L'Éveil du Léviathan

, #1

704 pages

French language

Published June 9, 2015 by Actes Sud.

ISBN:
978-2-330-05112-9
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L'humanité a colonisé le système solaire. Quand Jim Holden, second sur un transport de glace, croise la route du Scopuli, un appareil à l'abandon, il se retrouve en possession d'un secret bien encombrant. S'il ne découvre pas rapidement qui a abandonné ce vaisseau et pourquoi, le conflit latent entre le gouvernement de la Terre et les rebelles risque de se réveiller. Avec ce premier volume de la série « Expanse », James S. A. Corey signe « un space opéra qui déchire » (George R. R. Martin).

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Not very exciting...

For me, this was a frontier western story in space, and I was not sure why I should be interested. It made me question the whole premise of 'humanity conquers the solar system/universe' science fiction. Why would humanity settle Mars and the Asteroid Belt to begin with, and why would society change so little in that process?

If you like mystery, violence, horror and want it set in space, this might just be your thing; it did not appeal to me.

Review of 'Leviathan Wakes' on 'Goodreads'

So I started reading this book 1 year ago...
I remember very vaguely that it kind of bored me; the vocabulary was complicated, the author uses some technical words I don't understand, and it generally didn't entertain me...
However, the idea of an interplanetary society that's set up in this novel, is very fascinating, additionally with the perspectives of 2 different, opposite characters, is also a very interesting way of telling a story.

Ultimately, I would give it a 3/5

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