Leviathan Falls

Expanse #9

528 pages

English language

Published Dec. 27, 2021

ISBN:
978-0-356-51039-2
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4 stars (11 reviews)

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Review of 'Leviathan Falls' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

A good finale. Hits all the right notes, closes all the story arcs. There's even a nice Epilogue at the end.

What I liked: The ever-present feeling of nostalgia with the characters and the reader. "That's it, this is the last one". I appreciated the Goths being explained (and more importantly why they're angry), but not so much that it became stupid mumbo-jumbo. Duarte waking up was an unexpected surprise, but fits with his character.

I especially liked having Tanaka as a viewpoint - it was hard to get right, and the authors did well. The book still felt like a "last session of a decade-long RPG", and that was wonderful. There's even a point in the book where Amos asks Holden if this was going to be a "one-shot".

Also, "Dogs in Space" need to be more common in SFF. I really liked Amos' character arc where he …

One of the stronger Expanse novels

4 stars

Content warning Mention of the third side of the gates.

Review of 'Leviathan Falls' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

A wonderful conclusion to an excellent series!

Miller returning to aid Jim lessened the heartache of all the folks lost along the way.
Alex seizing the chance to be a father and grandfather helped lessen the blow of Jim's sacrifice.
Amos still being around after a millennia assures that Naomi and Theresa made it to the Sol system while sparing the reader the full brunt of Jim's loss on Naomi.

All in all, a wonderful yarn of a flawed species and individuals that can manage to find joy in the midst of sorrow, hope within despair and humor even at death's door

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