Leviathan Wakes

Book 1 of the Expanse , #1

eBook, 582 pages

English language

Published Nov. 11, 2011 by Orbit.

ISBN:
978-0-316-12908-4
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OCLC Number:
668192559

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4 stars (32 reviews)

When Captain Jim Holden's ice miner stumbles across a derelict, abandoned ship, he uncovers a secret that threatens to throw the entire system into war. Attacked by a stealth ship belonging to the Mars fleet, Holden must find a way to uncover the motives behind the attack, stop a war and find the truth behind a vast conspiracy that threatens the entire human race.

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Ich habe es nicht anders erwartet

5 stars

Das Buch hat mich genau so gefesselt wie die Serie. Auch wenn hier so 3er oder 4er Bewertungen stehen, für mich ist das Buch ein neues Universum und mit ganz neuen Bereichen, wie sich die Menschheit ausgebreitet hat und doch nicht von seinen alten Lastern loskommt, anderen ihren Willen aufzudrücken. Allein sich das Universum so auszudenken, mit der dreier Konstellation ist schon ganz gut

Not very exciting...

2 stars

For me, this was a frontier western story in space, and I was not sure why I should be interested. It made me question the whole premise of 'humanity conquers the solar system/universe' science fiction. Why would humanity settle Mars and the Asteroid Belt to begin with, and why would society change so little in that process?

If you like mystery, violence, horror and want it set in space, this might just be your thing; it did not appeal to me.

reviewed Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse, #1)

Another series I've got to read now!

4 stars

Came from watching the series so there was always the chance of not getting on with the books. Shouldn't have worried though I found this to be a great step up from the series (which I still really like). Lots of extra depth here about what's going on in the story, and I especially appreciated the extra time spent getting to know Miller.

Definitely looking forward to the next one.

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5 stars

Um, here's a thought, but don't read it unless you've already read the book, okay:

I feel kinda horrible to say it, but I was kinda glad when Miller got killed off. Not that I wasn't sad; he was one of my favorite characters, and I really loved how he developed over the course of the novel. It's just like this: if I'm going to stick around for a what, nine-book series, I want to see that the authors aren't afraid of change. Too many books I've read are afraid to let anything happen because they want their readers to keep loving the characters they first saw. (The Oz series is predominantly on my mind; every book solved the conflict with yet another magic object to the point where one of the later plots--and in my opinion one of the more interesting ones--has an evil magician steal all their magic …

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4 stars

I am through. I finished it! I am so happy.
It was a good book, i got some issues but all in all it was worth it. It still was hard to read, slow progess and all.
What a liked was the diverse world building, that was pretty awesome and great. The Idea and Physics of space travel described. Miller, Julie Mao and Amos.
Didn't like the portrayal of women, or well the missing of women, Holden, the writing and probably also Fred, I believe he is an asshole, I just can't really prove it.

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Subjects

  • Space warfare
  • Interplanetary voyages
  • Fiction