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Cibola Burn

James S. A. Corey

Ages 15+

Readers rate it 4.2 (1.5K on Hardcover)

561 pages · Released Jun 17, 2014

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A note for parents

Cibola Burn is the fourth book in the adult science fiction series The Expanse and contains significant violence, military conflict, and mature themes appropriate for older teens and adults. While the story emphasizes diplomacy and problem-solving, it depicts combat, casualties, and the moral complexities of colonial warfare. The crew members demonstrate strong character development, leadership, and ethical courage, but the content is decidedly adult-oriented.

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With over 10 million copies sold, The Expanse has become one of the biggest science fiction phenomenons of the decade. The fourth book in the New York Times bestselling Expanse series, Cibola Burn sees the crew of the Rocinante on a new frontier, as the rush to colonize the new planets threatens to outrun law and order... With over 10 million copies sold, The Expanse has become one of the biggest science fiction phenomenons of the decade. The fourth book in the New York Times bestselling Expanse series, Cibola Burn sees the crew of the Rocinante on a new frontier, as the rush to colonize the new planets threatens to outrun law and order and give way to war and chaos. Now a Prime Original series. Enter a new frontier ... "An empty apartment, a missing family, that's creepy. But this is like finding a military base with no one on it. Fighters and tanks idling on the runway with no drivers. This is bad juju. Something wrong happened here. What you should do is tell everyone to leave." The gates have opened the way to a thousand new worlds and the rush to colonize has begun. Settlers looking for a new life stream out from humanity's home planets. Ilus, the first human colony on this vast new frontier, is being born in blood and fire. Independent settlers stand against the overwhelming power of a corporate colony ship with only their determination, courage, and the skills learned in the long wars of home. Innocent scientists are slaughtered as they try to survey a new and alien world. The struggle on Ilus threatens to spread all the way back to Earth. James Holden and the crew of his one small ship are sent to make peace in the midst of war and sense in the midst of chaos. But the more he looks at it, the more Holden thinks the mission was meant to fail. And the whispers of a dead man remind him that the great galactic civilization that once stood on this land is gone. And that something killed it. "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​

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  • Fiction
  • Diverse Characters
  • A mix driven
  • Strong Character Development
  • Loveable Characters
  • Unloveable Characters
  • Weak Character Development
  • Plot driven
  • Not Diverse Characters
  • Character driven
  • Genre Fiction
  • Adventurous

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ISBN 9780316217606 · Orbit