Leviathan Wakes

592 pages

Published June 1, 2011 by Orbit.

ISBN:
978-1-84149-988-8
Copied ISBN!
Goodreads:
8855321

View on OpenLibrary

View on Inventaire

4 stars (38 reviews)

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

Jim Holden is XO of an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. When he and his crew stumble upon a derelict ship, the Scopuli, they find themselves in possession of a secret they never wanted. A secret that someone is willing to kill for—and kill on a scale unfathomable to Jim and his crew. War is brewing in the system unless he can find out who left 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 rebel sympathizer Holden, he realizes that this girl may be the key to everything.

Holden and Miller …

20 editions

Review of 'Leviathan Wakes' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

So I started reading this book 1 year ago...
I remember very vaguely that it kind of bored me; the vocabulary was complicated, the author uses some technical words I don't understand, and it generally didn't entertain me...
However, the idea of an interplanetary society that's set up in this novel, is very fascinating, additionally with the perspectives of 2 different, opposite characters, is also a very interesting way of telling a story.

Ultimately, I would give it a 3/5

Review of 'Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, 1)' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

Of course, I never want to be disappointed in a book I’ve chosen. Somehow, I feel especially disappointed when said book is from one of my favorite genres. This was exceedingly long in relation to the number of interesting things presented. I hope this was a daily deal (that I didn’t spend an Audible credit on it). I won’t continue with the series.

Review of 'Leviathan wakes' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I've watched the Expanse on TV and decided I'd listen to this book. One thing I want to say is that only half of the story in the first book is covered in the TV series. So, I have more to look forward to. I really liked the characters and how the plot turned. Very good I can't wait to see how they cover the rest of the book in the series.

Review of 'Leviathan Wakes' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I decided to read this book due to my enjoyment of "The Expanse" on SyFy. I rather enjoyed the book, and while there are some major differences between the show and the book, I thought the show really captured the major themes of the book. If anything, the show downplayed some of the stronger sequences of the novel. I'm very much looking forward to both the next season of the show, and to reading the rest of the series. I think I'll start the next book now, as a matter of fact.

Review of 'Leviathan Wakes' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I really enjoyed this book. It's a solid space adventure with some nice plot twists and good reveals. I was worried at the beginning - particularly during the scenes on Ceres - that this was going to be an example of a story that just uses an SF setting but isn't necessarily SF. However things really kicked into full-fledged SF mode once the initial worldbuilding of the political situation of Earth/ Mars/ Belt was rounded out, and it never looked back after that. My only other (early) worry was that the character of Holden was just too damn 'goody-good' to be true. Luckily the other characters are more grounded and cynical and call Holden on his wide-eyed worldview. It's not as cutting-edge science fictionally as, say, Paul Macauley's Quiet War series or Charles Stross's work, but it's certainly got some interesting ideas and goes quite some way to creating a …

avatar for alrowell

rated it

4 stars
avatar for exidor

rated it

3 stars
avatar for davercade

rated it

4 stars
avatar for neontapir

rated it

4 stars
avatar for TedTschopp

rated it

4 stars
avatar for tomchappell

rated it

5 stars
avatar for jeroen

rated it

3 stars
avatar for masyukun

rated it

3 stars
avatar for macr

rated it

4 stars
avatar for PinkFloydian

rated it

4 stars
avatar for steevmi1

rated it

3 stars
avatar for todb

rated it

5 stars
avatar for Conbini

rated it

3 stars
avatar for Alyanorne

rated it

2 stars
avatar for cyberhuman

rated it

4 stars
avatar for Elessar

rated it

5 stars
avatar for lordbowlich

rated it

4 stars
avatar for mtthwcmpbll

rated it

5 stars
avatar for Unfreeze4257

rated it

4 stars
avatar for timberry

rated it

5 stars
avatar for cjkarr

rated it

5 stars
avatar for teadragon

rated it

5 stars
avatar for cafeconpan

rated it

5 stars
avatar for tdanner

rated it

4 stars
avatar for nocalla

rated it

5 stars
avatar for derekgottlieb

rated it

5 stars
avatar for SpaceCamel

rated it

5 stars