Leviathan Wakes

Book 1 of the Expanse

By: James S. A. Corey

Narrated by: Jefferson Mays

The first book in the New York Times bestselling Expanse sequence, now a major new TV series from SyFy.

Humanity has colonized the planets - interstellar travel is still beyond our reach, but the solar system has become a dense network of colonies. But there are tensions - the mineral-rich outer planets resent their dependence on Earth and Mars and the political and military clout they wield over the Belt and beyond.

Now, when Captain Jim Holden's ice miner stumbles across a derelict, abandoned ship, he uncovers a secret that threatens to throw the entire system into war. Attacked by a stealth ship belonging to the Mars fleet, Holden must find a way to uncover the motives behind the attack, stop a war and find the truth behind a vast conspiracy that threatens the entire human race.©2011 James S. A. Corey

Critic reviews

'Interplanetary adventure the way it ought to be'

'As close as you'll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form'

'This is the future the way it's supposed to be'

'Tense and thrilling'

'Great characters, excellent dialogue, memorable fight scenes'

'High adventure equalling the best space opera has to offer, cutting-edge technology and a group of unforgettable characters . . . Perhaps one of the best tales the genre has yet to produce'

First book on audible.

Loved it. Different than The Expanse series in TV, but I liked the crew dynamic in the book more.

liked the show, loved the book.

I started listening to this book because og the tv-show. I was not dissappointed it is a great book, with good characters, drama and sci-fi. It is also well suited for audio consumption, which makes this a great format for it.

Excellent

Just one of the best books I've listened to. Well written and exciting and the narrator did an excellent job.

Must read

Great story with a flowing narration by J. Mays.
Must read for each sci-fi fan.

Glims to the future of space

i love a science fiction that pay so many attention to details.

i have never imagined politics in space like. now i have seen it. well, listened it.

i really like how the news are presented in the book. different people/faction will report different point of view of the news and thus it feels very real life.

i have never seen clash of ideas between characters. it is quite thought provoking when the two main characters come together and discuss an action. Both have solid, but drastically different point of views. it was hard for me to decide who is right or wrong.

the book feels like a detective story. keep digging through layers of facts to expose the real truth.

one of the character, Miller, has a really good character arch. don't want to say too much here, but i did not know it is so interesting to see a character spiraling down.

Highly recommend this book.