Decent science fiction
4 stars
Working my way through the series for the second time. Very enjoyable but it has its slower parts.
1792 pages
Published Nov. 3, 2015 by Orbit.
The Expanse Boxed Set: Leviathan Wakes, Caliban's War and Abaddon's Gate
4 stars
(63 reviews)
A must read for people who like science fiction and space. It takes place in our solar system about 300 years from now. Humans have started terraforming mars and are living in the belt. A U.N company has found an alien organism in Phoebe, a moon of Satern. The crew of the Rocinante scramble across the solar system to stop the protomolecule from spreading. Meanwhile Detective Miller is trying to find Julie Mao. Is it too late...
Review of "The Expanse Boxed Set: Leviathan Wakes, Caliban's War and Abaddon's Gate" on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
The writing did not improve in the second book, although I did learn that neither Ty nor Dan can really write female characters. The premiere of the new LOTR show was the excuse I needed to go back on Prime and find the point in the second book that synced up with the end of the second season, and in the process I came across multiple direct examples of how the show is better than the books, most notably in the Avasarala and Bobbie characters, who are really made by the actresses, despite coming across as painfully inauthentic on the page (although the line "these cunts are cutting into my grandma time" is a great one). Plus they did such a great job with the ships on the show, I will stick with the televised version from this point on.
Review of "The Expanse Boxed Set: Leviathan Wakes, Caliban's War and Abaddon's Gate" on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
"He'd read accounts of extravehicular euphoria, but the experience was unlike anything he'd imagined. He was the eye of God, drinking the light of infinite stars, and he was a speck of dust on a speck of dust, clipped by his mag boots to the body of a ship unthinkably more powerful than himself, and unimportant to the face of the abyss."
I liked this book SO much more than Leviathan Wakes. The fact that it spent most of its time in character development and it still kept me engaged throughout says it all.
In this book we are introduced to another great set of characters - Bobbie, Avasarala and Prax - and follow their POVs. Three completely different people who lived completely different lives and who are incredibly fun to follow.
If you ever looked up the TV series you've probably heard they made adjustments to fit what the …
"He'd read accounts of extravehicular euphoria, but the experience was unlike anything he'd imagined. He was the eye of God, drinking the light of infinite stars, and he was a speck of dust on a speck of dust, clipped by his mag boots to the body of a ship unthinkably more powerful than himself, and unimportant to the face of the abyss."
I liked this book SO much more than Leviathan Wakes. The fact that it spent most of its time in character development and it still kept me engaged throughout says it all.
In this book we are introduced to another great set of characters - Bobbie, Avasarala and Prax - and follow their POVs. Three completely different people who lived completely different lives and who are incredibly fun to follow.
If you ever looked up the TV series you've probably heard they made adjustments to fit what the series was trying to do. Notably, the stuff that happens inside the Agatha King and in Io is expanded and plays out differently. I don't prefer one over the other because I think both felt right for their respective mediums.
I want to start Abaddon's Gate AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
Review of "The Expanse Boxed Set: Leviathan Wakes, Caliban's War and Abaddon's Gate" on 'LibraryThing'
5 stars
"He'd read accounts of extravehicular euphoria, but the experience was unlike anything he'd imagined. He was the eye of God, drinking the light of infinite stars, and he was a speck of dust on a speck of dust, clipped by his mag boots to the body of a ship unthinkably more powerful than himself, and unimportant to the face of the abyss."
I liked this book SO much more than Leviathan Wakes. The fact that it spent most of its time in character development and it still kept me engaged throughout says it all.
In this book we are introduced to another great set of characters - Bobbie, Avasarala and Prax - and follow their POVs. Three completely different people who lived completely different lives and who are incredibly fun to follow.
If you ever looked up the TV series you've probably heard they made adjustments to fit what the …
"He'd read accounts of extravehicular euphoria, but the experience was unlike anything he'd imagined. He was the eye of God, drinking the light of infinite stars, and he was a speck of dust on a speck of dust, clipped by his mag boots to the body of a ship unthinkably more powerful than himself, and unimportant to the face of the abyss."
I liked this book SO much more than Leviathan Wakes. The fact that it spent most of its time in character development and it still kept me engaged throughout says it all.
In this book we are introduced to another great set of characters - Bobbie, Avasarala and Prax - and follow their POVs. Three completely different people who lived completely different lives and who are incredibly fun to follow.
If you ever looked up the TV series you've probably heard they made adjustments to fit what the series was trying to do. Notably, the stuff that happens inside the Agatha King and in Io is expanded and plays out differently. I don't prefer one over the other because I think both felt right for their respective mediums.
I want to start Abaddon's Gate AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
Review of "The Expanse Boxed Set: Leviathan Wakes, Caliban's War and Abaddon's Gate" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Nice follow up! I can hardly wait for the next entry!
