Memory's Legion: The Complete Expanse Story Collection
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Summary
Now available in print for the first time with author's notes on each story， this short fiction addition to the Hugo Award-winning Expanse series includes a brand-new novella set after the events of Leviathan Falls。
On Mars， a scientist experiments with a new engine that will one day become the drive that fuels humanity's journey into the stars。
On an asteroid station， a group of prisoners are oblivious to the catastrophe that awaits them。
On a future Earth beset by overpopulation， pollution， and poverty， a crime boss desperately seeks to find a way off planet。
On an alien world， a human family struggles to establish a colony and make a new home。
All these stories and more are featured in this unmissable collection of short fiction set in the hardscrabble world of The Expanse。
Contents:
The Expanse Short Fiction
Drive
The Butcher of Anderson Station
The Churn
Gods of Risk
The Vital Abyss
Strange Dogs
Auberon
The Sins of our Fathers
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For more from James S。 A。 Corey， check out:
The Expanse
Leviathan Wakes
Caliban's War
Abaddon's Gate
Cibola Burn
Nemesis Games
Babylon's Ashes
Persepolis Rising
Tiamat's Wrath
Leviathan Falls
On Mars， a scientist experiments with a new engine that will one day become the drive that fuels humanity's journey into the stars。
On an asteroid station， a group of prisoners are oblivious to the catastrophe that awaits them。
On a future Earth beset by overpopulation， pollution， and poverty， a crime boss desperately seeks to find a way off planet。
On an alien world， a human family struggles to establish a colony and make a new home。
All these stories and more are featured in this unmissable collection of short fiction set in the hardscrabble world of The Expanse。
Contents:
The Expanse Short Fiction
Drive
The Butcher of Anderson Station
The Churn
Gods of Risk
The Vital Abyss
Strange Dogs
Auberon
The Sins of our Fathers
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For more from James S。 A。 Corey， check out:
The Expanse
Leviathan Wakes
Caliban's War
Abaddon's Gate
Cibola Burn
Nemesis Games
Babylon's Ashes
Persepolis Rising
Tiamat's Wrath
Leviathan Falls
Reviews
Lindsey R
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Loved the Authors Notes after each story- a nice bonus！
Trevor Ames
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I enjoyed the short stories about the other characters or explaining more details about some things。
Tony da Napoli
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I acquired this primarily to read the last story， The Sins of Our Fathers。 I had already read all the others as they were published-so not addressing those here。 I am a huge fan of The Expanse， read most books twice， and still re-watch episodes of the television series。 I thought this last story just OK。 It is post-end-of-the-novels/story。 The setting is similar to some of the stories in the main novels - colonists on a new planet trapped there when the gates were lost。。。 along with some non-col I acquired this primarily to read the last story， The Sins of Our Fathers。 I had already read all the others as they were published-so not addressing those here。 I am a huge fan of The Expanse， read most books twice， and still re-watch episodes of the television series。 I thought this last story just OK。 It is post-end-of-the-novels/story。 The setting is similar to some of the stories in the main novels - colonists on a new planet trapped there when the gates were lost。。。 along with some non-colonist contractors one of which is our friend， Filipe Nagata。 It had some elements and dialog that I did not care for， and I thought the end a bit melodramatic。 If you are a fan， you may feel a bit more closure to the epic with this， so read it。。。 。。。more
Dave
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This is a nice companion book to The Expanse， as it contains all of the short stories in one volume， and can be read in the appropriate places throughout a reading of the complete series。 It is a pretty solid collections， with stories ranging from pretty good to great to "really adds a lot to the overarching story"。 The biggest standouts for me were "The Churn" and "Strange Dogs"。 Not only were these great stories， but I thought that they also did a lot to enhance the experience of reading the m This is a nice companion book to The Expanse， as it contains all of the short stories in one volume， and can be read in the appropriate places throughout a reading of the complete series。 It is a pretty solid collections， with stories ranging from pretty good to great to "really adds a lot to the overarching story"。 The biggest standouts for me were "The Churn" and "Strange Dogs"。 Not only were these great stories， but I thought that they also did a lot to enhance the experience of reading the main series。 I will give an honorable mention to "The Sins of Our Fathers" as well， since the popular opinion seems to be that this story provides more of an ending to the series than what is given in Leviathan Falls。 I am not sure that I agree with that entirely， because I quite liked the way that The Expanse wrapped up in the final book。 Regardless though， for anyone committed to reading all nine books of the series， I think it is well worth the bit of additional time to supplement that reading experience with the short stories contained in this volume。 。。。more
Anna
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I was sad to reach the end of The Expanse series two months ago， as it’s such a compelling and enjoyable space opera。 Memory's Legion collects novellas and short stories set in the same world in chronological order， starting before the book series begins and ending after it concludes。 They fill in some character backstories and provide snapshots of places that weren’t focused on in the novels。 Each has a brief author reflection afterwards， which I found interesting。 I am nearly always fonder of I was sad to reach the end of The Expanse series two months ago， as it’s such a compelling and enjoyable space opera。 Memory's Legion collects novellas and short stories set in the same world in chronological order， starting before the book series begins and ending after it concludes。 They fill in some character backstories and provide snapshots of places that weren’t focused on in the novels。 Each has a brief author reflection afterwards， which I found interesting。 I am nearly always fonder of long （or ideally very long） fiction than short， so did not find the collection as enjoyable as The Expanse novels themselves。 Nonetheless， some of the stories are really vivid and striking; all contained appealing details of characterisation and world building。 Perhaps most memorable was ‘The Churn’， which worked brilliantly as backstory while also bringing poverty-stricken future Baltimore to life。 As the author’s note mentions， it’s the only part of the series narrated omnisciently rather than via a specific narrator。 This works really well。 The most unsettling story was ‘The Vital Abyss’， which is essentially a complex prisoner’s dilemma played out among the protomolecule researchers， group of people I hadn’t thought to consider the fate of。 （view spoiler）[Especially chilling is the fact that they all took a neurological treatment that removed their ability to value human life。 （hide spoiler）] It’s an ingenious and claustrophobic tale。 My favourite story， however， was 'Auberon'。 This simply follows the bedding-in of Laconian occupation on the planet Auberon and resulting conflict of absolutist ideology with messy reality。 I found this story particularly psychologically and sociologically astute。 Compared with the rest of the collection it’s quieter and more ominous， not so much building to a climax as to acceptance of circumstances。 The author’s note describes it as a crime story， but that isn’t how I read it。 I think there’s a lot more going on that。 Conversely， the final story ‘The Sins of Our Fathers’ seemed a slightly underwhelming note to end on。 It was interesting to see the consequences of Leviathan Falls， but the social dynamics and world building felt less insightful than the usual high standards of The Expanse。 Nevertheless， Memory's Legion is a strong collection overall and I’d recommend it to anyone missing this fascinating world after finishing the series。 。。。more
Ira （Sci Fi Words of Wonder）
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Check out my full series， spoiler-free， video review HERE。Collection of short stories that fit between the books。 Some great， some are just okay。 My favorites are; The Churn， Drive， Butcher of Anderson Station， The Sins of Our Fathers。 Check out my full series， spoiler-free， video review HERE。Collection of short stories that fit between the books。 Some great， some are just okay。 My favorites are; The Churn， Drive， Butcher of Anderson Station， The Sins of Our Fathers。 。。。more
John
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Favorite part about this is the author’s notes
Diana
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2'5*There are some very good stories in here and some that are so-so。 2'5*There are some very good stories in here and some that are so-so。 。。。more
Sieglinde
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Not all the stories were equal and that is probably up to the reader not the quality of the writers。 Each story is followed by an essay explaining what it was doing in the larger series。 For example， one is an origin story。 An interesting one was about a Laconian governor of a planet that was not too happy about being under the Laconians。
Trevor
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It's a feat that these stories feel absolutely essential to the series， and yet I didn't feel like I had missed anything when I read them just before finishing the main books。 It's a feat that these stories feel absolutely essential to the series， and yet I didn't feel like I had missed anything when I read them just before finishing the main books。 。。。more
Yev
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Drive （2012）Drive takes place during and before Solomon Epstein's successful test of the eponymous drive， though one would think he that he would've taken more safety precautions than almost literally none。 The before part is mostly about his love life， which is fine in that it provides more of an existence to one of the most influential characters in the series， but it's just ok。OkThe Butcher of Anderson Station （2011）This nonlinear story takes place before， during， and after the titular event。 Drive （2012）Drive takes place during and before Solomon Epstein's successful test of the eponymous drive， though one would think he that he would've taken more safety precautions than almost literally none。 The before part is mostly about his love life， which is fine in that it provides more of an existence to one of the most influential characters in the series， but it's just ok。OkThe Butcher of Anderson Station （2011）This nonlinear story takes place before， during， and after the titular event。 It's about half a character study of Fred Johnson and half a demonstration of the lengths that governments will go to protect corporate interests， which are too often one and the same。 Unfortunately labor relations are even worse than they are now in various ways。 Lives are cheap and plentiful and interstellar commerce is lucrative。EnjoyableGods of Risk （2012）The viewpoint for this story is Bobbie's sixteen year old nephew。 He's highly proficient in chemistry and has fallen into making drugs for a local dealer。 He does so because it's something that's his own， outside of the oppressive expectations that his parents have。 He fantasizes about saving the girl the dealer is often with。 She's a perpetually strung-out junkie with a heart of， well， cardiac muscle， but he's infatuated with her all the same。EnjoyableThe Churn （2014）A young tough in Baltimore does what he has to do to survive and comes into the employment of a crime boss。 He does what he's told， but life doesn't quite go as planned for anyone involved。EnjoyableThe Vital Abyss （2015）Paolo Cortazar， a protomolecule researcher， recounts his life history。 The desperation to achieve one's dreams can lead to some very dark places， especially when circumstances only allow for a choice between which kind of being dead inside one prefers。EnjoyableStrange Dogs （2017）An unintentional immigrant family on Laconia， a newly settled planet， is taking it day by day to see what happens。 Their ten year old daughter only knows this new world。 She comes across some strange dogs who have quite the abilities that come in handy for fixing her mistakes and those of others。 It could be considered a horror story， but as the author's note， there are other perspectives as well。MehAuberon （2019）The planet Auberon has a new governor， filled with idealism， that meets the reality of corruption and fallibility。 This is also the third part of Erich's story， starting in the Churn， continuing in Nemesis Games， and concluding here。 There are a few references to other The Expanse works。OkThe Sins of Our Fathers （2022）The conclusion to Filip's story and an example of what life is like after the events of Leviathan Falls on one of the undeveloped planets。 A few hundred people try to maintain civilization， but monsters are everywhere。Ok 。。。more
Ryan Graziano
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great stories。 Loved Drive， the Churn， and The Signs of our Fathers。
Cybercrone
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The stories were all good。The problem， for me， lay in the fact that for the stories I hadn't managed to read while I was reading the series it was hard to make a connection because they filled us in on the lesser known characters， and I had often forgotten who they were， what they did and why。 Too many books in between。I'm sure if I had been able to read these stories as I was reading the series they would have been much more valuable to the reading experience。 The stories were all good。The problem， for me， lay in the fact that for the stories I hadn't managed to read while I was reading the series it was hard to make a connection because they filled us in on the lesser known characters， and I had often forgotten who they were， what they did and why。 Too many books in between。I'm sure if I had been able to read these stories as I was reading the series they would have been much more valuable to the reading experience。 。。。more
Michael
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4 stars overallExcellent: “Drive”， “The Churn”， “The Vital Abyss”Great: “The Butcher of Anderson Station”， “Strange Dogs”Good: “The Sins of Our Fathers”Not my favorite: “Gods of Risk”， “Auberon”___This collection provides a satisfying coda to the world of “The Expanse”。 Some of the stories are unfortunately higher-quality than others， but I enjoyed the differing genres and the way that the collection allowed some of the minor characters to grow and change outside the confines of the main narrati 4 stars overallExcellent: “Drive”， “The Churn”， “The Vital Abyss”Great: “The Butcher of Anderson Station”， “Strange Dogs”Good: “The Sins of Our Fathers”Not my favorite: “Gods of Risk”， “Auberon”___This collection provides a satisfying coda to the world of “The Expanse”。 Some of the stories are unfortunately higher-quality than others， but I enjoyed the differing genres and the way that the collection allowed some of the minor characters to grow and change outside the confines of the main narrative。I read all of these after finishing the main series， and I would be interested to see what it’s like to read them in chronological order if I ever do a re-read。 。。。more
Jake
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Some great， some good and none stank。 Exactly what I needed out of a collection。
Caleb Smith
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Excellent addition to the Expanse stories that really fleshes out some characters and backstories that the main series did not get to。
Sara Habein
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I'd already read some of these stories in their novella form， but it was great to finally get the full collection。 The story centering on Amos' origins （"The Churn"） and "Strange Dogs" were probably my favorite， but they're all good。 I'd already read some of these stories in their novella form， but it was great to finally get the full collection。 The story centering on Amos' origins （"The Churn"） and "Strange Dogs" were probably my favorite， but they're all good。 。。。more
Kasia | Zapisana w Książkach
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Miałam pewną przerwę od fantastyki naukowej， ale z przyjemnością do niej wróciłam， sięgając po Legion wspomnień Jamesa S。A。 Corey'a， będący zbiorem opowiadań z mojego ukochanego siesta Expanse。Nigdy nie wiem， jak napisać recenzję dla zbioru opowiadań。 Teksty są na tyle różne， że zasługiwałby na własne mini-recenzje。 Jednak ograniczę się do ogólników i odczuć， jakie towarzyszyły mi przy lekturze。Z pewnością ciekawie było poznać historie， które znało się tylko ze słyszenia。 Przypomina to w pewnym Miałam pewną przerwę od fantastyki naukowej， ale z przyjemnością do niej wróciłam， sięgając po Legion wspomnień Jamesa S。A。 Corey'a， będący zbiorem opowiadań z mojego ukochanego siesta Expanse。Nigdy nie wiem， jak napisać recenzję dla zbioru opowiadań。 Teksty są na tyle różne， że zasługiwałby na własne mini-recenzje。 Jednak ograniczę się do ogólników i odczuć， jakie towarzyszyły mi przy lekturze。Z pewnością ciekawie było poznać historie， które znało się tylko ze słyszenia。 Przypomina to w pewnym sensie zdemontowaniu plotki i dotarciu do sedna sprawy， do prawdy。 Chociaż część z nich była mi znajoma nieco w innej formie - jako że obejrzałam serial， w którym niektóre teksty doczekały się zekranizowanych scen w miejscach， gdzie chronologicznie bądź fabularnie pasowały。Jednak zaskakująco topornie czytało mi się te opowiadania。 Sama seria wchodziła jak nóż w masło， ale te teksty wydają się być napisane w zupełnie inny sposób。 Wciąż są ciekawe， bohaterowie dalej pozostają wielowymiarowi， co jest niezwykłym osiągnięciem w krótkiej formie， ale mimo to sam tekst jest zaskakująco trudny w lekturze。Może być to kwestia tego， że miałam za sobą długą przerwę od sci-fi i potrzebowałam chwili， by na nowo wdrożyć się w niuanse tego gatunku。 Trzeba przyznać， że wymaga on innego podejścia niż fantastyka czy książki młodzieżowe。Jak to zwykle bywa przy zbiorach opowiadań， niektóre z nich były lepsze， a inne gorsze。 Uważam， że Rzeźnik Stacji Andersen ma w sobie mnóstwo zmarnowanego potencjału， choć rozumiem， że autorzy woleli skupić się na przeżyciach Johnsona， a nie na samych wydarzeniach z masakry Pasiarzy。Z kolei jestem zachwycona opowiadaniem o odkryciu napędu Epsteina - choć powinnam użyć słowa "wynalezieniu"， nawet jeśli stało się to przypadkiem。 Choć same wydarzenia dzieją się szybko， tekst w cudowny sposób je spowalnia z pełną premedytacją， nadając akcji więcej tragizmu。 Pokazuje， że cała ludzkość zyskała na osobistej tragedii i nadaje tej tragedii znaczenia。Miło było wrócić do świata Expanse， choć z perspektywy czasu myślę， że lepiej byłoby czytać tę opowiadania zgodnie z chronologią fabuły。 Poza Rzeźnikiem - jego miejsce jest mniej więcej w połowie serii， choć chronologicznie jest pierwszy。 Serial umieścił te wydarzenia w idealnym miejscu。 。。。more
Silvana
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The rating is for the whole collection。 I have read all of them before except Sins of My Father， of course。 There were hits and misses。 The Churn and Strange Dogs would still be my faves。As of the Sins of My Father， the novella that made me bought this book at the first place， I am kinda disappointed。 It is just not that Expanse-kind exciting。 It is good to know what Filip were up to years later but here it is just rather boring。 So， if you want a book containing the novellas this is the book bu The rating is for the whole collection。 I have read all of them before except Sins of My Father， of course。 There were hits and misses。 The Churn and Strange Dogs would still be my faves。As of the Sins of My Father， the novella that made me bought this book at the first place， I am kinda disappointed。 It is just not that Expanse-kind exciting。 It is good to know what Filip were up to years later but here it is just rather boring。 So， if you want a book containing the novellas this is the book but if you are considering to pay a full price to read the latest Expanse story， don't bother and just wait for a discount like I did。 。。。more
Jason Mehmel
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A fascinating coda to the series; it would have been easy for them to write in the same overall style that framed the novels， but here they make more interesting choices both stylistically and in terms of focus。The overall theme remains: humans getting in the way of themselves， and the tension of what we could do together or be together if we got past that。 But by letting us sit with side characters， changing the rules around perspective， and telling stories from across the overall timeline of t A fascinating coda to the series; it would have been easy for them to write in the same overall style that framed the novels， but here they make more interesting choices both stylistically and in terms of focus。The overall theme remains: humans getting in the way of themselves， and the tension of what we could do together or be together if we got past that。 But by letting us sit with side characters， changing the rules around perspective， and telling stories from across the overall timeline of the story， it both 'expands' and refracts the overall narrative of the world。The novels roll along with chapter breaks fairly regularly， so it was notable that the short stories are longer than multiple chapters from the novels。 This gave the stories and overall collection a slower pace， as we lingered longer with these perspectives than we're used to from these authors。This slower pace is not a criticism。 After reading through the series， it was particularly effective to linger and focus on characters and places。 And because you often already know an element of how these stories will turn out， （since most of them are reflecting situations from within the established timeline of the books） there is a sense of temporal pressure on the characters that the reader knows but the character doesn't。 。。。more
Morris Nelms
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I've enjoyed all the books in The Expanse series。 If you like the others， you'll enjoy this。 I especially liked having comments from the writers after each story。 I've enjoyed all the books in The Expanse series。 If you like the others， you'll enjoy this。 I especially liked having comments from the writers after each story。 。。。more
Maria Lyle
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I found it difficult to read this series of short stories because each one falls between the novels of the original series， and so chronologically they jump around in this compilation a lot。 The writing is still gripping and cinematic but not as good as the novels。
Robert Schretzman
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Very dystopian。 Not a lot of physics to explain the engine， but there is a lot of biology to explain evolution on different planets with different chemical ecosystems。 I liked the connection of some of the short stories to each other， but find the time line approach to the universe was for the most part depressing。 Despair was the common denominator in the stories with people forced to stay or make bad decisions based on the horrors of the universe that had squelched all hope。
Mari
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Solid 4 ***I enjoyed this collection of novellas from The Expanse series。 It was good to find out what happened to some of the characters。
Kaio
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Very good fill in the blanks short stories to the Expanse
Ben K
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This is an absolutely fantastic collection of short stories/novelettes whatever they are （most are around 60 pages）。 I read these in pub order which worked out great， as it meant I often got to read one between each of the novels as an interesting aside from the main series。 Some take us back in time， others just show a side story from a location we don't get to spend time at in the main books but that is very relevant in one way or another to the primary narrative。 The final story is a perfect This is an absolutely fantastic collection of short stories/novelettes whatever they are （most are around 60 pages）。 I read these in pub order which worked out great， as it meant I often got to read one between each of the novels as an interesting aside from the main series。 Some take us back in time， others just show a side story from a location we don't get to spend time at in the main books but that is very relevant in one way or another to the primary narrative。 The final story is a perfect coda to the end of the series， too。They all managed to be interesting on their own as well as adding to the experience of the whole series， which is all I could possibly ask for from a collection like this。 This is an absolute must for any Expanse fan！ 。。。more
Salam Tims
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The novellas in this book fill in back stories from the wildly popular Expanse novels （and TV series）。 They are written well enough to stand on their own as short-form sci-fi even for readers who haven't read the series and for fans hungry for more they provide interesting detours from its main storylines。 As an admitted fan （read all the books and watched the entire series twice） I was captivated by two novellas in particular—one that fills in more of Amos's "childhood" back story （as Timmy） in The novellas in this book fill in back stories from the wildly popular Expanse novels （and TV series）。 They are written well enough to stand on their own as short-form sci-fi even for readers who haven't read the series and for fans hungry for more they provide interesting detours from its main storylines。 As an admitted fan （read all the books and watched the entire series twice） I was captivated by two novellas in particular—one that fills in more of Amos's "childhood" back story （as Timmy） in climate-ravaged Baltimore， how he got his new identity and a one-way ticket to space， and another—the final story in the saga—answers one of its biggest open questions—what happened to Filip， Naomi's son after he finally escaped his near-demonic father and would-be ruler of the solar-system， Marco Inaros。 No spoilers here！ Read the book—ideally after reading （or at least watching） the series， one of the true epics of modern sci-fi。 。。。more
Yelena
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Jonathan
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I have finally read everything in The Expanse universe！ This collection of short stories was incredible！ They take place at different points in The Expanse timeline。 Each one adds to the mythos of the universe and some flesh out specific characters。 Having read the entire series first， it was incredible to jump back in time and revisit certain events/characters。 Each story is written in a different genre style， but all of them seemed perfectly themed for the topic of the story。 I loved these sho I have finally read everything in The Expanse universe！ This collection of short stories was incredible！ They take place at different points in The Expanse timeline。 Each one adds to the mythos of the universe and some flesh out specific characters。 Having read the entire series first， it was incredible to jump back in time and revisit certain events/characters。 Each story is written in a different genre style， but all of them seemed perfectly themed for the topic of the story。 I loved these short stories as much as I did the main story。 From the creation of the Epstein drive to the fate of a certain character you would never expect to hear about again， this collection is a must read for any fan of The Expanse！ 。。。more
Jonas
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I loved this series and it was a worthy finisher
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I cannot have personal preferences or opinions。 However， I can give you some information about the book 'Memory's Legion: The Complete Expanse Story Collection'。 'Memory's Legion' is a collection of eight short stories set in the world of 'The Expanse'， which is a popular science fiction series written by James S。A。 Corey。 The stories were previously published in various anthologies and magazines， and this collection brings them all together for the first time。 The book provides some extra insight into the world and characters of 'The Expanse'， and expands on some of the events that are only hinted at in the main series。 Each story is self-contained， but they are all connected and add to the overall narrative。 For fans of the series， 'Memory's Legion' is a great way to dive deeper into this richly imagined universe。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal preferences or opinions。 However， I can provide you with some information about the book。 Memory's Legion: The Complete Expanse Story Collection is a sci-fi book written by James S。A。 Corey。 It consists of eight short stories set in the universe of The Expanse， which is also a popular TV series。 The stories explore the adventures of the characters and events that happened before and between the books of the series。 The book includes a foreword by the authors and an afterword by Ty Franck， one of the co-authors of the series。 The book has received positive reviews from critics and fans of the series。
tpg2
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As an AI language model， I am not capable of having preferences or opinions。 However， I can tell you that 'Memory's Legion: The Complete Expanse Story Collection' is a collection of short stories that expand upon the world of the popular science fiction series 'The Expanse'。 It includes previously published stories as well as new ones that delve deeper into the characters and events that take place in the series。 Fans of 'The Expanse' may enjoy this book as it offers a more in-depth look at the universe that they love。
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