Leviathan Wakes

By: James S. A. Corey

Narrated by: Jefferson Mays

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.​

"Interplanetary adventure the way it ought to be written." —George R. R. Martin

Hugo Award Winner for Best Series

The Expanse
Leviathan Wakes
Caliban's War
Abaddon's Gate
Cibola Burn
Nemesis Games
Babylon's Ashes
Persepolis Rising
Tiamat's Wrath ​
Leviathan Falls
Memory's Legion

The Expanse Short Fiction
Drive
The Butcher of Anderson Station
Gods of Risk
The Churn
The Vital Abyss
Strange Dogs
Auberon
The Sins of Our Fathers​

A treat for sci fi enthusiasts

I was very surprised with this book as I came in with mediocre expectations. Everything fits together perfectly from the cold and hard sci-fi universe to the flawed but interesting characters. The pacing left me dazzled; Every time my attention started to wander the book steps it up and before you know it another hour of reading has passed. The big plot puncher really marries two genres in a way other stories have failed to, and it leaves you wanting to read the rest of the series. I fell in love with this book. It's one of those books like Hyperion or Use of Weapons that you wish you could read again for the first time.

Jefferson Mays does a great job, and if you keep reading the series you will appreciate his consistency.

I highly recommend.

Just do it.

Yeah. Stop looking around, you’ve found the right book.

Very interested to see where this series goes. High hopes.

Excellent book, expertly narrated!

I enjoyed the SYFY series but got lost in the character development and lost interest before the end of season 2. This book held my captivated attention from beginning to end. Unlike the crew of the series which feels haphazardly thrown together, the book describes a highly efficient and collaborative team, where each role is filled correctly (not inefficiently) and though the challenges facing them seem insurmountable, it’s a thrill ride from cover to cover.

Eager to continue the series, and happy to have it in my library!

great series, listened to all of the rest

highly recommended.

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Actually better than the TV show

I'm a fan of the TV show but this is so much better because I get to see what's going on in their heads. Can't wait to see what new insights I learn.