![]() As Holden and his crew check the abandoned ship they are attacked by a group they believe to be of Martian origin.Īt the same time, Detective Miller is searching for a missing girl and his investigation leads to the Scopuli. The first book in The Expanse series follows Captain Jim Holden who stumbles across the wreckage of a derelict ship, the Scopuli. The series takes place over several decades so the reader is able to see the personal development of each character and how the aging process affects them. There are many wars between different races as they struggle for power. Humanity continues to spread when some new and uninhabited worlds are discovered and there is a rush to colonize them and claim their land and resources. ![]() Throughout the course of the series, The Expanse deals with many themes such as authoritarianism, colonization, aging, science, and discovery. Known as Belters, they are the people of the Asteroid Belt. A third group lives alongside the humans and Martians. However, humanity’s spread is kept in check by the Martian Congressional Republic, another superpower in the system. It is set in a distant future where humanity has spread across the stars and colonized most of the solar system. The Expanse features a large cast of characters over the course of the nine books but largely focuses on Captain James Holden and his crew. ![]() In total 62 episodes spread over six seasons of the show were made before it ended in December 2021. The books achieved another level of success when the series was adapted for TV by the Syfy Network and later Amazon Prime Video. The entire series has been nominated for Best Series at the awards on two occasions and won in 2020. The first book in the series, Leviathan Wakes, was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel when it was released. Together, they have written the nine main books of The Expanse series as well as nine novellas and a short story collection set in the same universe.
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