This whole tale – that spans the Solar system – is told through Holden and Miller’s viewpoints. But out in the Belt, the rules are different, and one small ship can change the fate of the universe. Holden and Miller must thread the needle between the Earth government, the Outer Planet revolutionaries, and secretive corporations – and the odds are againstem. When the trail leads him to the Scopul i and rebel sympathiser Holden, he realises that this girl may hold the key to everything. One girl in a system of billions, but her parents have money and money talks.
War is brewing in the system, unless Jim can find out who left the ship and why.ĭetective Miller is looking for a girl. A secret that someone is willing to kill for. When he and his crew stumble upon a derelict ship, the Scopuli, they find themselves in possession of a secret they never wanted. Jim Holden is an officer on an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the Belt. Humanity has colonised the solar system – Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond – but the stars are still out of our reach. And Leviathan Wakes was also shortlisted for both the Hugo and Locus Awards last year. Cory is the pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, who wrote this together. Although I did have some hope about this particular offering – James A. Because writing a really good space opera takes a lot of skill.
All too often, I’ve picked up a recommended space opera that is supposed to be character-led, with plenty of action and a sharp, well-rounded world, only to find that it isn’t. I’ll be honest – although I’d heard a lot of good things about this book, I did approach it with some scepticism.
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