Sci-fi reviews mostly

“We gotta talk” The second book of the Expanse series, which by the way has been adapted into a well made tv sci-fi show(The Expanse) is pretty different from the first. Originally meant to be a mmorpg game developed by a chinese video game producer, it never got the greenlight so the authors decided to publish what they had written as books. Originally the game was meant to have three factions which you can guess if you’ve read the first book. It was an overly ambitious game that could not be made in 2004. Ty Frank is the video game geek, while Daniel Abraham is the more traditional writer. Thus the Universe encompassing Earth, Mars and the belt got it’s unlikely start. Read more only if you've read the first book.

“Stars are better off without us.” Leviathan Wakes is a 2011 science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey (pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck). This science fiction mistery is a part of the Expanse series of books written by James S.A. Corey. The following books have been published: The Butcher of Anderson Station, Leviathan Wakes, Caliban's War, Abaddon's Gate ,Cibola Burn, Nemesis Games and Babylon's Ashes that appeared as soon as December 6, 2016. 3 more books have been announced so this is a pretty big series. The Butcher of Anderson Station was written after the first 2 books so you can read it first or you can read Leviathan Wakes directly. Getting down to the nitty-gritty of it, this is not your ordinary sf book, as it mixes space opera ,noir and horror elements. I'll admit I was attracted by the space opera, but I found myself enjoying the detective story most! “I don’t believe war ever does. It’s a madness that’s in our nature. Sometimes it recurs;...