The Churn: An Expanse Novella
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Rating | : | 4.80 (845 Votes) |
Asin | : | B00K8CM4UY |
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Number of Pages | : | 385 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2014-02-21 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Unless the authorities got to you first. A. Corey's acclaimed Expanse series.. From New York Times best-selling author James S. Corey Before his trip to the stars, before the Rocinante, Amos Burton was confined to a Baltimore where crime paid you or killed you. Set in the hard-scrabble solar system of Leviathan Wakes, Caliban's War, Abaddon's Gate, and the upcoming Cibola Burn, The Churn deepens James S. A
"This Novella is my favorite part of the entire Expanse series, so far." according to anaid. This novella could stand on it's own, even if you haven't seen "The Expanse" TV show or read any of the other books, if you read apocalyptic/sci-fi at all, you would enjoy this.If you are familiar with the universe in which this novel stands, it's a really good close look at one character that explains a lot of subtext in the rest of the stories. How did Timothy/Amos get his name? What's it like to grow up on Earth in this time frame if you aren't a Mao or some privileged child? Why is Amo. A brief look into the past A small story, and I mean small, showing a bit of the backstory of one The Expanse series regular Amos Burton. Set on earth it tells what was going on in Baltimore during "The Churn". Not just a book title, one of the characters in the books refers to the upcoming turmoil as this having gone through versions of this before.The new characters that were introduced are kind of interesting, the standard mob boss type of guy, the crippled friend (although I will give the writers credit here as . "If you enjoy the Expanse, this is required reading." according to Kimberly. Not a novella at all, but one incredibly well-written short story that reveals everything about Amos. My gosh. Still have shivers running up and down my spine.It is sparse in number of words but is a galaxy full of story. Only 2 days covered in the life of a very young Amos and it felt like weeks. My gosh, I just want to hug that guy and tell him everything is going to be alright but from a distance. A long distance.