James S. A. Corey · novel series
The Expanse books in order
A completed science-fiction space-opera series comprising nine novels and separately published short fiction.
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- 1 The Butcher of Anderson Station
Book prequel · novelette · 2011
A novelette set in the hard-scrabble world of James S. A. Corey's NYT-bestselling Expanse series, The Butcher of Anderson Station deepens the story of Colonel Fred Johnson's past as seen on the fifth episode of Season 1 of The Expanse.…
- 2 Leviathan Wakes
Book 1 · novel · 2011
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…
- 3 Drive
Book prequel · short_story · 2012
A novella set in the universe of James S. A. Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series, now a Prime Original series. This story will be available in the complete Expanse story collection, Memory's Legion. HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR…
- 4 Caliban's War
Book 2 · novel · 2012
We are not alone. On Ganymede, breadbasket of the outer planets, a Martian marine watches as her platoon is slaughtered by a monstrous supersoldier. On Earth, a high-level politician struggles to prevent interplanetary war from…
- 5 Gods of Risk
Book 2.5 · novella · 2012
A novella set in the hard-scrabble world of James S. A. Corey's NYT-bestselling Expanse series, Gods of Risk tells the story of Bobbie Draper following the events of Caliban's War. This story will be available in the complete Expanse…
- 6 Abaddon's Gate
Book 3 · novel · 2013
The third book in the NYT bestselling Expanse series, Abaddon's Gate opens the door to the ruins of an alien gate network, and the crew of the Rocinante may hold the key to unlocking its secrets. Now a Prime Original series. For…
- 7 The Churn
Book prequel · novella · 2014
A novella set in the hard-scrabble world of James S. A. Corey's NYT-bestselling Expanse series, The Churn takes the bestselling sci-fi series to the dark world of organized crime, drugs, secrets, and murder that shaped the Rocinante's…
- 8 Cibola Burn
Book 4 · novel · 2014
The fourth book in the NYT bestselling Expanse series, Cibola Burn sees the crew of the Rocinante on a new frontier, as the rush to colonize the new planets threatens to outrun law and order and give way to war and chaos. Now a Prime…
- 9 The Vital Abyss
Book 5.5 · novella · 2015
A novella set in the hard-scrabble world of James S. A. Corey's NYT-bestselling Expanse series, The Vital Abyss is the secret history of the cataclysmic events that occurred on Eros station, and the revelation of what came after. . . Now…
- 10 Nemesis Games
Book 5 · novel · 2015
The fifth book in the NYT bestselling Expanse series, Nemesis Games drives the crew of the Rocinante apart, and as they struggle to survive, the inner planets fall victim to an enemy's catastrophic plan. Now a Prime Original series. A…
- 11 Babylon's Ashes
Book 6 · novel · 2016
A revolution brewing for generations has begun in fire. It will end in blood. The Free Navy - a violent group of Belters in black-market military ships - has crippled the Earth and begun a campaign of piracy and violence among the outer…
- 12 Strange Dogs
Book 6.5 · novella · 2017
Strange Dogs is a novella that expands the world of James S. A. Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series - now a Prime Original TV series. Like many before them, Cara and her family ventured through the gates as scientists and…
- 13 Persepolis Rising
Book 7 · novel · 2017
"The seventh novel in James S.A. Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series--now a major television series. AN OLD ENEMY RETURNS In the thousand-sun network of humanity's expansion, new colony worlds are struggling to find their…
- 14 Auberon
Book 7.5 · novella · 2019
Auberon explores a new and alien world and the age-old dangers that humanity has carried with it to the stars. Now a Prime Original series. This story will be available in the complete Expanse story collection, Memory’s Legion. Hugo Award…
- 15 Tiamat's Wrath
Book 8 · novel · 2019
Thirteen hundred gates have opened to solar systems around the galaxy. But as humanity builds its interstellar empire in the alien ruins, the mysteries and threats grow deeper. In the dead systems where gates lead to stranger things than…
- 16 Leviathan Falls
Book 9 · novel · 2021
The Laconian Empire has fallen, setting the thirteen hundred solar systems free from the rule of Winston Duarte. But the ancient enemy that killed the gate builders is awake, and the war against our universe has begun again. In the dead…
- 17 The Sins of Our Fathers
Book 9.5 · novella · 2022
Through one of the gates, a colony stands alone. Their supplies are low. Their defenses, weak. The leadership is uncertain, and the community fragile. Huge alien beasts threaten the little they have left. But the worst monsters are human,…
- 18 Memory's Legion
Book collection · collection · 2022 Optional
Chronological order
- 1 Drive
Book prequel · short_story · 2012
A novella set in the universe of James S. A. Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series, now a Prime Original series. This story will be available in the complete Expanse story collection, Memory's Legion. HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR…
- 2 The Churn
Book prequel · novella · 2014
A novella set in the hard-scrabble world of James S. A. Corey's NYT-bestselling Expanse series, The Churn takes the bestselling sci-fi series to the dark world of organized crime, drugs, secrets, and murder that shaped the Rocinante's…
- 3 The Butcher of Anderson Station
Book prequel · novelette · 2011
A novelette set in the hard-scrabble world of James S. A. Corey's NYT-bestselling Expanse series, The Butcher of Anderson Station deepens the story of Colonel Fred Johnson's past as seen on the fifth episode of Season 1 of The Expanse.…
- 4 Leviathan Wakes
Book 1 · novel · 2011
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…
- 5 Caliban's War
Book 2 · novel · 2012
We are not alone. On Ganymede, breadbasket of the outer planets, a Martian marine watches as her platoon is slaughtered by a monstrous supersoldier. On Earth, a high-level politician struggles to prevent interplanetary war from…
- 6 Gods of Risk
Book 2.5 · novella · 2012
A novella set in the hard-scrabble world of James S. A. Corey's NYT-bestselling Expanse series, Gods of Risk tells the story of Bobbie Draper following the events of Caliban's War. This story will be available in the complete Expanse…
- 7 Abaddon's Gate
Book 3 · novel · 2013
The third book in the NYT bestselling Expanse series, Abaddon's Gate opens the door to the ruins of an alien gate network, and the crew of the Rocinante may hold the key to unlocking its secrets. Now a Prime Original series. For…
- 8 Cibola Burn
Book 4 · novel · 2014
The fourth book in the NYT bestselling Expanse series, Cibola Burn sees the crew of the Rocinante on a new frontier, as the rush to colonize the new planets threatens to outrun law and order and give way to war and chaos. Now a Prime…
- 9 Nemesis Games
Book 5 · novel · 2015
The fifth book in the NYT bestselling Expanse series, Nemesis Games drives the crew of the Rocinante apart, and as they struggle to survive, the inner planets fall victim to an enemy's catastrophic plan. Now a Prime Original series. A…
- 10 The Vital Abyss
Book 5.5 · novella · 2015
A novella set in the hard-scrabble world of James S. A. Corey's NYT-bestselling Expanse series, The Vital Abyss is the secret history of the cataclysmic events that occurred on Eros station, and the revelation of what came after. . . Now…
- 11 Babylon's Ashes
Book 6 · novel · 2016
A revolution brewing for generations has begun in fire. It will end in blood. The Free Navy - a violent group of Belters in black-market military ships - has crippled the Earth and begun a campaign of piracy and violence among the outer…
- 12 Strange Dogs
Book 6.5 · novella · 2017
Strange Dogs is a novella that expands the world of James S. A. Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series - now a Prime Original TV series. Like many before them, Cara and her family ventured through the gates as scientists and…
- 13 Persepolis Rising
Book 7 · novel · 2017
"The seventh novel in James S.A. Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series--now a major television series. AN OLD ENEMY RETURNS In the thousand-sun network of humanity's expansion, new colony worlds are struggling to find their…
- 14 Auberon
Book 7.5 · novella · 2019
Auberon explores a new and alien world and the age-old dangers that humanity has carried with it to the stars. Now a Prime Original series. This story will be available in the complete Expanse story collection, Memory’s Legion. Hugo Award…
- 15 Tiamat's Wrath
Book 8 · novel · 2019
Thirteen hundred gates have opened to solar systems around the galaxy. But as humanity builds its interstellar empire in the alien ruins, the mysteries and threats grow deeper. In the dead systems where gates lead to stranger things than…
- 16 Leviathan Falls
Book 9 · novel · 2021
The Laconian Empire has fallen, setting the thirteen hundred solar systems free from the rule of Winston Duarte. But the ancient enemy that killed the gate builders is awake, and the war against our universe has begun again. In the dead…
- 17 The Sins of Our Fathers
Book 9.5 · novella · 2022
Through one of the gates, a colony stands alone. Their supplies are low. Their defenses, weak. The leadership is uncertain, and the community fragile. Huge alien beasts threaten the little they have left. But the worst monsters are human,…
- 18 Memory's Legion
Book collection · collection · 2022 Optional