanse is a 9 book 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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4.25 · 189665 Ratings · 12767 Reviews · published 2011 · 1 edition
Humanity has colonized the solar system—Mars, the …

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    Book 1.5

    The Butcher of Anderson Station
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    3.98     · 15399 Ratings · 828 Reviews · published 2011 · 11 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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    4.35     · 106590 Ratings · 5982 Reviews · published 2012 · 8 editions
    We are not alone.

    On Ganymede, breadbasket of the o…

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    Book 2.5

    Gods of Risk
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    3.71     · 15100 Ratings · 877 Reviews · published 2012 · 15 editions
    As tension between Mars and Earth mounts, and terr…

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    Book 2.6

    Drive
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    3.99     · 6493 Ratings · 477 Reviews · published 2012 · 3 editions
    Read "Drive", a Prequel to The Expanse series.

    The …

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    Book 3

    Abaddon's Gate
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    4.24     · 89719 Ratings · 4746 Reviews · published 2013 · 7 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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    4.07     · 16494 Ratings · 995 Reviews · published 2014 · 14 editions
    From New York Times bestselling author James S.A. …

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    Book 4

    Cibola Burn
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    4.18     · 71613 Ratings · 3946 Reviews · published 2014 · 49 editions
    The fourth novel in James S.A. Corey’s New York Ti…

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    Book 5

    Nemesis Games
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    4.41     · 63948 Ratings · 3586 Reviews · published 2015 · 5 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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    3.89     · 10730 Ratings · 582 Reviews · published 2015 · 10 editions

    From New York Times bestselling author James S.…

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    Book 6

    Babylon's Ashes
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    4.22     · 51022 Ratings · 2800 Reviews · published 2016 · 46 editions

    The sixth book in the New York Times bestsellin…

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    Book 6.5

    Strange Dogs
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    4.00     · 8929 Ratings · 646 Reviews · published 2017 · 11 editions
    Like many before them, Cara and her family venture…

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    Book 7

    Persepolis Rising
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    4.36     · 41249 Ratings · 2361 Reviews · published 2017 · 40 editions
    In the thousand-sun network of humanity's expansio…

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    Book 8

    Tiamat's Wrath
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    4.56     · 35223 Ratings · 2343 Reviews · published 2019 · 35 editions
    Thirteen hundred gates have opened to solar system…

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    Book 8.5

    Auberon
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    4.18     · 5992 Ratings · 368 Reviews · published 2019 · 8 editions
    A novella set in the universe of James S. A. Corey…

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    Book 9

    Leviathan Falls
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    4.39     · 177 Ratings · 16 Reviews · expected publication 2021 · 5 editions
    The biggest SF series of the decade comes to an in…

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    The Expanse Roleplaying Game
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    3.93     · 123 Ratings · 14 Reviews · 2 editions
    The Expanse Roleplaying Game brings James S.A. Cor…

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    Untitled Expanse Short Fiction collection
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    3.88     · 8 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 1 edition
    The collection of The Expanse short stories and no…

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