is the explosive opening to The Expanse series by James S.A. Corey (the pen name for Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck). It is a gritty space opera that blends a noir detective mystery with high-stakes political intrigue across a colonized solar system. Core Premise & Setting
The story is set in a future where humanity has colonized Mars, the Asteroid Belt, and the outer planets. Tensions are at a breaking point between the three major factions: The overpopulated ancestral home. Leviathan Wakes
A militaristic, technologically advanced independent colony. is the explosive opening to The Expanse series by James S
The book follows two primary POV characters whose paths eventually collide: Waking the Leviathan - by Andrew Liptak - Transfer Orbit the Asteroid Belt
