Leviathan Falls: Expanse, Book 9 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

James S.A. Corey (Author), Jefferson Mays (Narrator), Recorded Books, Inc. (Publisher)

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The biggest science fiction series of the decade comes to an incredible conclusion in the ninth and final novel in James S.A. Corey’s Hugo-award winning space opera that inspired the Prime Original series.

Hugo Award Winner for Best Series

The Laconian Empire has fallen, setting the 1,300 solar systems free from the rule of Winston Duarte. But the ancient enemy that killed the gate builders is awake, and the war against our universe has begun again.

In the dead system of Adro, Elvi Okoye leads a desperate scientific mission to understand what the gate builders were and what destroyed them, even if it means compromising herself and the half-alien children who bear the weight of her investigation. Through the wide-flung systems of humanity, Colonel Aliana Tanaka hunts for Duarte’s missing daughter...and the shattered emperor himself. And on the Rocinante, James Holden and his crew struggle to build a future for humanity out of the shards and ruins of all that has come before.

As nearly unimaginable forces prepare to annihilate all human life, Holden and a group of unlikely allies discover a last, desperate chance to unite all of humanity, with the promise of a vast galactic civilization free from wars, factions, lies, and secrets if they win.

But the price of victory may be worse than the cost of defeat.

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19 hours and 40 minutes
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James S.A. Corey
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Jefferson Mays
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30 November 2021
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English
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Recorded Books, Inc.
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B0971S8LQW
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	19 hours and 40 minutes
Author	James S.A. Corey
Narrator	Jefferson Mays
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	30 November 2021
Publisher	Recorded Books, Inc.
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B0971S8LQW
Best Sellers Rank	2,383 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 16 in First Contact Science Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) 18 in Space Exploration Science Fiction 83 in Space Opera Science Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)

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Callan

SERIOUSLY?! The final book has entirely different dimensions to the rest of the series.

Reviewed in Australia on 13 December 2021

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Whoever approved this needs to be assigned to an ice mining ship in the farthest belts for the rest of their days.

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Clyve Westerlund

Humanity Will Persevere

Reviewed in Australia on 27 February 2022

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The Expanse story has been and is, by all means an unequivocal collection of ideas and themes that define Humanity on such fundamental terms. Especially as a space faring civilisation. I am still hoping and grasping for more to this story as I simply cannot let it go. But I know it must end. To this final note for this story then, I say: I am grateful for the cinematic truth and poetry and prose that was uncovered, the characters that reflect us in such raw realism, and for the final feeling being a conclusion that we in the real world as Humanity, as a single collective; have a profound duty laid upon us, the mantle of responsibility. And that we will affirm our commitment to being champions of peace and progress. This may sound very cringe and cheesy but I was reminded about all this when reading through this finale. If I can just also mention that there was an emotional end I was hoping for and glad into how it worked out and astonished as well. I cannot wait for the real world to catch up (in our own actual version) to visiting the stars and whatever lies beyond or whom.

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WHY ORBIT???

Reviewed in Australia on 25 June 2022

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Rating is purely on the size of the book. The Series is a fantastic read.
Orbit books please tell me WHY for the love of God you would release an entire series of books all the same size, looking very ascetically pleasing on the shelf, then release the last book that's so much larger?? Did someone forget the size of the previous 8 books?? This has well and truly triggered my OCD and I'm unable to even place the book on the shelf with the others. It shall be banished to the shelf of shame.

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Reviewed in Australia on 23 January 2022

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Better than book 8, but really not that good for a series finale. Tanaka was a waste, no real answers, and poorly scripted. Found myself skimming chapters as they were obviously fillers. Couldn't really care about any of the crew. The ending felt like university students rushing the conclusion of a term paper... by the numbers but not living up to their potential.

Glad it's over, especially since the last two books were empty space. Disappointing end to a great series.

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ric shumack

Ideological forays

Reviewed in Australia on 25 February 2022

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Couldn't read this. The assertion that cruelty to children is a result of societies that are aggressively individualistic smacks of incomplete analysis and/or ideological bias. I'm not interested in poorly formulated social theory in my science fiction. Social commentary, based on reality, sure. Always been what SF does best. If this appeals however you may well enjoy this book, as it is otherwise high quality - good character development and great plot.

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isaac

Great finish to the series

Reviewed in Australia on 6 December 2021

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It is a bittersweet ending to The Expanse. Can honestly say the authors bring it home for a nice landing. Slow build up but it runs at a breakneck pace to the finish line.

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beeswax

Fitting and glorious finale.

Reviewed in Australia on 15 January 2022

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The mind bending and brilliant conclusion to the trials of Naomi, Amos, Alex and Jim had me hanging on every sentence. The perfect reward for all who have lived The Expanse from its inception.

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Simon Bedard

what an epic series

Reviewed in Australia on 27 February 2022

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A befitting end to an amazing series. Loved every book. Highly recommend this to anyone looking for adventure, and an amazing ride.

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G. Coale

A fitting conclusion to an excellent saga

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 December 2021

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Firstly Leviathan Falls has a pleasing circularity about it, with many situations a repeat of similar ones earlier in the series - particularly the first 3. Yet even with this it doesn’t feel stale rather it feels “right”.

The ending whilst not full of unicorns and rainbows suits the series down to the ground and leaves a feeling of everything having slotted into its rightful place. The epilogue is particularly nice.

Messrs Weber and Martin could do worse than look at this as a brilliant example of how to conclusively end a series.

Whilst I bounced off of the time gap between books 6 and 7 this book more than the rest justifies the change to get to this conclusion. Bravo and well done to the 2 authors.

I recently saw a tweet from the authors account where the series is better thought of as 3 duologies and a trilology, and this intrigues me enough to go back to the start.

And now to watch the conclusion of the TV series, which unlike its close cousin GOT has wonderfully evolved into its own thing too.

Well done again to the authors. Five stars for the conclusion 4 stars over all for the series.

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John_C

A satisfying conclusion

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 December 2021

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It was always going to be a difficult task to bring The Expanse to a close, but they have pulled it off.

For my taste, I found the book a little heavy on the metaphysical side and a little light on swashbuckling action.

However, despite a touch of predictably, the book is true to the events, relationships and scars of earlier books.

It’s a rare pleasure to finish the final book in such a long running series and feel that it was the right way to end the story. This book achieved that, and more.

10 people found this helpful

A. F. Mell

Excellent end to the series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 December 2021

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Great end to the series, wraps up the story better than I could have hoped given the number of threads in motion at the end of book 8. Can't really say anything about the story without spoilers - it picks up almost straight after book 8. All I can really say is that if you've enjoyed the first 8 books you will like this one, all the regulars are back along with characters from the previous books who we learn more about.

I didn't see the end coming, but it made sense and brought things together nicely, and a few hours later I'm still processing it: it doesn't skimp on the emotional side as well as wrapping up the story.

Once it's all sunk in I might well go and read it again!

7 people found this helpful

Malcolm R

A loud whimper of an ending

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 December 2021

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Begins with a slow reintroduction of the various characters and progresses with lots of words and people talking at each other some of which does not make sense especially when the scientists try to explain what is going on, it comes across as garbage. It continues with a bit of action and more talk with repeated thinking about who has died interrupted by “the dreamers”, more words signifying very little. There is no big showdown at the end just Holden being noble and turning out the lights. No explanation of who or what was the enemy and what the protomolecule was actually for and what happened to the last bits of it. The changed Amos is still there at the very end so at least this epic leaves on a cheerful note!

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FAB E.

Reads like science weekly, with a bit of a plot

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 December 2021

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I really enjoyed the first 7 books, well paced good characters and excellent stories. Later 2 books were ok, they did have some characterisation and you could see some sort of plot coming together, but the made up science was being used to fill gaps and bulk out the books.

The last book that took forever to actually land, is nothing short of confusing, not particularly well written and not so much in the way of a plot. It all sorts of ends predictably without much of fanfare. Now I know these books were steeped with science theory, this made them very realistic and the stories believable. Alas we get to the final book, it's like the writer's couldn't be bothered, don't know how to end it, copped out on a dramatic ending, and went for a Star Trek ending instead. They done such great work before this is a really really sad end to the series. Don't buy it unless it's on special offer as it's not worth the cover price.

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