A special mention should be made of Alex Kamal, who here gets the fitting send of that the TV adaptation is unable to do. That coldness is a strong counterpoint to the warmth of the newly reunited Rocinante crew, who are of course their usual, excellent selves. yes, she’s doing what she thinks is bets for humanity, but she goes about achieving that goal in the most ruthless and brutal of ways. In many ways, Tanaka is the human embodiment of Laconia. It’s important to have a character who has not been intimately involved in the events of other books, some one who, though more than capable and worldly, is naive when it comes to protomolecular matters. Adding in a completely new PoV this late in the game is a risk, but with Tanaka it pays off. Of all the characters in Leviathan Falls, my personal favourite is Laconian officer Tanaka.

But even though they do break the established rules of PoV chapters, it all makes sense in context.

There are a few chapters that break this pattern, however, with interludes for ‘The Dreamer,’ and then there’s ‘The Lighthouse and the Keeper’ which is one of the most interesting chapters in the entire saga. In fact, there are characters in this book I hadn’t been expecting to make a comeback, but they certainly are welcome ones. Mostly.Īs with previous novels, the action is split between a number of viewpoints, and Leviathan Falls has more than any of the previous books.

Which of humanity’s factions will emerge triumphant? Will the Rocinante‘s crew emerge unscathed? And will the mysterious aliens who wiped out the ring builders return to do the same to humanity? Leviathan Falls pulls on thread from across the previous eight novels, and some of the short stories, and in a little over five hundred pages, wraps it all up. And it’s a finale laden with expectations. Now, with this ninth volume, the saga that started it all comes to a close. It’s spawned a massively successful television adaptation, a role-playing game, and more. Over the past decade, The Expanse has quite rightly come to be recognised as one of the best modern science fiction series. For humanity has caught the attention of something ancient, and powerful beyond belief. But Duarte is far from dead, and the disparate factions of humanity may yet face even greater dangers. The Laconian Empire is in disarray after the loss of their leader.

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