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Tiamat's Wrath

Tiamat's Wrath

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  • Author：James S.A. Corey
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Summary

Thirteen hundred gates have opened to solar systems around the galaxy。 But as humanity builds its interstellar empire in the alien ruins， the mysteries and threats grow deeper。

In the dead systems where gates lead to stranger things than alien planets， Elvi Okoye begins a desperate search to discover the nature of a genocide that happened before the first human beings existed， and to find weapons to fight a war against forces at the edge of the imaginable。 But the price of that knowledge may be higher than she can pay。

At the heart of the empire， Teresa Duarte prepares to take on the burden of her father's godlike ambition。 The sociopathic scientist Paolo Cortázar and the Mephistophelian prisoner James Holden are only two of the dangers in a palace thick with intrigue， but Teresa has a mind of her own and secrets even her father the emperor doesn't guess。

And throughout the wide human empire， the scattered crew of the Rocinante fights a brave rear-guard action against Duarte's authoritarian regime。 Memory of the old order falls away， and a future under Laconia's eternal rule -- and with it， a battle that humanity can only lose - seems more and more certain。 Because against the terrors that lie between worlds， courage and ambition will not be enough。。。

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Reviews

Remo ，

Se acaba la octava novela gorda de las nueve que prometían los autores para esta serie （aunque hay muchas otras novelitas y relatos asociados） 。 Pasan muchas cosas， algunas de las cuales a lo mejor no les perdono a los autores。 El final es fantástico， y deja todo pavimentado para la última parte， que espero sea tan épica y colosal como merece la serie。 Llegados al libro 8 solo puedo predicar a conversos。 Es una novela fantástica que me ha dado más de una semana de lectura con fruición， a todas h Se acaba la octava novela gorda de las nueve que prometían los autores para esta serie （aunque hay muchas otras novelitas y relatos asociados） 。 Pasan muchas cosas， algunas de las cuales a lo mejor no les perdono a los autores。 El final es fantástico， y deja todo pavimentado para la última parte， que espero sea tan épica y colosal como merece la serie。 Llegados al libro 8 solo puedo predicar a conversos。 Es una novela fantástica que me ha dado más de una semana de lectura con fruición， a todas horas， en todos sitios。 Me encanta。--Segunda lectura--Ya está， no me queda más remedio que meterme con la novena de la saga。 Me da hasta pena empezar ya el último libro。 Ayer precisamente terminó la serie de TV que han hecho， por supuesto mutilando apreciablemente el argumento de la serie original。 Este octavo libro， como digo， es bastánte épico， tiene un montón de cosas super fuertes y acaba en alto， en todo lo alto， tras una espectacular （view spoiler）[batalla en el sistema de Laconia （hide spoiler）]。 He vuelto a disfrutar como un enano。 。。。more

Alistair ，

This was a better ending than the final book in the series。 Glad I read 'em out of order。 This was a better ending than the final book in the series。 Glad I read 'em out of order。 。。。more

Philby ，

Another great sequel and naming some of the ships after famous movies like the Bellerophon from Forbidden Planet and the Tucumcarre from the Good， the Bad and the Ugly， just to name a couple I spotted was a nice added touch 🍏

Hits_the_Plot ，

I started reading Tiamat’s Wrath in 2019， within months of finishing book seven， and I hated it。 Persepolis Rising frustrated me beyond belief and IMO has undeniable flaws， not to mention that the story was mediocre in comparison to the previous outstanding instalments。 I couldn’t stand how boring the story was becoming so I decided to abandoned the series and forget that anything past the sixth novel had been published。Fast forward to 2022 - almost three years later - and I’d begun to grow curi I started reading Tiamat’s Wrath in 2019， within months of finishing book seven， and I hated it。 Persepolis Rising frustrated me beyond belief and IMO has undeniable flaws， not to mention that the story was mediocre in comparison to the previous outstanding instalments。 I couldn’t stand how boring the story was becoming so I decided to abandoned the series and forget that anything past the sixth novel had been published。Fast forward to 2022 - almost three years later - and I’d begun to grow curious。 The final book in The Expanse series has been published and I had since watched the final season of the tv adaption。。。 I decided to pick up book eight again and give it a chance。 Wow， I sure am glad I did because this entry is possibly my new favourite！One of the driving factors behind my loathing of the seventh book had been the three-decade time jump which， even now， I feel was poorly handled。 In essence， the authors wrote themselves into a corner and it was a cheap trick to advance the story。 I think I would have been more accepting had they provided evidence that 30-bloody-years had passed， other than， “Oh， everyone has grey hair and their joints ache。” I mean， sooooo much had happened in the few years prior to book 7 and then what， nothing at all？ Everything has remained mostly the same since？Giving myself time to accept that the time skip had happened - nearly three years of time apparently - allowed me to read this book without frustration。 Without that frustration I was able to enjoy the book for what it was: a stellar entry that did a fan-fucking-tastic job of everything it set out to achieve。 I also appreciated the alternating POV chapters between the protagonists and the antagonist; between space and atmosphere。 You know what， they even made an effort to show that time had passed in this one！ I felt as though you could actually see the cohabitation of different generations and felt the rich history of each unique system。 I’m actually excited to checkout Leviathan Falls now and will be making it a priority read！ 。。。more

Bill ，

Astonishing， best in series yet。

John Hodgkinson ，

All's well that ends well， or is it？ There are a couple of teasers at the end of this book to give cause to yet another in the series and， lo and behold， the ninth and last of the series came out at the end of November 2021， with the paperback not due out until November this year - grrrr！Nonetheless， it has been a joy re-reading each and every one of the series' books。 I repeat what I have written at least once before - this is how space opera should be written and the series stand up there alon All's well that ends well， or is it？ There are a couple of teasers at the end of this book to give cause to yet another in the series and， lo and behold， the ninth and last of the series came out at the end of November 2021， with the paperback not due out until November this year - grrrr！Nonetheless， it has been a joy re-reading each and every one of the series' books。 I repeat what I have written at least once before - this is how space opera should be written and the series stand up there alongside the Culture novels of Iain M。Banks， although they are not as technical as those。 。。。more

Tom ，

Wow， that was a hell of a ride。 In a series with a really high average rating， Tiamat's Wrath stands out and that's saying something。 Wow， that was a hell of a ride。 In a series with a really high average rating， Tiamat's Wrath stands out and that's saying something。 。。。more

liz ，

“There were so many last times that passed unrecognized。 Knowing in the moment what was ending and wouldn’t come again and was precious。”

Chris Limb ，

Gripping and engaging space opera from the word go， the scale of the narrative and the concepts within it range from astronomically vast universe shaping events to tiny private thoughts in the protagonists' minds – like worlds viewed through both ends of the telescope at once。Furthermore the story itself is compulsive， encouraging binge reading （just-one-more-chapter syndrome abounds here） and - for those familiar with the central characters after such a long book series – this is especially rew Gripping and engaging space opera from the word go， the scale of the narrative and the concepts within it range from astronomically vast universe shaping events to tiny private thoughts in the protagonists' minds – like worlds viewed through both ends of the telescope at once。Furthermore the story itself is compulsive， encouraging binge reading （just-one-more-chapter syndrome abounds here） and - for those familiar with the central characters after such a long book series – this is especially rewarding when your knowledge of this universe enables you to guess what might be going to happen next。 Yet even as you're celebrating being proven right in one way the plot pulls the rug out from under you in another。 。。。more

Tiberiu Anghelina ，

I just love the Expanse。 The writers did a great， great job of keeping the universe and relationships ethos alive in this one。 Actually， in all of them。

Kennedy ，

Fuck you James SA Corey！Excellent。 Absolutely excellent。

Jamie Charles ，

February 2022 | 4。5/5The Expanse series is back！ This was a wild ride cover to cover。 Book 8 a series， with one more to go and everything is coming together for an epic finish。I started reading the series well into watching the TV show and had to devour the books to get caught up in time for the final season/last couple books。I'm so glad I did。 There's so much in Tiamat's Wrath that I would have been disappointed getting the TV version first。We've had some great books in the series （Caliban's Wa February 2022 | 4。5/5The Expanse series is back！ This was a wild ride cover to cover。 Book 8 a series， with one more to go and everything is coming together for an epic finish。I started reading the series well into watching the TV show and had to devour the books to get caught up in time for the final season/last couple books。I'm so glad I did。 There's so much in Tiamat's Wrath that I would have been disappointed getting the TV version first。We've had some great books in the series （Caliban's War， Nemesis Games） and a few slow burns to set up the finale。 I'm beyond hopefully for Leviathan Falls to be my favourite。That's all I've got - anything else would be spoilers， you'll have to read it for yourself。 。。。more

Dallen Malna ，

I have no idea what's up with the qaulity of the series anymore but this one is good。 I have no idea what's up with the qaulity of the series anymore but this one is good。 。。。more

Michael ，

Tiamat's Wrath is an excellent entry in The Expanse series。 It had been a while since I read #7 so I read a plot summary。 I remembered basically nothing。 Maybe it had just been a while， or I was in a hurry to read #7， but it certainly didn't feel as memorable as the rest of the series。 Tiamat's Wrath fixed that。 Not to spoil anything， but the pace picks up significantly， the threads are coming together， and I suspect we're going to get a satisfying series finale。 After the events between Nemesis Tiamat's Wrath is an excellent entry in The Expanse series。 It had been a while since I read #7 so I read a plot summary。 I remembered basically nothing。 Maybe it had just been a while， or I was in a hurry to read #7， but it certainly didn't feel as memorable as the rest of the series。 Tiamat's Wrath fixed that。 Not to spoil anything， but the pace picks up significantly， the threads are coming together， and I suspect we're going to get a satisfying series finale。 After the events between Nemesis Games and Babylon's Ashes， I sort of felt like they should have wrapped up the story of the Rocinante then， but having read this one， I feel like they made the right decision doing a time skip and bringing it to a more significant conclusion。 。。。more

Kevl4r ，

8/10

Skye ，

（view spoiler）[ There was a time， not too long ago， that Bobbie was one of my favourite characters。 When she died I felt mainly relief that I didn't have to read her tedious POV anymore。 （hide spoiler）] This is the first time that I've really felt aware of the fact that there are two authors writing these books together。 50% of the chapters were great， the other 50% were a slog that I was tempted to just skim through。 In retrospect I wish I had given into that temptation because I wouldn't have （view spoiler）[ There was a time， not too long ago， that Bobbie was one of my favourite characters。 When she died I felt mainly relief that I didn't have to read her tedious POV anymore。 （hide spoiler）] This is the first time that I've really felt aware of the fact that there are two authors writing these books together。 50% of the chapters were great， the other 50% were a slog that I was tempted to just skim through。 In retrospect I wish I had given into that temptation because I wouldn't have missed anything too pertinent。 Definitely the weakest entry in the series for me。 I'd rather be back on Ilus， and that's really saying something。But judging by other reviews my opinion is definitely the unpopular one， so， 🤷🏼‍♀️ 。。。more

Udy Kumra ，

4 stars。 First third was okay， second third was decent， final third was fucking phenomenal。 Naomi has probably become my favorite Expanse character after this book， and Alex has shot up fairly high as well。 The writers probably took a look at his character after books 5-6 and were like， "This character isn't working as well as the others。 What do we do？" And then wrote his arc in 7-8。 This book's plot was tremendously weak compared to earlier entries in the series， but it is more of a character 4 stars。 First third was okay， second third was decent， final third was fucking phenomenal。 Naomi has probably become my favorite Expanse character after this book， and Alex has shot up fairly high as well。 The writers probably took a look at his character after books 5-6 and were like， "This character isn't working as well as the others。 What do we do？" And then wrote his arc in 7-8。 This book's plot was tremendously weak compared to earlier entries in the series， but it is more of a character driven book than the others so I don't hate that， it's just that by book 8 of a series that has been largely defined by plot， I have come to read this series for plot and so finding that missing has been a challenging reading experience lol。 Overall though I quite enjoyed this， though I do think that the first third needed something more than what it had。 It was all setup， and after a book like Persepolis Rising that was boring， and I needed something a bit more than setup， which is why it took me 6 weeks to read this。1。 Nemesis Games – 5/52。 Babylon's Ashes – 5/53。 Abaddon's Gate – 4。5/54。 Leviathan Wakes – 4/55。 Tiamat's Wrath – 4/56。 Caliban's War – 4/57。 Cibola Burn – 3/58。 Persepolis Rising – 2/5With an average rating of approximately 4/5。 。。。more

Rob Gruszecki ，

Amazing as always

Catherine Los ，

The 8th book in the Expanse series continue the story cohesively with a few more shock factor moments on the first seven books。 Tiamat's Wrath went a little darker than some of the other books in the series which was a great development for the story。 Well we all know some of the books in the series are more captivating than others， this one landed in the middle for me。 Certainly not the best in the series， but has a tremendous amount to offer to the world and boasts great literary development b The 8th book in the Expanse series continue the story cohesively with a few more shock factor moments on the first seven books。 Tiamat's Wrath went a little darker than some of the other books in the series which was a great development for the story。 Well we all know some of the books in the series are more captivating than others， this one landed in the middle for me。 Certainly not the best in the series， but has a tremendous amount to offer to the world and boasts great literary development by the authors。 As always I would recommend this series to anyone who loves science fiction and politics。 。。。more

Alexander Baygeldin ，

This is top-notch story writing。 Intense， epic， and somehow still feels natural and realistic。

Sasha Vitoria ，

i’ve really struggled with the expanse over time—i love the ambition， the world building， the ideas， （most of） the plots， but typically don’t particularly enjoy the reading experience itself。 this was a complete shift in that。 this is the expanse at its best， zero weak links or scenes that could have been cut。 the time jump in the prior book was a deeply ballsy move that easily could have not worked， but tiamat’s wrath shows the wisdom of that writing choice， and of the dramatic plot moments the i’ve really struggled with the expanse over time—i love the ambition， the world building， the ideas， （most of） the plots， but typically don’t particularly enjoy the reading experience itself。 this was a complete shift in that。 this is the expanse at its best， zero weak links or scenes that could have been cut。 the time jump in the prior book was a deeply ballsy move that easily could have not worked， but tiamat’s wrath shows the wisdom of that writing choice， and of the dramatic plot moments the writers are unafraid to commit to。i’m now actually excited to read the last book？？ and it actually feels bittersweet to reach the end of this series （officially the longest book commitment i’ve ever had）i’m experimenting with not rating books but this would easily be a five star， even at my pickiest 。。。more

Jarrod ，

Best of the seriesThis book brought out all the emotions， twisted and turned in unexpectedly fun directions， and opened up a whole lot more to think about and look forward to in the next book。 I have loved this series and most of the book， but this one has been the best hands down！

Bethany ，

JFESFOIES FESO THE LAST LINE？！ OMFG。 IT IS COMING TO A HEAD AND I AM HERE FOR IT！ Okay。 Actual calm review。 "Give the people enough information， and they'd be able to make the right information on their own。" - pg 511。 Do you know how hard it is to write 8 books and thousands of pages and STILL keep this line of thought among main characters and have it NOT feel forced？ James Holden felt this way in book one。 He wanted the information out there， determined that humanity would make the right deci JFESFOIES FESO THE LAST LINE？！ OMFG。 IT IS COMING TO A HEAD AND I AM HERE FOR IT！ Okay。 Actual calm review。 "Give the people enough information， and they'd be able to make the right information on their own。" - pg 511。 Do you know how hard it is to write 8 books and thousands of pages and STILL keep this line of thought among main characters and have it NOT feel forced？ James Holden felt this way in book one。 He wanted the information out there， determined that humanity would make the right decision。 Naomi Nagata can feel this way in book eight and it feels natural。 This series is really really amazing and I can't believe I am finally on my way to the last book。 It might take me a few months to steel myself up to reading it because I tend to be a little nervous about endings （I still haven't watched the last season of the Expanse yet）， but it's coming。 And I have a feeling that with all the groundwork being laid that it's going to come full circle in some way。。。I'm excited and scared to find out。 。。。more

Jadon Mann ，

*Chuckles* I'm in danger *Chuckles* I'm in danger 。。。more

John ，

4。5 stars as very good last third of the book and ending。 Looking forward to the next book which I think is the last in the series。

Ellen ，

Oh God， Please Say Book 9 is Done Already！Each book in this series， while I'm reading it， is my favorite so far。 This one is my very。 Very favorite。 So far。 The Rocinante crew starts off in 4 different parts of the ring worlds， fighting against an unbeatable enemy。 Sh#t goes down。 Its amazing。 Oh God， Please Say Book 9 is Done Already！Each book in this series， while I'm reading it， is my favorite so far。 This one is my very。 Very favorite。 So far。 The Rocinante crew starts off in 4 different parts of the ring worlds， fighting against an unbeatable enemy。 Sh#t goes down。 Its amazing。 。。。more

Urosh Novakovic ，

Yes， yes， YES！ This is everything I wanted after the finale of Season 6。 Book 7 was good， but I gave it 4 stars cause it was more of the same。 Just slower and claustrophobic cause the majority of it happens in a single location。 I wanted more about the entities in the gates， protomolecule and so on。Book 8 delivered！ A clear 5 stars from me！Gonna go sleep on the ending and start Book 9 first thing tomorrow。

David Thornley ，

Another well-written and suspenseful Expanse novel。 It starts with everybody acting as the resistance， which I thought dragged a little， but after that different things start happening as the Laconian Empire uses a traditional military approach to play with powers beyond their comprehension， and I enjoyed that much more。 There is a lot of confusion after the intervention of the protomolecule builders' nemesis， but much of the last part of the book is Naomi's attack on Laconia itself， after two o Another well-written and suspenseful Expanse novel。 It starts with everybody acting as the resistance， which I thought dragged a little， but after that different things start happening as the Laconian Empire uses a traditional military approach to play with powers beyond their comprehension， and I enjoyed that much more。 There is a lot of confusion after the intervention of the protomolecule builders' nemesis， but much of the last part of the book is Naomi's attack on Laconia itself， after two of Laconia's invincible battleships are destroyed （one by the nemesis， one by Bobbie）。 。。。more

Sara Maddock ，

Loved it， Duh。

Juan Omario ，

Un placer volver a ser parte de la tripulación de la Rocinante。 La mejor saga de ciencia ficción de los últimos años。

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