Reddit reviews Leviathan Wakes
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Leviathan Wakes
Reddit reviews Leviathan WakesWe found 46 Reddit comments about Leviathan Wakes. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
Oh I hope Leviathan Wakes wins best novel. If anyone hasn't heard of it now's the best time to start. Quite a great read and the sequel comes out this summer.
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey.
I thought it might be nice to try some near future space opera set within our solar system, it seems to have some great reviews.
I've just finished Leviathan Wakes, an excellent hard sci-fi space opera. A sequel should come out this summer
I just finished Leviathan Wakes by James Corey and thought it was an enjoyable read.
The 1st book is Leviathan Wakes - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316129089
Description stolen from Amazon:
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 must thread the needle between the Earth government, the Outer Planet revolutionaries, and secretive corporations - and the odds are against them. But out in the Belt, the rules are different, and one small ship can change the fate of the universe.
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Cool book, old school hard sci-fi, features Ceres heavily.
cough I'll just leave this right here
Oh, and also check out Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey. It's really good.
Leviathan Wakes by James Corey
>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.
Yep, definitely. Here's a link to the first book!
The best sci-fi book series to come out in a very long time! The first book is Leviathan Wakes; five more have been written so far, and three more are scheduled to come out over the next three years (and the authors have been pretty good about keeping to that schedule, unlike a certain fantasy author we all know and love).
If reading books isn't your jam or you don't have time, there are also audiobooks some fans swear by. There's also a TV show which just wrapped up its second season, which you can get on Amazon Prime in the US and Netflix everywhere else.
If you like sci-fi that does its best to stick to actual science, space battles, political intrigue, and likeable characters who grow more complex with every book, I highly reccommend it!
The Expanse series is the closest I've been able to find.
It follows a small scrappy crew and their struggles to stay flying amid civil war and lots, lots more. I don't want to spoil anything. It's a great read.
How about The Expanse trilogy by James S.A. Corey? First book is Leviathan Wakes.
It is completely sci-fi, but has a lot of horror elements.
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey!! It's the first book in The Expanse series and it has seriously every thing you're looking for, and is a great, well written space opera.
Swan Song - Robert McCammon Of the books I read last year this was my favorite.
Old Man's War - John Scazi - It's a pretty fun Military Sci-fi series
Leviathan Wakes - S. A. Corey - Near space, space opera.
Mistborn - Brandon Sanderson - Epic Fantasy with an interesting magic system, good place to start with a popular author
The Blade Itself - Joe Abercrombie - "Grimm Dark" fantasy, he does an interesting thing by playing with a LotR style quest.
The Black Prism - Brent Weeks - Interesting Magic system, one of my favorite ongoing fantasy series. Much better than his first trilogy IMHO
Midnight Riot - Ben Aaronovitch - Funny urban fantasy series that takes place in London
His Majesty's Dragon - Namoi Novik - Napoleonic* war + dragon's, fun quick reads.
Sevenes - Neal Stephenson - Stand Alone sci-fi novel about human's trying to survive in space as the world ends.
I can suggest more if you want, and I assume you've probably read at least some of these. Hope you enjoy some of them at least though.
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
From Amazon.com:
>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 must thread the needle between the Earth government, the Outer Planet revolutionaries, and secretive corporations - and the odds are against them. But out in the Belt, the rules are different, and one small ship can change the fate of the universe.
I really enjoyed the Expanse series, by James SA Corey (Pen name for Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck) so far. There's a trilogy and two novellas out now, with three more novels expected.
EDIT: Should mention the first book in the series is Leviathan Wakes. Picked it up because of the GRRM blurb on the cover but absolutely loved it.
This book had a little Space Jiu Jitsu in it... also space pirates and puke zombies, pretty good stuff.
I flew through the book series for The Expanse quicker than anything I have in a while (I listened to them on audiobooks). The first one Leviathan Wakes is some of the best sci-fi I've 'read' in a while. There are 4 books(and a few short stories) out so far with another 5 planned.
The recent Leviathan Wakes has a similar thematic vibe. Also, is one of those that you start before bed, then end up staying awake late as all hell because you can't put it down.
If you like the show, I recommend you check out the book series it's based on, by James S.A. Corey. The first book is Leviathan Wakes.
The show looks like it will be good. The books have already proven themselves to be good.
Leviathan Wakes by James Corey was the best space sci fi I've read in awhile. It starts as an intersolar detective story, quickly turns epic. The political intrigue is a ton of fun, and the characters are top notch.
http://www.amazon.com/Leviathan-Wakes-James-S-A-Corey/dp/0316129089
I've fallen on a deep sci-fi binge, so I'm going to recommend what I've read so far (lately) and loved:
Ender Series: The sequels to "Ender's Game" are not on par with the first, but they're compelling nonetheless (except maybe Childrens of the Mind), and the Bean series (Ender's Shadow and the sequels) is GREAT. I would recommend reading the sequels, and if not, to stay with the same Ender's Game vibe, then at least read Ender's Shadow, as it opens up the story a lot more.
Foundation (Isaac Asimov): One of the groundbreaking sci-fi series. I've currently read only the first one (Foundation) and absolutely loved it. It takes up several character's point of view over the course of a lot of years. But don't worry, each character get their spot lights and they shine in it. And the universe he creates is one I'm anxious to get back once I finish with...
Leviathan Wakes (James S.A. Corey): This one I'm still reading, so I won't jump up and say: READ IT, IT'S AMAZING! But I will say this, it's long and full of twists, but it's two central characters are fun and interesting. Someone said it's like reading the best sci-fi movie there is. And it kind of is. It's full of action, suspense, some horror and fun writing. I would check it out if I were you.
Spin: I enjoyed this one. Not fanatical about it, but still enjoyable. It's a little bit too long, but the mystery around the event that occurs in the book is interesting and compelling enough to continue. The characters feel real, and the drama around it is fun.
A while ago I also read: The Forever War which I liked a lot. I like seeing humanity evolve, so this book was awesome. I hear it's a lot like Old Man's War, but I've heard better things from Forever War than Old Man's. Might be worth checking out.
Hope I was helpful!
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For a newish, highly entertaining read, I'd recommend Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey. Do it soon, Syfy is making a TV series out of it next year, and you don't want the crappy photo reprint cover with the embossed "NOW A HIT TV SERIES" burst.
James S. A. Corey reminds me of Crichton in a lot of ways. I strongly recommend Leviathan Wakes. STRONGLY RECOMMEND.
Is this the listing you're referring to? No Kindle version... :-(
https://www.amazon.com/Leviathan-Wakes-James-S-Corey/dp/0316129089/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488179647&sr=8-1&keywords=expanse+book+1
Oh my, yes you are right. I didn't look it up as I thought I could trust my memory. But I guess not haha.
Here's an Amazon link to the book
The Expanse books are amazing. The first one is called Leviathan Wakes
In case you haven't seen the TV show, the story is allllllmost hard scifi and takes place in an era where we've colonized mars and the asteroid belt along with some Jovian moons. It reflects on what happens to society when humanity is spread so far... both physically (belters are taller, skinnier, and have developed an entirely different kind of body language that can be easily seen through a space suit) and politically.
For a little more 'out there' sci fi, give the Long Earth series a try.
The conceit is this: Someone develops a device called a "Stepper". The stepper lets you step "right" or "left" into a parallel universe, only so slightly different from our own. If you step left, then right, you'll be back where you started. The major difference: Our universe seems to be the only one inhabited.
This starts a gold rush of sorts. We now have infinite resources, as you can just step a few paces to the left or right and find an entire world worth of raw material that can be brought back. The worlds get progressively more different the farther out you go. At one point there's a gap, where the earth itself was blown up by some unknown force. We wind up using this to cheaply launch space craft. Build it in one universe, step to the gap, and you're immediately out of the gravity well.
The book plays very hard on the "What if" scenario here.
I would say Leviathan Wakes would be right up your street. Well written, keeps you interested and wanting to turn pages. Praised by George R. R. Martin no less.
I've really been looking forward to Leviathan Wakes. No good reason beside that I hear it's awesome and I'm a sucker for a good space opera.
Leviathan Wakes has the most realistic space battles I've ever read, albeit in a near-future setting. It's nothing like submarine warfare, though.
EDIT: dirty_res wrote up a more complete treatment of the entire series. I wasn't aware it's being made into a TV show!
For a more sci-fi feel check out the expanse series by James S.A Corey,
also the long price quartet by Daniel Abraham, is pretty neat as it is fantasy that isn't centered around Europe.
I would also recommend checking out the First Law series by Joe Abercrombie
the links are in order
Leviathan Wakes has the ships flip around backwards. But I think the difference you may be looking for is one of the dividing lines between hard(ish) and soft(ish) SF.
Or book series. Leviathan Wakes https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316129089/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fY8RAbB7EV87E
> "Leviathon Series"
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I had a larger post but I accidentally pressed backspace. Doh.
Getting details in is the hardest part about sci-fi/fantasy by far. It's a balancing act that you just have to figure out on your own. I've done a larger post specifically geared towards openings in the two generas, but it also contains some ways to avoid getting in the info-dump dumps (after much help from this sub as well). On a personal note I'm still mostly figuring it out through trial and error. Typically this sub will be vocal about details that I don't need; ensuring that I only have the stuff that matters. On the topic of flashbacks, I highly recommend reading the opening to Levithan wakes (hit the look inside button), which uses a flashback effectively. I think I don't mind it in Wakes, because the details pertain to the situation at hand, and thus it doesn't feel like I'm just getting random facts about the situation. I haven't done much analysis on the book other than 'hurr space opera noir', since I'm pretty busy with school.
Here's my post on sci-fi fantasy openings. link skip past the specific stuff to the review.
I think the epitome of a good world building detail is in the Game of Thrones series. There isn't a moon in his world, but George R. Martin never says it. He weaves in the detail by having the characters authentically look up at the sky, the complete removal of anything moon related, and the lack of light at night. The fans who really care about those types of details will notice, and the rest of plebians will just breeze over that fact.
Check this book out http://www.amazon.com/Leviathan-Wakes-James-S-A-Corey/dp/0316129089/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414424976&sr=8-1&keywords=leviathan+wakes
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey.
Leviathan Wakes should be mentioned.
The Night Circus has gotten a lot of praise. I haven't read it yet, but I'm aware of it's growing fan base.
I'm sure 'The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making' is a great story but it's a pet peeve of mine to include Children and Young adult books in a 'best of' list. This is probably a result of seeing Harry Potter Book 4 win a Hugo award.
Check out The Expanse series by James S. A. Corey. Excellent space opera series that combines a bit of BSG with a crew like Serenity.
I really liked Dead Space Martyr (Catalyst was horrible).
I wish there were better sci-fi horror books out there.
Currently reading the third book of Leviathan wakes.
http://www.amazon.com/Leviathan-Wakes-James-S-A-Corey/dp/0316129089
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316129089
Or you can get Leviathan Wakes (the book) for about $7.
And since season 1 doesn't cover all of Leviathan Wakes, you'll read some of the story that will be in season 2
www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0316129089/ref=sr_1_1_twi_pap_1_olp?ie=UTF8&sr=8-1&keywords=leviathan+wakes