Leviathan Wakes
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- Author：James S.A. Corey
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Summary
James S。A。 Corey delivers compelling SF that ranks with the best in the field。 In Leviathan Wakes， ice miner Jim Holden is making a haul from the rings of Saturn when he and his crew encounter an abandoned ship， the Scopuli。 Uncovering a terrifying secret， Jim bears the weight of impending catastrophe。 At the same time， a detective has been hired by well-heeled parents to find a missing girl， and the investigator’s search leads him right to the Scopuli。
Reviews
Victo
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Overall the story was good。 It had some issues， like a slightly problematic relationship， repetitive writing， uninteresting/a certain disconnect with characters， and fell into some tropes a little too much。 However， it was kinda gritty， fast paced， and interesting despite its issues。
Bretnie
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I'm not usually into space opera-style sci fi， but this really made me rethink that statement！ I'm not usually into space opera-style sci fi， but this really made me rethink that statement！ 。。。more
Jayme
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I wasn’t sure what to expect from this。 Sometimes I forget that I like science fiction and avoid it for a while， but this was really good！ It was easy to follow the changing points of view， and it was a compelling story。 Left a good opening to the next book without it being an abrupt cutoff。
Asher Kimball
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A little slow on the pacing for my taste but really great character development。
Jesse Gardner
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I’m normally more of a space opera guy， so these were a fun departure。 I read it in around a week。
Chelsea
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I’ve seen the show so I already knew I would probably like the books， and I’ve not been disappointed！ It may have actually helped to see the show first to keep better track of the many characters and complex plot。 I think what I like most is that the authors （Corey is actually two people） are very no-nonsense; they give you the info you need but throw you right into the action without the lengthy introductory section that weighs down so many novels。 Fast-paced， unique sci-fi action story with so I’ve seen the show so I already knew I would probably like the books， and I’ve not been disappointed！ It may have actually helped to see the show first to keep better track of the many characters and complex plot。 I think what I like most is that the authors （Corey is actually two people） are very no-nonsense; they give you the info you need but throw you right into the action without the lengthy introductory section that weighs down so many novels。 Fast-paced， unique sci-fi action story with solid writing。 And excellent narration by Jefferson Mayes！ 。。。more
Maddox Sweigart
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Leviathan Wakes， and The Expanse in general， is the definitive modern space opera。 The first book in the series introduces the world of the Expanse masterfully， setting a slightly depressing tone that carries on through the rest of the series。 The world is well realized， with very realistic feeling politics and technological advancement。 Every asteroid or planet the crew encounters feels alive and lived in， and I can’t think of another sci-fi book that explores solar system colonization as reali Leviathan Wakes， and The Expanse in general， is the definitive modern space opera。 The first book in the series introduces the world of the Expanse masterfully， setting a slightly depressing tone that carries on through the rest of the series。 The world is well realized， with very realistic feeling politics and technological advancement。 Every asteroid or planet the crew encounters feels alive and lived in， and I can’t think of another sci-fi book that explores solar system colonization as realistically and in depth as the Expanse。 For this reason alone the book is worth reading， but unlike most other sci-do， this one has some pretty great characters as well， Miller and Amos standing out as the best of the bunch so far。 The biggest thing holding this book back is that Holden is by far the weakest character， which makes it crazy that this book is as enjoyable as it is with half of the book following a bland protagonist。 The plot is incredible， with very slight lulls in the pace， and it’s clear that the stakes will only raise higher and higher from this book on。 Leviathan Wakes is a fantastic introduction to a fantastic series and is a must read for any sci-fi fan。 。。。more
Sarah Kartak
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4。5 stars
Gloria Downing
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4。5 stars
karinocapipoca
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So I was expecting a more light-hearted （at least partly humorous） space opera but this is more hard-boiled mystery in space， not my favorite genre but overall a strong start to this series。
kevin kvalvik
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Waded through it。 It is a poor excuse for good sci fi。 The characters are two dimensional。 With Holden and Miller as two clichés: of the young buck in charge， making poor choices from a good place; and the older， hardened， bitter detective whose seasoned insight is undervalued。 But really？These two end up in charge of the universe's future at every turn in this lame， corny， over-blown childish book。 And on top of the inability to suspend disbelief because it is nonsensical， the author adds the l Waded through it。 It is a poor excuse for good sci fi。 The characters are two dimensional。 With Holden and Miller as two clichés: of the young buck in charge， making poor choices from a good place; and the older， hardened， bitter detective whose seasoned insight is undervalued。 But really？These two end up in charge of the universe's future at every turn in this lame， corny， over-blown childish book。 And on top of the inability to suspend disbelief because it is nonsensical， the author adds the love-story angle artificially as the universe is on the line， "but boy wants to hold the hand of girl。" Then the conceit of a horrifying alien bug that causes the joint bodily liquification of all humanity as a side note， while the story focuses on flying fast in spaceships with the buddy banter that is as old and silly as McHale's Navy。I read it， assuming at some point it would measure up to the press， It didn't。 Asimov it's not 。。。more
KayanoKaede
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Hmm， das hat mir nicht so gefallen。 Genauso wie im Folgeband nimmt die Geschichte erst im allerletzten Teil des Buches Fahrt auf， was bei über 700 Seiten eine richtige Zumutung ist。 Ich bin nur dran geblieben， weil ich erfahren wollte， was es nun mit dem Leviathan auf sich hatte。 Auch das war eine Enttäuschung。 Wieso gebe ich nicht nur einen Stern？ Gute Frage。 Vielleicht， weil mich das Sci-Fi Thema fesselt， aber das wars auch schon。Was mir am allerwenigsten gefallen hat:- Die ach so lebensnahen， Hmm， das hat mir nicht so gefallen。 Genauso wie im Folgeband nimmt die Geschichte erst im allerletzten Teil des Buches Fahrt auf， was bei über 700 Seiten eine richtige Zumutung ist。 Ich bin nur dran geblieben， weil ich erfahren wollte， was es nun mit dem Leviathan auf sich hatte。 Auch das war eine Enttäuschung。 Wieso gebe ich nicht nur einen Stern？ Gute Frage。 Vielleicht， weil mich das Sci-Fi Thema fesselt， aber das wars auch schon。Was mir am allerwenigsten gefallen hat:- Die ach so lebensnahen， dauerdepressiven Protagonisten- Die Einöde auf dem Planetchen Ceres （Ja， habs extra nachgeschaut， Ceres ist ein Zwergplanet！）- Der männliche Hauptprotagonist。 Der wird im zweiten Band aber noch viel schlimmer。- Das Essen。 Ei-Imitat aus Hefepilzen， ist das der Ernst des Autors？？ Und dann ist ein Ei noch eines der leckereren Esswaren？ Kombiniert mit einem Dasein， das man nur in Tunneln verbringt， deren obere Hälfte blau angestrichen ist， weil das den Himmel symbolisieren sollte， da würde ich auch depressiv werden und mir wahrscheinlich die Kugel geben。Ach ja und jetzt ists mir wieder eingefallen: Eine Freundin hat mir die Bücher ausgeliehen， als Ablenkung nach der Trennung von meinem Ex。 Was soll ich sagen。。。 Lieber was Schlechtes lesen， als sich im Trennungsschmerz ertränken。 War wohl mein Motto。 Oder vielleicht hatte ich die Hoffnung， dass es noch total spannend wird。 Aber genau kann ich es nicht sagen。 。。。more
Teresa
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The Expanse is some of the science fiction and space drama ever written！
Mia
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Okay， so starting off I really disliked this。 It did that thing I hate with Sci-Fi where there’s annoying slang and they don’t actually explain anything。 Everything just is and you have to sort of work your brain around a whole new way of the world working without any help from the author。 But then it got… I dunno。 There was no turning point in the story where it suddenly got interesting I just sort of got dragged into the story。 I think it was the mystery elements。 You had the slower pace of Mi Okay， so starting off I really disliked this。 It did that thing I hate with Sci-Fi where there’s annoying slang and they don’t actually explain anything。 Everything just is and you have to sort of work your brain around a whole new way of the world working without any help from the author。 But then it got… I dunno。 There was no turning point in the story where it suddenly got interesting I just sort of got dragged into the story。 I think it was the mystery elements。 You had the slower pace of Miller’s POV to start， wondering why you were even there while Holden’s POV was constant action。 Then things slowly came together and it was pretty amazing。 A slow build to a really good story。 The one thing I didn’t like， and it’s not even a criticism either， was what the protomolecule did。 The descriptions were vivid and disturbing and I found myself sort of skimming over them so I didn’t get too much of a vision in my mind of it cause it was just so so gross。 。。。more
Alec Chavez
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Pretty top sci-fi with mystery elements， everyone should read
Luke
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I like space travel， there are some interesting ideas about space travel， like the belters。
Sebi
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A soap-opera in space。 It’s engaging and there’s nothing wrong with the writing itself， it’s just that the book has no vision， no creativity。The characters are all rehashes （the jarhead， the noire detective， the affable happygolucky captain， the serious&sexy XO he has a crush on etc）。 The tech is literally present day plus a “faster” engine。 While the overarching story？ It’s a freaking government conspiracy with some zombies thrown in。 The authors did do a good job at copying Stephen King’s meat A soap-opera in space。 It’s engaging and there’s nothing wrong with the writing itself， it’s just that the book has no vision， no creativity。The characters are all rehashes （the jarhead， the noire detective， the affable happygolucky captain， the serious&sexy XO he has a crush on etc）。 The tech is literally present day plus a “faster” engine。 While the overarching story？ It’s a freaking government conspiracy with some zombies thrown in。 The authors did do a good job at copying Stephen King’s meaty gore and neurotic mental lingo though。 。。。more
Andrea
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I was surprised by how captivated by this I was - not your average space war。 Holden is surprisingly empathetic， and the action kept me guessing while rarely slowing。
Piehk
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It was a good and fun sci-fi experience。 The story is told from multiple points of views which is fun
Tim
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Wow！！！！I have had this book on my must read list for a while。 I am truly glad I started it！！！！！！ Corey has paced this book very well to keep you interested。 The characters are well presented and the story line is amazing。 Can’t wait to read book 2！！！！！
Alex
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strong storyOne of the best Sci-fi reads I’ve found。 Can’t wait for the next one。 The show is great but of course I prefer the book。
Douglas
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Interesting construction but a bit corny
Saidah Gilbert
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So I saw this book on sale and downloaded a sample to try it out。 By the time， I decided that it was worth reading， it was no longer on sale but I bought it anyway。 It’s interesting science fiction。 It really deals with racism as it is on Earth now but substituting out the present racial groups for new ones far into the future。 Surprisingly， I am on the side of the main characters who are part of the oppressed group in the books rather than the characters who are in the oppressors’ racial group。 So I saw this book on sale and downloaded a sample to try it out。 By the time， I decided that it was worth reading， it was no longer on sale but I bought it anyway。 It’s interesting science fiction。 It really deals with racism as it is on Earth now but substituting out the present racial groups for new ones far into the future。 Surprisingly， I am on the side of the main characters who are part of the oppressed group in the books rather than the characters who are in the oppressors’ racial group。 Usually， I just stand on the side of the majority rather than the underdog。 I like stability not revolution。 I guess I like the Belter characters more because they are the ones advocating for stability unlike the Inner Planets ones whose actions lead to revolution。 。。。more
Kaz Brekker and the Darkling's Wife
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This book was stupid and slow。。。not going to continue with the series
Matt
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Leviathan Wakes is a novel that explores its world with a keen attention to detail。 It pulls one into a vision of the future that lives and breathes with wonderful clarity。 The novel explores the large macro pieces down to the lives of our characters quite well， handling the movements in appropriate balance with other， the progression of the character arc felt essential to the mechanics of the large movements。 The two character's view points that the reader centres around are a detective and a s Leviathan Wakes is a novel that explores its world with a keen attention to detail。 It pulls one into a vision of the future that lives and breathes with wonderful clarity。 The novel explores the large macro pieces down to the lives of our characters quite well， handling the movements in appropriate balance with other， the progression of the character arc felt essential to the mechanics of the large movements。 The two character's view points that the reader centres around are a detective and a small ship captain。 Their relationship starting from the mid point of the novel wants to be the driving narrative element in an exploration of value and ethics and the dichotomy between their views。 However， once the setting has been soaked in， the characters seem to lose some of their charm， fleshing out in predictable places is by no means bad， rather it doesn't exceed expectations。 。。。more
˗ˏˋ maddie ˊˎ˗
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in the preface to this， the authors mentioned that they wanted to make sci-fi that was accessible and that's the word that kept coming back to me as i was reading this because it was every bit jUST THAT。 for such a ridiculously complex setting， it all felt like utterly light reading and i'm not really sure why。 it wasn't missing any of the science or mechanics， but somehow it never got bogged down - even in just that one paragraph - with it。 i loved the characters so very much， especially miller in the preface to this， the authors mentioned that they wanted to make sci-fi that was accessible and that's the word that kept coming back to me as i was reading this because it was every bit jUST THAT。 for such a ridiculously complex setting， it all felt like utterly light reading and i'm not really sure why。 it wasn't missing any of the science or mechanics， but somehow it never got bogged down - even in just that one paragraph - with it。 i loved the characters so very much， especially miller and julie， and the plot was freaking aces。 i can't wait to read the next one！！ 。。。more
Jacob
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I don't read much fanfiction， so I'm not sure how to rate this one。Why is it that every Western sci-fi author is obsessed with The Canterbury Tales， Don Quixote， hegemonies， and space-hookers？It didn't do the original Three-Body Problem universe justice， but I suppose the writing fits well with stuff I occasionally torture myself with on Wattpad。 I found the WPMs （'was'-es per minute） to be off the charts in places。The authors chose to kind of skip over details like， you know， what it looks like I don't read much fanfiction， so I'm not sure how to rate this one。Why is it that every Western sci-fi author is obsessed with The Canterbury Tales， Don Quixote， hegemonies， and space-hookers？It didn't do the original Three-Body Problem universe justice， but I suppose the writing fits well with stuff I occasionally torture myself with on Wattpad。 I found the WPMs （'was'-es per minute） to be off the charts in places。The authors chose to kind of skip over details like， you know， what it looks like to live in space。 But they did describe， in excruciating detail， every single time that a *hot* not-white girl happened to be around。The self-inserts of the two white dudes who wrote this book were a bit much at times， and I found the plot fairly standard for most sci-fi， only there were two heroes this time—one for each author。 It seemed obvious that the authors wanted to both play Han Solo in their fly-ships-around-the-basement game， but they really should rock-paper-scissored that decision before writing to clear up some of the protagonist confusion。2/5 stars。 Hopefully， the TV show creators cleaned up a lot of the problems when writing a script。 。。。more
Alanna K
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Really good。 Shockingly true to form to the tv series （which I watched before I read this book）。 I did like the small little tidbits that gave more depth to the book than what you would have seen in the tv series。 I'm generally pretty obsessed with these stories so obvi 5 stars。 Really good。 Shockingly true to form to the tv series （which I watched before I read this book）。 I did like the small little tidbits that gave more depth to the book than what you would have seen in the tv series。 I'm generally pretty obsessed with these stories so obvi 5 stars。 。。。more
Axelle
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I did find the story easy to follow along and the plot and characters are not bad at all， it's only that they were not that interesting for a 600 pages book haha I did find the story easy to follow along and the plot and characters are not bad at all， it's only that they were not that interesting for a 600 pages book haha 。。。more
Maurie Cain
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A fun ride！ The book never slowed down， never got predictable， and the space age tech never stopped being fascinating。 I’m looking forward to the next book in the series。
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