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Caliban's War
The second Expanse novel, in a solar system where Earth, Mars and the Belt are on the edge of open war. A crisis on a Jovian moon pulls in the crew of a ship led by a stubborn captain, plus a marine and a veteran politician.
- First published
- 2012
- Pace
- Fast
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 597
- Format
- Book 2 of 9 in The Expanse
Read this if you like grounded, fast space opera with political tension and a strong ensemble.
Skip this if you haven't read the first book, which sets up the crew and the central conflict.
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