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Leviathan Falls
The biggest science fiction series of the decade comes to an incredible conclusion in the ninth and final novel in James S.A. Corey’s Hugo-award winning space opera that inspired the Prime Original series.
“An all-time genre classic.” –Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Hugo Award Winner for Best Series
The Laconian Empire has fallen, setting the thirteen hundred solar systems free from the rule of Winston Duarte. But the ancient enemy that killed the gate builders is awake, and the war against our universe has begun again.
In the dead system of Adro, Elvi Okoye leads a desperate scientific mission to understand what the gate builders were and what destroyed them, even if it means compromising herself and the half-alien children who bear the weight of her investigation. Through the wide-flung systems of humanity, Colonel Aliana Tanaka hunts for Duarte’s missing daughter. . . and the shattered emperor himself. And on the Rocinante, James Holden and his crew struggle to build a future for humanity out of the shards and ruins of all that has come before.
As nearly unimaginable forces prepare to annihilate all human life, Holden and a group of unlikely allies discover a last, desperate chance to unite all of humanity, with the promise of a vast galactic civilization free from wars, factions, lies, and secrets if they win.
But the price of victory may be worse than the cost of defeat.
"Interplanetary adventure the way it ought to be written." —George R. R. Martin
The Expanse
Leviathan Wakes
Caliban's War
Abaddon's Gate
Cibola Burn
Nemesis Games
Babylon's Ashes
Persepolis Rising
Tiamat's Wrath
Leviathan Falls
Memory's Legion
The Expanse Short Fiction
Drive
The Butcher of Anderson Station
Gods of Risk
The Churn
The Vital Abyss
Strange Dogs
Auberon
The Sins of Our Fathers
More Books from James S. A. Corey
Reviews
“Leviathan Falls” is the ninth and final novel in the Expanse Series by “James S. A. Corey.” This novel concludes the main storyline, although there is a novella set after this one. It has been a long journey with this story and these characters, but this novel does wrap up everything in an appropriate manner. I think the Dedication to the novel says it best: “Nine books later and you’re still here, so this one’s for you.” This novel is set after the fall of the Laconian Empire, and while this force has fallen it is by no means powerless. It’s High Counsel emerges from his stupor, and sets off on an unknown mission of his own. Meanwhile, mankind goes about its own messy and unpredictable business. The crew of the Rocinante are lying low, because they have a new crew member, the High Counsel’s daughter. Amos is and is not quite himself after having been killed, and subsequently “repaired” with alien technology. Linda and James are just happy to be alive and be together again. Alex finds out he’s a grandfather, and is very moved by this news. Unfortunately, there’s a bigger threat to humanity than just itself. The alien forces from outside the universe are stirring. They killed the protomolecule builders, and now they are coming for mankind. Can humanity put aside its differences and face this extinction-level threat? The Expanse ends much as it began, and the title of the first and last books is a tribute to this. The ending is bittersweet, but satisfying and completely appropriate for the characters and for the narrative. There’s even a hopeful epilogue, just to end things on a brighter note. It’s been a good series, and I realize I put off reading the last novel because I didn’t want it to end. It’s been a good story though, and I enjoyed it a lot.
By Prairie_Dog
Great wrap for the best sci-fi story in history
By Boatsailer21
The book is awesome! But some of the chapters are out of order on this iBooks version.
By JetJamesUS
If you’ve made it this far you’ll be satisfied by the ending. Doesn’t quite reach the heights of Tiamat’s Wrath, which is the best in the series in my opinion. But it’s a good and fitting sendoff - the authors clearly knew where they wanted to go and executed a solid plan to get there, and their writing skills clearly improved throughout the series (particularly noticeable when comparing books 8-9 to books 1-2). 4/5 instead of 5/5 for me because there were some plot points that I felt conflicted with the series’ in-world logic a bit, but nothing fatal that kept me from enjoying the ending.
By DanJBarn
Sad it’s over….
By Fliporama1