The Expanse Books in Order
All nine Expanse novels in order, from Leviathan Wakes to Leviathan Falls, plus where the novellas fit.
The Expanse is a nine-novel science fiction series by James S.A. Corey, the pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. It starts a few centuries from now, when Earth, Mars and the Asteroid Belt are rivals for power.
The series is complete. Alongside the novels there are several shorter novellas, later collected in Memory's Legion.
9 books by James S.A. Corey, in publication order.
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The books in order
- 1
Leviathan Wakes (2011)
A detective on Ceres and the officer of an ice hauler stumble onto the same conspiracy.
- 2
Caliban's War (2012)
- 3
Abaddon's Gate (2013)
- 4
Cibola Burn (2014)
- 5
Nemesis Games (2015)
- 6
Babylon's Ashes (2016)
- 7
Persepolis Rising (2017)
- 8
Tiamat's Wrath (2019)
- 9
Best Reading Order
Read the nine novels in publication order. The novellas are optional extras that fill in side characters and backstory; read them between novels if you want more, or all together in Memory's Legion after you finish.
The series is often described in three arcs of three books. Abaddon's Gate and Babylon's Ashes are natural places to pause.
Looking for something similar once you've finished? Browse the read-alike lists or the other series guides.