The Expanse — Reading Order
by James S.A. Corey
Humanity has colonized the solar system — and is about to discover something that changes everything. Hard sci-fi at its best.
Leviathan Wakes
James S.A. Corey · 2011
A missing girl and a derelict ship lead detective Miller and Captain Holden to a terrifying alien discovery.
Caliban's War
James S.A. Corey · 2012
The alien protomolecule has escaped Venus. A soldier, a politician, and a botanist join Holden to stop the next war.
Abaddon's Gate
James S.A. Corey · 2013
A massive alien ring gate appears beyond Uranus, opening the door to a thousand new worlds — and unknown dangers.
Cibola Burn
James S.A. Corey · 2014
Humanity rushes through the gates to colonize new worlds, but an ancient alien threat awakens on Ilus.
Nemesis Games
James S.A. Corey · 2015
The crew of the Rocinante is scattered when a radical faction launches a devastating attack on Earth.
Babylon's Ashes
James S.A. Corey · 2016
The Free Navy controls the gates and the solar system teeters on the edge of collapse.
Persepolis Rising
James S.A. Corey · 2017
Thirty years of peace shatter when a lost colony returns with a massive warship and alien technology.
Tiamat's Wrath
James S.A. Corey · 2019
The Laconian Empire rules, but its emperor's experiments with the alien builders attract terrifying attention.
Leviathan Falls
James S.A. Corey · 2021
The final book. Humanity faces extinction as the war between the builders and their enemy reaches its climax.