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Leviathan Wakes

James S. A. Corey

Ages 16+

Readers rate it 4.3 (3K on Hardcover)

561 pages · Released 2011

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Educational value

A note for parents

Leviathan Wakes is the first book in The Expanse series, a sophisticated space opera aimed squarely at adult readers. It contains frequent profanity, combat violence including deaths, and morally complex scenarios involving conspiracy and war. While the story rewards courage and integrity, the tone is dark and cynical in places, with mature themes about political corruption and human ambition that benefit from teenage or adult perspective.

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From the publisher

Humanity has colonized the planets - interstellar travel is still beyond our reach, but the solar system has become a dense network of colonies. But there are tensions - the mineral-rich outer planets resent their dependence on Earth and Mars and the political and military clout they wield over the Belt and beyond. Now... Humanity has colonized the planets - interstellar travel is still beyond our reach, but the solar system has become a dense network of colonies. But there are tensions - the mineral-rich outer planets resent their dependence on Earth and Mars and the political and military clout they wield over the Belt and beyond. Now, when Captain Jim Holden's ice miner stumbles across a derelict, abandoned ship, he uncovers a secret that threatens to throw the entire system into war. Attacked by a stealth ship belonging to the Mars fleet, Holden must find a way to uncover the motives behind the attack, stop a war and find the truth behind a vast conspiracy that threatens the entire human race.

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  • Interplanetary voyages
  • Diverse Characters
  • Strong Character Development
  • Loveable Characters
  • A mix driven
  • Plot driven
  • Unloveable Characters
  • Weak Character Development
  • Not Diverse Characters
  • Character driven
  • Space Opera
  • Adventurous

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ISBN 9781841499888 · Orbit Books