What have you read/watched/played/created/listened to this year?
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I finally read through all 9 main books of The Expanse and I cannot recommend them highly enough. for fans of the show, the books have so much more. including a 30 year time skip. the events also happen in a slightly different order than in the series, which, to me, changes the overall story more than I expected.
if you like sci-fi that doesn't skimp on the physics, pick up a copy of Leviathan Wakes (looking at you, Andy Weir fans)
currently reading through Asimov's Foundation series of novels and I'm loving them so far
I commented above that Project Hail Mary was on a list of books I wish I could forget and read again for the first time. The Expanse is THE series I wish I could forget and read again for the first time. It’s so stinking good!
I finished it shortly after the last book came out in 2021 and I still haven’t read anything that hooked me as hard as series that did. I’ve been chasing that high ever since.
I'm waiting for that feeling to reeeally set in before I reach for book 10, which is a collection of the short stories that came out in between novels. I've also got the 4 comic book series on my wish list, too. I know Wes is helping write the current series Expanse: A Little Death and that's enough of a draw for me.
we've also been blessed with a new series from the boys behind the pseudonym - the first book is called The Mercy of Gods and I've heard good things!
Oh yes! I have the short story collection and I read them in between books on my second time through. They are fantastic! I participated in the Kickstarter for the Dragon Tooth comics, they gave out some cool little things with it. The DT comics are really good too. I will def look into Wes’s stuff, I love that guy. I know Amos is everyone’s favorite character, I like him too, but Miller is my favorite. I wish I could find more scifi noir books with characters like him.
I did pick up the first book in their new series, I haven’t read it yet though. I keep hearing good things, but I want to wait until book 2 is closer because I know I’ll want to dive right in. Unless the authors seriously fuck up the series, or any of their series for that matter, they are pretty much guaranteed to get some of my money. I adore their science fiction stories so much and they are great writers.
Miller and, by association, Thomas Jane will always have a place in my heart. I was so glad I got to witness his story wrap up in the most delightful and unexpected way.
I also just heard TJ was cast as Bones for the final season of Star Trek: SNW, and say what you will about that show, but I, for one, am* looking forward to seeing Jane back on the role of Grumpy Older Guy in Space™
Oh that’s good to hear! I love SNW, that will be fun to see him in.
The Expanse series is definitely on my to read list. So is the foundation series.
I'm on book 4 of The Expanse right now. +1 from me.
I'll tell you the same thing my buddy (who originally recommended the series) told me when I was about that far in:
"you're almost to the part where it starts to get interesting!"
I can't explain how much that motivated/excited me to keep reading. he was not wrong.
I’ll preface my comment with: I love the series and it’s probably my favorite scifi series of all time. I recommend it any time I hear someone even contemplating reading it.
I think book 4 is the worst of the series and it’s still good. The story progresses really well, I love the planet they are on, most of the characters are good. That said, I hate the chapters from Elvis’s perspective. I don’t like book 4 Elvi, but I like her chapters later in the series and I like show Elvi.
It really is where the series picks up and seriously takes off. I could talk Expanse all day, I love it so much. It’s right up there with Star Trek in my book :)