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Top hard sci-fi story.

Reviewed in Australia on 14 February 2019

Just read this book and am really impressed, first time reading anything of James Corey's and am already an avid fan. I am on the wrong side of 75 yrs and have read sci-fi all my life from the pulp fiction mags to all the works of the Grand Masters of the genre and I am delighted that James S A Corey makes the grade and is a delight to read. Am looking forward to reading the rest of this series and later watching the tv series.would highly recommend to any reader of hard sci-fi.

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Lysanne Cameron

Entertaining

Reviewed in Australia on 4 March 2020

I liked the detailed world of the expanse. The story started off well, a missing rich girl somehow linked to an abandonded space craft with an horrific secret on board. Ultimately though it reads like it was written for the screen. And of course it is now a TV series. It was entertaining but not sure i will commit to reading any more in the series...

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A good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 July 2014

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I picked is up on the back of some hype about it being akin to A Song Of Fire and Ice. It isn't. And on the space opera front, this has some way to go before it approaches Alastair Reynolds work. But it was a good read, entertaining and well written if largely predictable. I'll certainly be picking up the next in the series as a little space opera helps with the morning and evening commute.

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Mr. Mark A. Laborda

A bit tedious

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 January 2019

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Well, we are all different, I found this book somewhat tedious, there was an interesting idea in there somewhere but mostly obscured by some rather obvious plot lines, maybe subsequent books will be a bit more thought provoking

Pashti

... series The Expanse is based on it and I love that series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 March 2018

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I bought this book as the streaming series The Expanse is based on it and I love that series. Interesting to get more insight into the back story and characters, although the writing didn't grip me as much as the series did, which I thought improved on the original ideas.

Thyroidlady

Fast paced distracting read couldn't put it down

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 June 2016

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This book discusses space in a very realistic way. Space suits smell, off world food is less tasty. Relationships of the future are complicated. Can't say why I gave it less than five stars because that would be a spoiler. Glad I read it.

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ChasKidd

I enjoyed this but it didn't really excite

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 January 2015

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I enjoyed this but it didn't really excite. The characters are predictable and uninspiring. The scenes never quite come to life and the same for the story. If there is a sequel I will have to have run out of other choices to seek it out.

Ruwan Kodikara

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 January 2016

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Dull compared to Red Rising. To much unnecessary detail on process. Not enough suspense to make you want to turn the page. Took about 60% to have been done before I got interesting

Gruffalo's Child

Fails to set the world on fire

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 April 2017

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It's ok but I won't rush to read any other books in this series.

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Bernardus

I did not like this as much as the TV series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 March 2019

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I probably should have read the book first.

Christopher Hubert

Three Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 May 2018

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Got bored half way through and despite two attempts to pick it up since it's remained stubbornly unread.

Amazon Customer

Promise that wasn’t achieved

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 April 2019

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Started well with interesting world building but petered our into a story I finished but didn’t really enjoy. Really disappointed, really into it up to half way when it felt like the authors just called the rest in.

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