![]() As in those novels, Corey tells the story through multiple Points of View: Elvi Okoye, one of the scientists on New Terra charged with cataloguing the various life forms and the environment Havelock, a security officer aboard one of ships orbiting New Terra and Basia Merton, one of the first colonists who arrived (squatters, one might say) on New Terra and part of a group unhappy with the RCE. ![]() Holden is one of the most famous men in the solar system, thanks to the events detailed in the previous three novels of The Expanse ( Leviathan Wakes, Caliban’s War, and Abaddon’s Gate). Returning as one of the primary viewpoint characters is James Holden, captain of the Rocinate. Howsoever you cut up the pieces of the whole, all of it makes for a damned fine and fun read. What we have here is a novel with some first contact / planet colonization elements, some ancient alien archaeology/ruins, and political thriller elements, among many other things. Though to be fair, the seeds for this stellar novel were planted in previous volumes, truly expanding what they are attempting with The Expanse. ![]() Nothing could be further from the case with Cibola Burn by James S.A. ![]() ![]() When an author (or in this case author team) is three books into a series, they can easily fall into the trap of going through the motions with the fourth book. ![]()
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