Space Opera

Persepolis Rising

by James S. A. Corey · The Expanse series

Thirty years pass in peace before Laconia emerges from its isolated system with technology that rewrites the rules of power. The aging Rocinante crew faces an empire built on protomolecule engineering and a totalitarian vision of humanity's ordered future.

The Expanse in reading order

• 1. Leviathan Wakes — James S. A. Corey
• 2. Caliban's War — James S. A. Corey
• 3. Abaddon's Gate — James S. A. Corey
• 4. Cibola Burn — James S. A. Corey
• 5. Nemesis Games — James S. A. Corey
• 5.5. The Vital Abyss — James S. A. Corey
• 6. Babylon's Ashes — James S. A. Corey
• 7. Persepolis Rising — James S. A. Corey
• 8. Tiamat's Wrath — James S. A. Corey
• 9. Leviathan Falls — James S. A. Corey
• Auberon — James S. A. Corey
• Drive — James S. A. Corey
• Gods of Risk — James S. A. Corey
• Strange Dogs — James S. A. Corey
• The Butcher of Anderson Station — James S. A. Corey
• The Churn — James S. A. Corey

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