Nemesis Games

The Expanse, #5

by James S.A. Corey

eBook, 536 pages

English language

Published Aug. 5, 2015 by Orbit.

ISBN:: 978-0-316-21758-3

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The fifth novel in Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series.

A thousand worlds have opened, and the greatest land rush in human history has begun. As wave after wave of colonists leave, the power structures of the old solar system begin to buckle.

Ships are disappearing without a trace. Private armies are being secretly formed. The sole remaining protomolecule sample is stolen. Terrorist attacks previously considered impossible bring the inner planets to their knees. The sins of the past are returning to exact a terrible price.

And as a new human order is struggling to be born in blood and fire, James Holden and the crew of the Rocinante must struggle to survive and get back to the only home they have left.

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Benjamin Hollon reviewed Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse, #5)

Review of 'Nemesis Games' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

This one was... different. And I'm not sure if I liked that. It showed an extremely different side of everything, and even put on hold most of the plotlines that had been developing in the first four books.

It was probably my least favorite to read, but definitely the most intriguing from the perspective of the overall storyline; it feels like the authors took a book to step back and set a few things right before they moved on into the later books (which I have not, as of writing this review, read yet) so they can make sure to get things right later, and I like that.

ALSO there are some wonderful all-new plotlines and characters thrown in now that make me excited to see what's coming next. So yeah, different, but it has a lot of potential, depending on how the later books progress.

nemo reviewed Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse, #5)

Review of 'Nemesis Games' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Launches back into the "space opera" setting nicely. The idea behind the crew of the Rocinante being separated from each other works nicely for the character development arcs.

It also is much grander in scope compared to the last book, and I rushed through this one (compared to the months I spent over the last book).

If you've gotten as far as book #3, stick with it (and maybe just read the summary for #4) and hop on - the ride gets crazy here.

Frank Burns reviewed Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse, #5)

Review of 'Nemesis games' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I haven't done one of these for a while. I thought that the Expanse series was dipping a little after the last one but I must say this is a stunning return to form. This zipped along nicely and fairly moved the plot along. Even the Holden parts didn't feel so draggy. Thoroughly recommended.