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Aug 29, 2023JackRackham19 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I just completed my first read through of this book. It was about 400 pages longer than it needed to be. The overarching plot moved forward some, but the narrative surrounding it often felt like text I needed to chew through so I can…
Dec 13, 2022reneanthony rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Sadly, this installment is where the series lost me. I got about half way through the book but it became very difficult to connect to the story anymore.
Jun 01, 2021susan_findlay rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Third installment in the series. Like the previous two books, there is an epic feel to it. Set in the semi-near future, humanity has grown too populous for Earth and has expanded out into the rest of the solar system. In the last book,…
Mar 23, 2021RebelBelle13 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Another hit from SA Corey! The third installment of The Expanse was much better than the second, and filled with new characters and near-constant action. I truly enjoyed Clarissa/Melba's point of view- she was my new favorite. Bull's…
Feb 15, 2021hgibbins rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
It would be very difficult to describe all the ins and outs of the plot in a review such as this, because it is so detailed, and I would be afraid of missing something. This book takes place a few years after Caliban's War, and the entity…
Jan 24, 2021Keeper_of_the_Book_Hoard rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I appreciate the way this series gradually unfolds. Each book is a fast paced adventure, but the world move slowly from our solar system and towards the stars. We learn just a little more about the aliens and their motivations, too.…
Dec 11, 2020joe_strnad rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A little slow to start - a lot of Holden and crew waiting around to do their thing when they get hired to sail out to the Ring. Even when three fleets arrive it took awhile to see how this was important. Once Holden entered the station and…
Jan 12, 2020VaughanPLDavidB rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This was an effective story that drove the narrative of this saga nicely forward. There was a personal vendetta and a blundering attempt to explore a strange new phenomenon, both of which got a lot of people killed. The only reason I…
Jan 18, 2019goddessbeth rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
So far, this is one of my favorite book series of all time. Like books 1 and 2 before it, Abaddon's Gate kept me up late and fully immersed in the story. The intrigue of the protomolecule mystery continues to grow, and we do get some…
Oct 17, 2018
Fantastic addition to the series, I look forward to seeing where it goes from here!
Feb 16, 2018tleonard81 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This one got some so-so reviews. It did dragged a bit but overall still a great book and fun action.
May 17, 2017clflemin rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Books one and two were entertaining, if flawed, but the third is a complete let down. Weak characters coupled with a slow pace and thin plot tied together by a string of unlikely contrivances. The authors failed keep a rather basic story…
Sep 13, 2016pspice rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I gave it 4 stars. Great new characters - Bull, Clarissa and Anna. Holden and his crew are not as front and centre. Really looking forward to Nemesis Games and a new season of The Expanse on t.v.
Jun 10, 2016
No. 6 in "The Expanse" series
Jun 10, 2016
No. 6 in "The Expanse" series
mvkramer
Apr 05, 2016mvkramer rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Another exciting volume! As usual, the plot is exciting - everyone is making a play for the Ring that the alien ship built at the edge of the solar system, even though no one knows what it does. Meanwhile, Clarissa Mao is hunting Holden to…
Apr 20, 2015
Book 3 - Before Cibbola burn
Nov 11, 2013mexicanadiense rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Highly entertaining book, I wanted to give it 4 stars but in the end I took off a half-star due to my disappointment over how the eventual climax once again took place as a big shootout in deep space, I think the authors could have mixed…
Aug 09, 2013dscrimshaw rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This series keeps getting better and better. And according to the authors' website, the next book is pretty much written!
lasertravis
Jun 27, 2013lasertravis rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Great sci-fi book. Great sci-fi series. If this is the last book, I am sad. The characters and the action are what are written best. The dialogue improved drastically from the first book to the second and third. I was emotionally invested…