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The seventh installment of the New York Times‑bestselling Expanse saga follows the Rocinante crew as they face an old adversary who returns empowered by unprecedented technology. Amidst the fragile alliance of the inner planets and the Belt, colony worlds such as Laconia confront a hidden threat that seeks to reshape human society. New weapons and shifting alliances ignite the familiar cycle of conflict, testing the crew’s resilience and the fragile peace that defines humanity’s expansion into space.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: James S. A. Corey
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