Tiamat's Wrath

by James S.A. Corey

560 pages

English language

Published Oct. 25, 2020 by Little, Brown Book Group Limited.

ISBN:: 978-0-356-51036-1

(14 reviews)

Tiamat's Wrath is a science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey, the pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, and the eighth book in their series The Expanse. Following the series' tradition of referring to ancient mythology in its titles, the book's title references the Babylonian goddess Tiamat who took part in the creation of the universe.

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Jakers reviewed Tiamat's Wrath by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse, #8)

I was not emotionally prepared for this book.

5 stars

Content warning Vague plot spoilers

There's a lot to say about this book. It reminds me a lot of the first three books in the series, especially in terms of pacing. There's never a moment where the story stops happening, except maybe to build on some of the characters. The pacing is incredible, and sets up the final book in a way that had me both excited to finish the series and dreading the end - I genuinely don't want this to be over.

This book was incredibly well-paced. I won't spoil anything, but there's a major character death involved, but it happens during one of the massive battles in the book. But the others can't really stop, and instead, they carry that with them until the end of the book. When you finally get a chance to take a breath, you realize there's one more thing to do: you have to mourn with the remaining crew of the Roci. It's such a brilliant, well-written moment that truly reflects what it must be like to lose someone you love in battle, but having to continue fighting.

I'm taking a bit of a breather before Leviathan Falls, but good lord, I can't wait to see how all this ends up.

PaperbackReader reviewed Tiamat's Wrath by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse 8)

Review of "Tiamat's Wrath" on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

There are only a handful of series I can think of that have stayed this good through this many books -- Jordan's Wheel of Time, Butcher's Dresden Files, Pratchett's Discworld, a few others -- and I see no reason to think the next book, whenever it arrives, will be any different than this one. Which was great, by the way. Excellent stuff.

Keith Stevenson reviewed Tiamat's Wrath by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse 8)

Review of "Tiamat's Wrath" on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

James SA Corey postponed the release of Tiamat's Wrath so they could concentrate on getting it right. It was worth the wait. Persepolis Rising (book 7) was a difficult book, bringing in a significant time jump for the lead characters and ending on a huge downer with the crew of the Rocinante fragmented: some captured, some on the run. One of the strengths of Tiamat's Wrath is how these characters - isolated and in difficult circumstances - pull themselves up to a position where they can strike back. This is one of the strongest books in the series with brilliant plot and character reveals throughout.