Book Blog: The Expanse by James S.A. Corey

This series is both books and television.  I encountered it backwards, as in the series appeared on Netflix and had enough decent recommendations for me to take a look.  It was very confusing at the start, because a lot happens in a short time and the action flips between three sets of characters on Earth, on Ceres Station and in space on a succession of ships. [And no, I will not try to say that last bit aloud].

A few episodes in I discovered the books and in short order became hooked.  In my opinion, this is very good science fiction, with believable science (at least to me).  It is character driven but with a fascinating universe around them.  There is the ancient story of war and politics between Earthborn, Marsborn and Belters, the people who have lived and worked for generations in the asteroid belts.  There are intriguing characters.  Humans have evolved to some degree.  There is no longer any sort of fuss made about what relationships people choose to have.  But they still pick fights with one another about real estate and business interests, and they still talk about "them" and "us."  

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