![]() Miller comes to believe that Julie may be the key to understanding the malevolent force that is threatening the system, even transforming it. But it's clear that something is happening to unsettle these gangs and as tensions build between Earth and Mars and the Belters, and clues drop that Julie's family may know something about it, his hunt for the missing girl takes him away from Ceres. This is no normal police force he works for - it is a security service paid for by the protection racket that just happens to be in power. One is still optimistic, with honour, wanting to do the right thing, to avenge his friends who are killed so pointlessly and instantly, while helping those who are caught in the blight that threatens the solar system. Much of the success is due, I think, to the division of the narrative into chapters that alternate been Holden and Miller. From the horrific and compelling prologue, I was hooked. #The expanse books amazon series#The first in a space opera series it soars almost immediately and lays the solar system open to our exploration. He is told to find Julie Mao, a girl with a powerful background who comes to obsess Holden's thoughts until nothing is as important as finding Julie. On Ceres Detective Miller has been given a problem to solve, one that is secondary to his normal role supporting the status quo on this wild west frontier in the belt. But even when Holden and his surviving crew are handed over to Martian authorities, he is still pursued by violence and deadly force. His own vessel is torn apart and when Holden blames Martian technology tensions soar. When Holden answers a distress signal from a derelict ship he discovers a mystery that others will pursue. Leviathan Wakes tells the story of two men - Miller, a Belter detective on Ceres and Holden, the Commanding Officer from Earth on a water-hauler that mines ice-comets to replenish the tanks of Ceres and colonies in the belt. Those working in the outer asteroid belt - the Belters - have little time for the Inners and as time has gone by their bodies have evolved, lengthened, lightened to demonstrate their difference from those who live on the inner planets. Several centuries in the future, mankind has colonised the planets and asteroids of the solar system but war between Earth and Mars threatens. No messing.Bring on Caliban’s War is what I say.Highly recommended. All this whilst attaching you to the characters in an emotional way that makes you crazy when the bad things inevitably happen.I adored it – I don’t think I’ve read a book this long in such a short time ever – that cliche about not being able to put it down was almost literally true in this case.Fantastic writing, clever, intelligent plotting and a visceral, visual feel to it that digs deep, Leviathan Wakes is one of my favourite reads ever. ![]() ![]() ![]() Always prefer it that way round and “Leviathan Wakes” is simply brilliant, a rollercoaster ride through space – a proper epic that holds all your attention first page to last.A classic tale at the heart of it, a small, motley and eclectic crew who may hold the fate of the universe in their hands, face off against varying powers, battles galore, with plenty of richly layered characters all set against the backdrop of a beautifully imagined future world.A heady mix of space opera, drama, horror and science fiction, Leviathan Wakes drowns your senses, messes with your heart rate, keeps you up at night and has a disturbingly relentless feel to the more horrifying moments. adaptation of “The Expanse” and a little way in, loving it, decided to read the books first. ![]() Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2018 ![]()
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