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“Auberon” - another story with a focus on Laconia. It takes place on the planet Auberon after Laconia has taken over control of the gates. Its main focus is on the new Laconian governor; he has to make sure Laconian rule will go smoothly and has to cut out corruption, but is quickly confronted with it himself. At heart this is a crime story, one I liked very much. The fact there’s a returning character also helped

“Strange Dogs” - this story goes back to the begin period of Laconia when it was already colonized a couple of years. At that time Winston Duarte had also arrived to the planet with his soliders. The story follows Xan and Cara, children of the original settlers. We learn what happened to them before they became research objects for Cortazar.

“The Vital Abyss” - this story gives the background of Paolo Cortazar, the head scientist working for Laconia and Duarte. In this story we learn how he came to be involved with Protogen and Duarte afterwards. No action packed story, but definitely very interesting!

"The Churn" - Great back story for an important character of the main series. When you've read this in the past, before the main series was completed, it may have come as a surprise who this character is. But as I already completed the main series recently, it's quickly clear who this is. As explained by the authors, it's also a different type of writing for this one ... Nicely done as well !

“Gods of Risk” - in this story we follow David Draper, nephew of Bobbie Draper. So it’s also a side story of Bobbie, even though she doesn’t take on a prominent role until the end. David is a student working on his study to get a good placement later on. But … he also has a side job in coocking, and not the good kind. I thought It was a decent story, but I would have liked a more important role for Bobbie.

“The Butcher of Anderson Station” - From the main series we know that this title refers to Fred Johnson, former UN military member and now OPA. This story brings us the details about what happened on Anderson Station and what made Fred Johnson become a member of the OPA. I thought this was a very strong story; even more interesting than the previous one as it is directly related to one of the main characters.

"Drive" - This story takes place in the Expanse universe but isn't directly linked to the main story. It tells the story of Solomon Epstein and the origin of the Epstein drive. The discovery of this drive is a key moment in humanity's history and defines the future of space travel. In that sense it's actually a prequel to the main story. I liked it pretty well, especially the message that was told through the story.