Part of The Expanse, book 3
First published 2013
Jim Holden commands the Rocinante as part of a massive fleet heading toward an alien structure beyond Uranus. The mysterious artifact has emerged from Venus and constructed a gate leading into empty space. Scientists and military personnel from across the solar system converge to study this first evidence of alien intelligence. Mars, Earth, and the Belt have united in this unprecedented mission to determine what lies beyond the gate. But someone wants Holden dead. A conspiracy unfolds around him as the fleet approaches the alien construction. The crew of the Rocinante must navigate political intrigue while humanity grapples with its greatest discovery. The real threat may not come from the alien gate itself, but from the human ambitions and fears that followed the fleet into the darkness.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, action, aliens
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: conspiracy, found-family
Setting: Uranus, Venus
Period: 21st-century
560 pages · ebook · Orbit