Persepolis Rising sets the stage for the end of The Expanse

Six years ago, James S.A. Corey, the pen name for Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham, launched their The Expanse series with Leviathan Wakes, spinning out the story of a solar system rife with political divisions, an interplanetary conspiracy, and the crew of a space ship called the Rocinante. In the years since, the story has stretched into multiple installments and a major television series. Last year, Abraham and Franck told The Verge that the last three books would be “one big plot arc coming to the finale.” Persepolis Rising, the first of that trilogy, lives up to that promise and sets the stage for a huge confrontation to finish off the series.

Some spoilers ahead for the first six entries in The Expanse series.

So far, the series has...

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