Leviathan Wakes - James S. A. Corey [0]
JAMES S. A. COREY
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Copyright © 2011 by James S. A. Corey
Excerpt from Caliban’s War copyright © 2011 by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck
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ISBN: 978-0-316-12908-4
Contents
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Dedication
Extras
Meet the Author
Interview
A Preview of Caliban’s War
Prologue: Julie
Chapter One: Holden
Chapter Two: Miller
Chapter Three: Holden
Chapter Four: Miller
Chapter Five: Holden
Chapter Six: Miller
Chapter Seven: Holden
Chapter Eight: Miller
Chapter Nine: Holden
Chapter Ten: Miller
Chapter Eleven: Holden
Chapter Twelve: Miller
Chapter Thirteen: Holden
Chapter Fourteen: Miller
Chapter Fifteen: Holden
Chapter Sixteen: Miller
Chapter Seventeen: Holden
Chapter Eighteen: Miller
Chapter Nineteen: Holden
Chapter Twenty: Miller
Chapter Twenty-One: Holden
Chapter Twenty-Two: Miller
Chapter Twenty-Three: Holden
Chapter Twenty-Four: Miller
Chapter Twenty-Five: Holden
Chapter Twenty-Six: Miller
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Holden
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Miller
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Holden
Chapter Thirty: Miller
Chapter Thirty-One: Holden
Chapter Thirty-Two: Miller
Chapter Thirty-Three: Holden
Chapter Thirty-Four: Miller
Chapter Thirty-Five: Holden
Chapter Thirty-Six: Miller
Chapter Thirty-Seven: Holden
Chapter Thirty-Eight: Miller
Chapter Thirty-Nine: Holden
Chapter Forty: Miller
Chapter Forty-One: Holden
Chapter Forty-Two: Miller
Chapter Forty-Three: Holden
Chapter Forty-Four: Miller
Chapter Forty-Five: Holden
Chapter Forty-Six: Miller
Chapter Forty-Seven: Holden
Chapter Forty-Eight: Miller
Chapter Forty-Nine: Holden
Chapter Fifty: Miller
Chapter Fifty-One: Holden
Chapter Fifty-Two: Miller
Chapter Fifty-Three: Holden
Chapter Fifty-Four: Miller
Chapter Fifty-Five: Holden
Epilogue: Fred
Acknowledgments
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Acknowledgments
Like most children, this book took a village. I would like to express my deep gratitude to my agents, Shawna and Danny, and to my editors DongWon and Darren. Also instrumental in the early formation of the book were Melinda, Emily, Terry, Ian, George, Steve, Walter, and Victor, of the New Mexico Critical Mass writers group, and also Carrie, who read an early draft. An additional thanks goes to Ian, who helped with some of the math, and who is responsible for none of the mistakes I made understanding it. I also owe an enormous debt to Tom, Sake Mike, Non-Sake Mike, Porter, Scott, Raja, Jeff, Mark, Dan, and Joe. Thanks, guys, for doing the beta testing. And finally, a special thanks to the Futurama writers and Bender Bending Rodriguez for babysitting the kid while I wrote.
BOOKS BY JAMES S. A. COREY
THE EXPANSE
Leviathan Wakes
For Jayne and Kat, who encourage me to daydream about spaceships
Prologue: Julie
The Scopuli had been taken eight days ago, and Julie Mao was finally ready to be shot.
It had taken all eight days trapped in a storage locker for her to get to that point. For the first two she’d remained motionless, sure that the armored men who’d put her there had been serious. For the first hours, the ship she’d been taken aboard wasn’t under thrust, so she floated in the