However, this was done to provide some necessary backstory to certain characters to explain their motivations. As people were reading, many plot points were spoiled by the show. The largest complaint came from those trying to read the books while simultaneously watching the television show, as The Expanse's plot was not told in a linear fashion that matched up to the novels. Many have pointed to Prax and Bobbie being the most different when held up to their novel counterparts, and James Holden's character was made to be far less idealistic. ![]() Characterizations were changed as well to better fit the plot. As avid readers and watchers of the books and TV series, A.Ron and Pete have. Avasarala, for example, doesn't appear until the crew gets to Caliban, whereas in the television series, she's introduced immediately. Jim and A.Ron review each weeks episode of Amazon Primes The Expanse and. Characters in The Expanse were introduced early in the series, rather than popping up at random as they do in the novels. Persepolis Rising - I was really worried for the end of the series when I read this as this and the previous book didn't seem to be moving the plot forwardĩ.The largest departure that The Expanse made from its literary source material was its use of the main characters, and cherry-picking pieces from different books to better fit the narrative. It does feel like it wound up being key to the endgame, though.Ĩ. Cibola Burns - I really enjoyed this one upon first read, but it just gets overshadowed by how great the ones above it are. Sad to see him die in the first one but he showed back up in other guises later on.ħ. I loved the space noir vibes I got from him. Leviathan Wakes - Miller was my favorite character in this. I just love everyone who is introduced in this one. At the time it felt like a great call-back to her sister, but she's been in the series far longer than Julie ever was.ĥ. Abaddon's Gate - Really love the introduction of Clarissa Mao. Elvi is an underrated POV character and I'm glad she was the one who studied the BFD (BFE)Ĥ. Tiamat's Wrath - We finally started to understand the protomolecule engineers and those who destroyed them. Expanse - Max Levels: 2 - Increases total ammo capacity for Throwing Weapons Sharpshooter - Max Levels: 2 - Reduces aiming time with Heavy Crossbows. And Marco Inaros is the best villain of the series.ģ. And the fact that the destruction of earth happened kinda off-screen was an incredibly bold decision that paid off. After wall, what is the saying, we don't truly die until all those who knew us die, too.Ģ. Also even characters who had died earlier in the series managed to have codas to their arcs in really beautiful ways. James Holden had the most James Holden ending ever. But it also found ways to tie up emotional beats that were present from the start of the series. Leviathan Falls - I think some of the themes of the series came to focus in this book. Thank you for taking the time to share it!! <3ġ. U/towns_, I hope you don't mind, but I've reformatted your comment for ease of viewing. Persepolis Rising - I was really worried for the end of the series when I read this as this and the previous book didn't seem to be moving the plot forwardīabylon's Ashes - I literally don't remember the plot of this It does feel like it wound up being key to the endgame, though. Sad to see him die in the first one but he showed back up in other guises later on.Ĭibola Burns - I really enjoyed this one upon first read, but it just gets overshadowed by how great the ones above it are. At the time it felt like a great call-back to her sister, but she's been in the series far longer than Julie ever was.Ĭaliban's War. Elvi is an underrated POV character and I'm glad she was the one who studied the BFD (BFE)Ībaddon's Gate - Really love the introduction of Clarissa Mao. Tiamat's Wrath - We finally started to understand the protomolecule engineers and those who destroyed them. And Marco Inaros is the best villain of the series. After wall, what is the saying, we don't truly die until all those who knew us die, too. Holden and crew are caught in the middle of a battle Millers partner goes missing. ![]() I was googling to see if anybody had posted this and am absolutely flummoxed nobody has responded to you.
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