Leviathan Wakes

Synopsis

This special 10th anniversary edition celebrates the revolutionary first book of the New York Times bestselling and Hugo-award winning Expanse series - a modern masterwork of science fiction with over 4 million copies sold worldwide.

NOW AN AMAZON PRIME TV SERIES

'Interplanetary adventure the way it ought to be' George R. R. Martin

Humanity has colonised the solar system - Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond - but the stars are still out of our reach.

Jim Holden is an officer on an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. When he and his crew discover a derelict ship called the Scopuli, they suddenly find themselves in possession of a deadly secret. A secret that someone is willing to kill for, and on an unimaginable scale. War is coming to the system, unless Jim can find out who abandoned the ship and why.

Detective Miller is looking for a girl. One girl in a system of billions, but her parents have money - and money talks. When the trail leads him to the Scopuli and Holden, they both realise this girl may hold the key to everything.

Holden and Miller must thread the needle between the Earth government, the Outer Planet revolutionaries and secret corporations, and the odds are against them. But out in the Belt, the rules are different, and one small ship can change the fate of the universe.

The Expanse is the biggest science fiction series of the last decade and is now a major TV series.

Praise for the Expanse:

'The science fictional equivalent of A Song of Ice and Fire' NPR Books

'As close as you'll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form' io9.com

'Great characters, excellent dialogue, memorable fights' wired.com

'High adventure equalling the best space opera has to offer, cutting-edge technology and a group of unforgettable characters . . . Perhaps one of the best tales the genre has yet to produce' Library Journal

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Summary

Chapter 1

* Holden Caulfield, a former detective, is hired to find Julie Mao, a missing woman from a wealthy family.
* Julie's ship, the Scopuli, was attacked by an unknown ship, and her whereabouts are unknown.

Chapter 2

* Holden and his crew travel to Eros Station to investigate the Scopuli's attack.
* They discover that the ship was carrying a secret cargo of ice from Jupiter's moon, Callisto.

Chapter 3

* Holden and his crew are pursued by a group of mysterious assailants who they believe are connected to Julie's disappearance.
* They narrowly escape and head to Saturn's moon, Titan, to refuel.

Chapter 4

* On Titan, Holden meets a mechanic named Amos Burton and hires him to help with the investigation.
* They also encounter a group of scientists who are working on a top-secret project.

Chapter 5

* Holden and his crew learn that the scientists on Titan are being blackmailed by a powerful corporation called Protogen.
* They suspect that Protogen is also involved in Julie's disappearance and the attack on the Scopuli.

Chapter 6

* Holden and his crew infiltrate Protogen's headquarters on Eros Station to gather evidence.
* They are arrested and tortured by Protogen security, but they escape with the help of Amos and the scientists.

Chapter 7

* Holden and his crew return to the Scopuli to search for Julie.
* They find her alive, but she has been infected with a mysterious virus that is spread by Protogen's ice.

Chapter 8

* Holden and his crew learn that the virus is a biological weapon that Protogen developed to clear out an alien settlement on Jupiter's moon, Gannymede.
* They confront Protogen's CEO, Jules-Pierre Mao, and demand answers.

Chapter 9

* Mao reveals that he ordered the attack on the Scopuli to cover up his company's involvement in the virus outbreak.
* Holden and his crew expose Protogen's crimes to the media, which leads to the arrest of Mao and a public outcry.

Chapter 10

* Holden and his crew are hailed as heroes for their role in bringing down Protogen.
* They continue to work together as a team, fighting against injustice and corruption in the solar system.