Suggestions based on expanse books series#

It was all a distraction to allow Duarte and his loyalists to set up a colony on Laconia, a planet with an unusual alien artifact in orbit around it: a construction platform that can create space vessels with advanced capabilities based on protomolecule technology. If it weren’t for this deal, millions on Earth would still be alive, and the Free Navy would have been completely impotent without ships or rail guns to attach to the ring station. Given that he traded MCRN military equipment to Marco Inaros in exchange for the protomolecule sample the rogue Belters stole from Fred Johnson, it’s clear that he felt that the devastating price he paid for the final bit of blue goo was worth it.

Suggestions based on expanse books series#

It’s probably obvious given the events of The Expanse series finale that Admiral Duarte is the main antagonist of the final story arc in the books. That’s not the recommended path, of course (read the whole thing!), but here’s what’s in store for anyone who takes that shortcut. The good news is that Persepolis Rising can be a starting point, skipping the first five books with only minor catching up to do. But the floodgates likely opened after the series finale aired for those looking to answer the questions left unresolved by the show’s untimely cancelation with books seven through nine still unadapted.įor those still on the fence, we’ll attempt to outline the plot of the remaining story without spoiling the big moments that should be experienced firsthand.

Corey novels upon which the series is based probably have at least thought about checking out the books at some point.

Many fans of The Expanse on Prime Video who haven’t already read the James S. This article contains The Expanse spoilers.