Published May 28, 2016 by Orbit.
A revolution brewing for generations has begun in fire. It will end in blood.
The Free Navy - a violent group of Belters in black-market military ships - has crippled the Earth and begun a campaign of piracy and violence among the outer planets. The colony ships heading for the thousand new worlds on the far side of the alien ring gates are easy prey, and no single navy remains strong enough to protect them.
James Holden and his crew know the strengths and weaknesses of this new force better than anyone. Outnumbered and outgunned, the embattled remnants of the old political powers call on the Rocinante for a desperate mission to reach Medina Station at the heart of the gate network.
But the new alliances are as flawed as the old, and the struggle for power has only just begun. As the chaos grows, an alien mystery deepens. Pirate …
A revolution brewing for generations has begun in fire. It will end in blood.
The Free Navy - a violent group of Belters in black-market military ships - has crippled the Earth and begun a campaign of piracy and violence among the outer planets. The colony ships heading for the thousand new worlds on the far side of the alien ring gates are easy prey, and no single navy remains strong enough to protect them.
James Holden and his crew know the strengths and weaknesses of this new force better than anyone. Outnumbered and outgunned, the embattled remnants of the old political powers call on the Rocinante for a desperate mission to reach Medina Station at the heart of the gate network.
But the new alliances are as flawed as the old, and the struggle for power has only just begun. As the chaos grows, an alien mystery deepens. Pirate fleets, mutiny and betrayal may be the least of the Rocinante's problems. And in the uncanny spaces past the ring gates, the choices of a few damaged and desperate people may determine the fate of more than just humanity.
здається, я переслуховую «the expanse» у зворотньому порядку… інакше — довго чекати своєї черги на цифрову копію в бібліотеці banq =)
This book could also be called Nemesis Games Part 2 as it is a direct continuation of the Free Navy's attack on Earth and all the fallout from that. It comes with a dazzling array of different PoVs from every faction, far too many if you ask me. Other than that, it was the steadily great quality I have come to expect from The Expanse.
It also comes with a thrilling conclusion, though it felt a bit deus ex machina.
Now that that's dealt with, I am really hoping we'll get to the alien worlds again, more space exploration outside our solar system. I'm strapped in on my crash couch, juice me up for the next book.
Over half the book is heavily political, and that wouldn't be a problem but they kept saying "We're in a war...". And it felt like we had a war with zero battles. But it picks up at that points and burns hard until the end. The climax was a little anti-climatic but I think I see where the author's are going with it.
