Congrats on a review that captures well the essence of the book & is easy to watch. I'm glad that I had already read the book. I don't like spoilers! I've also read "The Expanse" series, _one_ of my favorite SF series. I agree that this new trilogy (?) should be considered on its own merits. As someone who has read SF for 50+ years & as a fan of hard SF, I appreciate first contact with a truly alien species. Too often, the "aliens" are essentially humans in silly costumes. Much more challenging & more fun when the aliens have a different culture & a different way of thinking about things. The authors did a good job of setting things up, but leaving plenty of questions unanswered. I have no idea where they are going to take these ideas / characters. For me, thats a _good_ thing.😊
Thanks. The Expanse series is the very obvious first choice. The first book is Leviathan Wakes. Set in the solar system where there are three main factions: Earth, Mars and The Belt (people who live and work in asteroids on behalf of the planets). The first book is a mystery conspiracy that follows a detective searching for a missing person and the crew of an ice hauler who investigate a distress signal. Both their paths converge to witness a spectacular sequence of events. That's just book 1 in this 9-book series that just keeps giving and giving. The TV adaptation is also first class.
@@wyrmbergmalcolm2813 I will do definitely. I agree I have quite a few books to read from the library currently and working my way through them is tough
Congrats on a review that captures well the essence of the book & is easy to watch. I'm glad that I had already read the book. I don't like spoilers!
I've also read "The Expanse" series, _one_ of my favorite SF series. I agree that this new trilogy (?) should be considered on its own merits. As someone who has read SF for 50+ years & as a fan of hard SF, I appreciate first contact with a truly alien species. Too often, the "aliens" are essentially humans in silly costumes. Much more challenging & more fun when the aliens have a different culture & a different way of thinking about things.
The authors did a good job of setting things up, but leaving plenty of questions unanswered. I have no idea where they are going to take these ideas / characters. For me, thats a _good_ thing.😊
Thank you for that high praise! :) We have had some interesting discussions about where the story is going to go and what we'd like to see.
This is a great review, I haven't read any James SA Corey is there anywhere you would recommend starting?
Thanks. The Expanse series is the very obvious first choice. The first book is Leviathan Wakes. Set in the solar system where there are three main factions: Earth, Mars and The Belt (people who live and work in asteroids on behalf of the planets). The first book is a mystery conspiracy that follows a detective searching for a missing person and the crew of an ice hauler who investigate a distress signal. Both their paths converge to witness a spectacular sequence of events. That's just book 1 in this 9-book series that just keeps giving and giving. The TV adaptation is also first class.
@ wow that sounds amazing, I definitely need to read that as well. My tbr is growing very vast
Good choice, let me know how you get on with it. Our TBRs are both a burden and a joy...
@@wyrmbergmalcolm2813 I will do definitely. I agree I have quite a few books to read from the library currently and working my way through them is tough