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Babylon's Ashes

Book Six of the Expanse

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Babylon's Ashes

By: James S. A. Corey
Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
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A revolution brewing for generations has begun in fire. It will end in blood.

The Free Navy - a violent group of Belters in black-market military ships - has crippled the Earth and begun a campaign of piracy and violence among the outer planets.

The colony ships heading for the 1,000 new worlds on the far side of the alien ring gates are easy prey, and no single navy remains strong enough to protect them. James Holden and his crew know the strengths and weaknesses of this new force better than anyone.

Outnumbered and outgunned, the embattled remnants of the old political powers call on the Rocinante for a desperate mission to reach Medina Station at the heart of the gate network. But the new alliances are as flawed as the old, and the struggle for power has only just begun.

As the chaos grows, an alien mystery deepens. Pirate fleets, mutiny and betrayal may be the least of the Rocinante's problems. And in the uncanny spaces past the ring gates, the choices of a few damaged and desperate people may determine the fate of more than just humanity.

©2016 James S. A. Corey (P)2016 Little Brown Book Group Adventure Fantasy Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera Fiction Pirate
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I love and adore this series. Not a committed fan of science fiction I have surprised myself by devouring all the books (Cibola Burns I had to read as opposed to listen to tho'). And this one absolutely delivers. I think what attracts me so much to these novels is character development and evolution and a really thoughtful and original plot, as well as a society which echoes political and socio-economic factions that are all around us, I can relate to these people. They might be fighting in spaceships miles above our heads, but they're waging the same sorts of wars. The intense humanness is what keeps me reading, and the great writing of course.

Of course, now that I've watched Season 1 of The Expanse their faces are fixed in my head as the tv characters, but mostly that's ok. Jefferson Mays he is the perfect narrator, every nuance, every tiny inflection comes through.

Brilliant.

ps Audible - will you finance re-recording Cibola Burns with Jefferson Mays? Nothing against Erik Davies, it's just that his narration is not as suited to the series as JM, it spoils an otherwise brilliant run of books.

Another winner! 5 stars all the way

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The episodic nature of this novel was annoying, particularly at the beginning, with the focus on minor characters, some of whom we never heard from again. However, it livened up towards the halfway point and was still way ahead of most others in the genre. I highly recommend The Expanse series, (but don't start in the middle!)

Good, but not as gripping as others in the series.

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Slow and honestly long winded and a bit boring to start but better in middle and a good ending

Very slow at starting but tends well

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99.89% True word for word to the book. A good listen to read along with the book.
As for the story, pretty much like the TV series although a little different in some characters and scenarios.

Epic

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Absolutely loved it! great continuation of the amazing serious, brilliantly performed. The story really makes you feel for the characters, you want things to go well. Here's hoping for a continuation!!

superb continuation of a epic series.

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