Lord of Candy reviewed Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse, #1)
Review of 'Leviathan Wakes' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I started watching the series first. I'm not finished with it, then I saw it was a book first. Well, hell I need another book and look, it's time for sci-fi on my rotation. Well--Brad liked it, so maybe I'll like it!
Deep dive--yea this is fun. Since I read Scalzi for my last sci-fi romp it almost has a bit of his touch to it. Having characters off the television show pre-populate my head has made for an interesting expereince. I don't mind it, a bit comforting this time around even with the dissonance of belters being a bit taller and some other cosmetic shifts that a show can't account for.
There was also some harmonic changes in the stories but I like how the book unfolds. A nice rich tapestry, a bit of noir, a bit of drama, and that was just the beginning. Holy hells batman this …
I started watching the series first. I'm not finished with it, then I saw it was a book first. Well, hell I need another book and look, it's time for sci-fi on my rotation. Well--Brad liked it, so maybe I'll like it!
Deep dive--yea this is fun. Since I read Scalzi for my last sci-fi romp it almost has a bit of his touch to it. Having characters off the television show pre-populate my head has made for an interesting expereince. I don't mind it, a bit comforting this time around even with the dissonance of belters being a bit taller and some other cosmetic shifts that a show can't account for.
There was also some harmonic changes in the stories but I like how the book unfolds. A nice rich tapestry, a bit of noir, a bit of drama, and that was just the beginning. Holy hells batman this went into a direction I did not see coming. Sure I read some reviews about vomit zombies but thought it was tongue in cheek. No. Vomit Zombies. Yea. Vomit Zombies. Hoo'kay. A little Promethean twist eh? Interesting stuff here.
The drama, the politics, the light science-porn (technology that is) has been a neat ride and I look forward to both continuing the show (how in the hells are they going to tackle all of this??) and reading the next volume because after all there is a lot of crap that has to get worked through. If humanity has any track record, it's all going to hell further. :D
