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The Expanse Series

9 primary works • 21 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 series is numbered in terms of chronology, but according to the authors, is best experienced in PUBLICATION ORDER (main novels in bold):

Leviathan Wakes (2011)
The Butcher of Anderson Station (2011)
Caliban's…

Book 0.1

Drive
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3.93 · 3162 Ratings · 275 Reviews ·
published 2012
 · 3 editions
Read "Drive", a Prequel to The Expanse series.

The…

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    Book 0.2

    The Churn
    by
    3.98     · 7796 Ratings · 531 Reviews ·
    published 2014
     · 13 editions
    From New York Times bestselling author James S.A.…

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    Book 0.5

    The Butcher of Anderson Station
    by
    3.91     · 8211 Ratings · 513 Reviews ·
    published 2011
     · 9 editions
    A new story set in the world of The Expanse. One…

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    Book 1

    Leviathan Wakes
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    4.22     · 102683 Ratings · 8058 Reviews ·
    published 2011
     · 66 editions
    Humanity has colonized the solar system - Mars, t…

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    Book 2

    Caliban's War
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    4.30     · 61257 Ratings · 3801 Reviews ·
    published 2012
     · 44 editions
    We are not alone.

    On Ganymede, breadbasket of the…

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    Book 2.5

    Gods of Risk
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    3.68     · 7935 Ratings · 489 Reviews ·
    published 2012
     · 4 editions
    As tension between Mars and Earth mounts, and ter…

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    Book 3

    Abaddon's Gate
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    4.20     · 49734 Ratings · 2938 Reviews ·
    published 2013
     · 36 editions
    For generations, the solar system -- Mars, the Mo…

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    Book 4

    Cibola Burn
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    4.13     · 37372 Ratings · 2269 Reviews ·
    published 2014
     · 10 editions
    The fourth novel in James S.A. Corey’s New York T…

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    Book 5

    Nemesis Games
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    4.38     · 31497 Ratings · 2018 Reviews ·
    published 2015
     · 27 editions
    The fifth novel in Corey's New York Times bestsel…

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    Book 5.5

    The Vital Abyss
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    3.85     · 4837 Ratings · 320 Reviews ·
    published 2015
     · 8 editions

    From New York Times bestselling author James S.…

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    Book 6

    Babylon's Ashes
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    4.19     · 21731 Ratings · 1521 Reviews ·
    published 2016
     · 22 editions
    The Free Navy – a violent group of Belters in bla…

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    Book 6.5

    Strange Dogs
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    3.89     · 2974 Ratings · 283 Reviews ·
    published 2017
     · 11 editions
    Like many before them, Cara and her family ventur…

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    Book 7

    Persepolis Rising
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    4.34     · 12292 Ratings · 1044 Reviews ·
    published 2017
     · 19 editions
    In the thousand-sun network of humanity's expansi…

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    Book 8

    Tiamat's Wrath
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    4.09     · 23 Ratings · 2 Reviews ·
    expected publication 2018
     · 4 editions
    Thirteen hundred gates have opened to solar syste…

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    Book 9

    Untitled
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    4.50     · 6 Ratings ·
    expected publication 2019
     · 1 edition
    As of June 2014, the series is planned to include…

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    Book 10

    Untitled Expanse Short Fiction collection
    by
    5.00     · 2 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 1 edition
    The collection of The Expanse short stories and n…

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    Book 1-3

    The Expanse Boxed Set: Leviathan Wakes, Caliban's War and Abaddon's Gate
    by
    4.57     · 242 Ratings · 6 Reviews ·
    published 2015
     · 1 edition

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    Book 1.1

    Przebudzenie Lewiatana. Tom I
    by
    3.56     · 48 Ratings · 3 Reviews ·
    published 2011
     · 2 editions
    Edycja polska składa się z dwóch książek: Tom I i…

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    Book 1.2

    Przebudzenie Lewiatana. Tom II
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    3.64     · 25 Ratings · 3 Reviews ·
    published 2011
     · 1 edition
    Edycja polska składa się z dwóch książek: Tom I i…

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