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Caliban's War: Expanse 2

by James S A Corey
Caliban's War: Expanse 2

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ISBN13: 9780316129060
ISBN10: 0316129062



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The second novel in James S.A. Corey's SF New York Times bestselling Expanse series.

We are not alone.

On Ganymede, breadbasket of the outer planets, a Martian marine watches as her platoon is slaughtered by a monstrous supersoldier. On Earth, a high-level politician struggles to prevent interplanetary war from reigniting. And on Venus, an alien protomolecule has overrun the planet, wreaking massive, mysterious changes and threatening to spread out into the solar system.

In the vast wilderness of space, James Holden and the crew of the Rocinante have been keeping the peace for the Outer Planets Alliance. When they agree to help a scientist search war-torn Ganymede for a missing child, the future of humanity rests on whether a single ship can prevent an alien invasion that may have already begun . . .

Caliban's War is a breakneck science fiction adventure following the critically acclaimed Leviathan Wakes.

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"This breakneck tale will have readers itching for book three."--Publishers Weekly

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"Caliban's War is even better than Leviathan Wakes. It's old-fashioned space opera, the kind of SF that I cut my teeth on, a real page-turner set in a vividly imagined solar system... superlatively written."--George R.R. Martin, New York Times bestselling author of A Game of Thrones

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"A worthy sequel to Leviathan's Wake. Compelling characters and a plot that combines political intrigue with military sf create a memorable story that begs for film adaptation."--Library Journal

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"Tense and thrilling"--SciFi Now

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We are not alone.

The alien protomolecule is clear evidence of an intelligence beyond human reckoning. No one knows what exactly is being built on Venus, but whatever it is, it is vast, powerful, and terrifying.

When a creature of unknown origin and seemingly impossible physiology attacks soldiers on Ganymede, the fragile balance of power in the Solar System shatters. Now, the race is on to discover if the protomolecule has escaped Venus, or if someone is building an army of super-soldiers.

Jim Holden is the center of it all. In spite of everything, he's still the best man for the job to find out what happened on Ganymede. Either way, the protomolecule is loose and Holden must find a way to stop it before war engulfs the entire system.

CALIBAN'S WAR is an action-packed space adventure following in the footsteps of the critically acclaimed Leviathan Wakes.


About the Author

James S.A. Corey is the pen name of fantasy author Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. They both live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Find out more about this series at www.the-expanse.com.

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Jeffrey Bluhm , March 08, 2018 (view all comments by Jeffrey Bluhm)
Here's how good this series is: I'm 80% of the way through the third novel and only now am able to tear myself away to review this, the second novel (the SyFy series based on these novels, The Expanse, is also worthy watching). This sophomore effort does not suffer from The-Empire-Strikes-Back-Syndrome of feeling like just a bridge between the first and third installments - it is a satisfying novel independent of its position in the series. Three new characters are introduced - Bobbie, as bad-assed a Martian marine as one could hope for; Prax, a delightfully geeky scientist from Ganymede who is an equally passionate father; and Avasarala, a UN undersecretary and one of the most delightfully profane characters I've ever come across. Even while expanding on the political aspects of the novel's universe, the pace never flags, while the characters continue to demonstrate depth and development worthy of top-shelf literature. Why are you wasting time reading this review instead of getting on with the series?

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dan.garciasatx , January 01, 2013 (view all comments by dan.garciasatx)
An exhilarating ride of a story -- glorious in it's mixed elements of space opera and horror and political thriller. This book was every bit as "un-put-down-able" as the previous novel, Leviathan Wakes. Cue the epic music and settle in for a high-G ride that will make you grip the edge of your crash couch.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780316129060
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
06/26/2012
Publisher:
Orbit
Language:
English
Pages:
611
Height:
9.25
Width:
6.00
Thickness:
1.75
LCCN:
2011031646
Series Number:
2
Author:
Daniel Abraham
Author:
Daniel Abraham
Author:
James S A Corey
Author:
James S. A. Corey
Subject:
Science Fiction and Fantasy-Adventure
Subject:
Literature-A to Z

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