Leviathan Wakes
When ice hauler Jim Holden and his crew discover a derelict ship, they set off a chain of events that will threaten the fragile peace of the solar system. Meanwhile, detective Miller searches for a missing woman on Ceres Station, and the two storylines collide in a mystery that reaches from the asteroid belt to the corridors of power on Earth and Mars.
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An ice freighter responds to a distress call and is destroyed for it. On Ceres, a noir detective takes a missing-persons case for a rich family. The two threads twist together around a strange new alien thing. First in the Expanse.
James S.A. Corey's main Expanse series has nine books, complete with Leviathan Falls (2021). There are also several novella collections set in the same universe.
Yes. The Expanse TV series, which ran on Syfy and Amazon Prime from 2015 to 2022, adapts the entire main book series. It is widely considered one of the most faithful science fiction adaptations.
Leviathan Wakes was written by James S.A. Corey, published in 2009 by Orbit.
Leviathan Wakes is 592 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Leviathan Wakes takes most readers 9 to 13 hours to finish.
Leviathan Wakes is a standalone novel by James S.A. Corey, not part of a series.
Leviathan Wakes is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
