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Leviathan Wakes

The Expanse, Book 1

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Leviathan Wakes

By: James S. A. Corey
Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
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About this listen

 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 Adventure Fantasy Fiction Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera Solar System Funny War Interstellar Mars

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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'
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I am a fan of the TV show and was curious as to how the book would be different..As usual there is a real serperation between the two mediums but were as the tv has to deal with multiple characters to make to more of an opera, the book centres on Holden and Miller as the driving force of the story. Absolutely absorb me for the duration. Definitely recommend. Looking forward to the next in the series.

Even better than the TV show

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Loved this book. Realistic characters, realist setting, excellent story and great performance from the narrator. If you want a real sci-fi story with real people in it then this one is for you. Looking forward to the follow on books.

Great Work

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Absolutely amazing, gripping, extremely entertaining, gritty, funny in parts and believable !!! can't wait to read the next one! if u feel the same, give the tv show the expance a try x

brilliant

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Believable characters, spaceship, proto-molecules, space zombies, asteroids, battles in space plus lots more! A great mix and a great start to the Expanse series. Looking forward to Caliban's War.

A Pleasant Romp Through the Galaxy

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Would you consider the audio edition of Leviathan Wakes to be better than the print version?

Absolutely not,I am just through reading Leviathan Wakes, and after re-joining Audible thought I would try it as an audio book, terrible mistake!. The reader is totally flat, no characterisation, no variation in voices for individual characters, a complete waste especially for such an excellent novel.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Leviathan Wakes?

The book

What didn’t you like about Jefferson Mays’s performance?

Everything

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Epic

Any additional comments?

I hope Audible have another stab at this with a reader who can be arsed.

Terrible Narration

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