Susan Nussbaum's debut novel, winner of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, is, as Rosellen Brown says, "a celebration of...
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Alfred Ritter, August 4, 2012 (view all comments by Alfred Ritter)
Very enjoyable action scifi read. When the pace is moving, it is great and it hides the book's problems. The characters are thin and idealized and the book has the typical fate of the universe hinging on the actions of a tiny few. Still, the book is a lot of fun and had me reading despite my qualms.
battlinjack, January 2, 2012 (view all comments by battlinjack)
Expanse #1: Leviathan Wakes has been the absolute best Science Fiction novel of 2011! It is the beginning of a series that can only get better.
It is a rich story of space exploration, derelict ships from the unknown, detectives hunting for missing girls and all the politics and wrangling of a space empire.
Ice miner Jim Holden and Detective Joe Miller, lead characters that will lead you to a rich story that you will NOT put down.
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"Publishers Weekly Review"
by Publishers Weekly,
"Corey (the shared pseudonym of Ty Franck and Hugo-nominated fantasist Daniel Abraham) kicks off a sprawling space opera series with this riveting interplanetary thriller. Relations among Earth, Mars, and the unincorporated 'Belter' settlements of the asteroid belt and outer planets are rarely more than cordial. When ice hauler Jim Holden investigates an emergency beacon on a derelict Belter ship, he finds — and broadcasts — evidence that it was attacked by Mars forces. Burnt-out Ceres Station detective Joe Miller is puzzled by a drop in organized crime violence and an oddly compelling case involving a missing Earth heiress and a cutting-edge biochemistry company, Protogen. As interplanetary civil war heats up, egged on by the aggressive IRA-like Outer Planets Alliance, Holden and Miller fight and think their way through a sticky web of politics, corporate secrets, and a possible alien invasion. The strong characterization and excellent world-building will have readers jonesing for the planned sequels. (June)" Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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