Leviathan Wakes (edition 2011)

by James S. A. Corey (Author)

Series: The Expanse (1)

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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.… (more)

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Title:	Leviathan Wakes
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electronicmemory: Andy Weir and James S. A. Corey met at a book signing and agreed that The Expanse series and The Martian are set in the same time-line. So, if you're a fan of The Martian and want to find out what happened after Mars was colonized, read Leviathan Wakes. If you're a fan of The Expanse series, and want to read about the very first Martian colonist, read The Martian. For proof, check a 3 Oct 2015 tweet by @JamesSACorey for confirmation. One of The Expanse books also references a Martian ship named the 'Mark Watney'.… (more)
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Good space opera/horror/noir/crime novel. I had watched the first season of the TV series and liked it, but the first novel goes beyond where the season stopped. The only thing that drags it down a bit is Miller going on and on and on about Julie, but I guess the obsession was needed to set up the final act. (

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jaheath | Mar 16, 2023 |

This is a sprawling tale of detective work, set out in the solar system. There are competing factions (earth vs Mars, planet dwellers vs those raised in zero gravity). There is strange alien tech that can gobble up a human body relentlessly. But in the end it's the story of a cop doing his last job figuring out what is really going on. (

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tjsjohanna | Feb 2, 2023 |

I enjoyed this action-packed space opera. Lots of interesting background and new ideas; I can see how it has become a TV series (which I haven't seen). I'm not sure all the pieces of the plot hung together or maybe I just missed a couple of the links, but I didn't want to go back and look for them; maybe I'll need to re-read this (but it's so looong!). (

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JudyGibson | Jan 26, 2023 |

Having been a fan of the TV adaptation for a while, I was excited to delve into the books that it's based on. The first book absolutely does not disappoint. The characters feel a lot more fleshed out, the crisises just as deadly, and the politics far more in depth. You get a much greater sense of Belter life and culture. What the authors have accomplished in this first book alone is awesome. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
James S. A. Corey	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Benshoff, Kirk	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Cresti, Stefano Andrea	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Dociu, Daniel	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Mays, Jefferson	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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The Expanse Boxed Set: Leviathan Wakes, Caliban's War and Abaddon's Gate by James S. A. Corey

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Leviathan Wakes, Part 1 by James S. A. Corey

Leviathan Wakes, Part 2 by Patryk Sawicki

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Locus, July 2011 (606) by Liza Groen Trombi

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Leviathan Wakes

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2011-06-02

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Hugo Nominee (2012.1 | Novel, 2012)

Locus Award Finalist (2012.1 | Science Fiction Novel, 2012)

Reading List Award (Science Fiction, 2012)

Audie Award Finalist (Science Fiction, 2012)

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For Jayné and Kat, who encourage me
to daydream about spaceships

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The Scopuli had been taken eight days ago, and Julie Mao was finally ready to be shot.

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"Sure," Holden said. "I just needed to feel sorry for myself for a minute there. Let's go get killed by the mafia."

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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.

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