From a New York Times bestselling and Hugo award-winning author comes a modern masterwork of science fiction, introducing a captain, his crew, and a detective as they unravel a horrifying solar system wide conspiracy that begins with a single missing girl. Now a Prime Original series. Humanity has colonized the solar system—Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond—but the stars are still out of our reach. Jim Holden is XO of an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. When he and his crew stumble upon a derelict ship, the Scopuli, they find themselves in possession of a secret they never wanted. A secret that someone is willing to kill for—and kill on a scale unfathomable to Jim and his crew. War is brewing in the system unless he can find out who left the ship and why. Detective Miller is looking for a girl. One girl in a system of billions, but her parents have money and money talks. When the trail leads him to the Scopuli and rebel sympathizer Holden, he realizes that this girl may be the key to everything. Holden and Miller must thread the needle between the Earth government, the Outer Planet revolutionaries, and secretive corporations—and the odds are against them. But out in the Belt, the rules are different, and one small ship can change the fate of the universe.
From a New York Times bestselling and Hugo award-winning author comes a modern masterwork of science fiction, introducing a captain, his crew, and a detective as they unravel a horrifying solar system wide conspiracy that begins with a single missing girl. Now a Prime Original series. Humanity has colonized the solar system—Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond—but the stars are still out of our reach. Jim Holden is XO of an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. When he and his crew stumble upon a derelict ship, the Scopuli, they find themselves in possession of a secret they never wanted. A secret that someone is willing to kill for—and kill on a scale unfathomable to Jim and his crew. War is brewing in the system unless he can find out who left the ship and why. Detective Miller is looking for a girl. One girl in a system of billions, but her parents have money and money talks. When the trail leads him to the Scopuli and rebel sympathizer Holden, he realizes that this girl may be the key to everything. Holden and Miller must thread the needle between the Earth government, the Outer Planet revolutionaries, and secretive corporations—and the odds are against them. But out in the Belt, the rules are different, and one small ship can change the fate of the universe.
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11 books in catalog
Modern space opera reached a major turning point with the publication of Leviathan Wakes in 2011, a gritty science fiction novel blending mystery, political intrigue, and hard sci-fi realism across the solar system. The book was written under the joint pen name James S. A. Corey by authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, who transformed a detailed tabletop role-playing game setting into an acclaimed multi-novel franchise.
Daniel Abraham, an established fantasy author, and Ty Franck, a writer and game designer, both live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Their collaborative pseudonym combines Abraham's middle name, Franck's middle name, and the initials of Abraham's daughter, structured to mirror classic 1970s space opera writers. Together, they expanded The Expanse from its debut into a nine-novel epic accompanied by short fiction, including the novellas The Butcher of Anderson Station and The Churn. The series earned Hugo Award nominations and a television adaptation produced initially for Syfy. Following the conclusion of The Expanse, the duo formed the multi-platform company Expanding Universe alongside showrunner Naren Shankar and director Breck Eisner, subsequently launching The Captive's War series with the novel The Mercy of Gods.
The collaborative writing of James S. A. Corey blends hard science fiction realism with character-driven space adventure and noir detective elements. Their stories frequently explore humanity's political divides, institutional corruption, economic inequality, and the existential consequences of encountering mysterious alien technology. By balancing believable orbital mechanics and logistics with fast-paced storytelling, the authors present a grounded depiction of human survival and conflict across distant frontiers. Complementing their full-length novels, shorter works like Livesuit explore focused aspects of military technology and human sacrifice within larger interstellar conflicts.
11 books in catalog
Modern space opera reached a major turning point with the publication of Leviathan Wakes in 2011, a gritty science fiction novel blending mystery, political intrigue, and hard sci-fi realism across the solar system. The book was written under the joint pen name James S. A. Corey by authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, who transformed a detailed tabletop role-playing game setting into an acclaimed multi-novel franchise.
Daniel Abraham, an established fantasy author, and Ty Franck, a writer and game designer, both live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Their collaborative pseudonym combines Abraham's middle name, Franck's middle name, and the initials of Abraham's daughter, structured to mirror classic 1970s space opera writers. Together, they expanded The Expanse from its debut into a nine-novel epic accompanied by short fiction, including the novellas The Butcher of Anderson Station and The Churn. The series earned Hugo Award nominations and a television adaptation produced initially for Syfy. Following the conclusion of The Expanse, the duo formed the multi-platform company Expanding Universe alongside showrunner Naren Shankar and director Breck Eisner, subsequently launching The Captive's War series with the novel The Mercy of Gods.
The collaborative writing of James S. A. Corey blends hard science fiction realism with character-driven space adventure and noir detective elements. Their stories frequently explore humanity's political divides, institutional corruption, economic inequality, and the existential consequences of encountering mysterious alien technology. By balancing believable orbital mechanics and logistics with fast-paced storytelling, the authors present a grounded depiction of human survival and conflict across distant frontiers. Complementing their full-length novels, shorter works like Livesuit explore focused aspects of military technology and human sacrifice within larger interstellar conflicts.
The Expanse
The Expanse
