In this third installment of the Expanse series we move on from Ganymede and find us at the “Ring” - a gate network. We accompany our old crew from the Rocinante, but also Anna Volovodov a pastor from earth, Carlos de Baca (Bull) the security officer of the Behemoth (Belt) and Clarissa Mao (Melba)(Earth), who’s out to restore the good name of her father. As Holden and the Rocinante have to flee to the inside of the Ring, forces of the Earth, Mars and the Belt follow them, finding themselves trapped inside. Will the hostile forces unite in order to escape or will it end in a huge fight?
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 I liked this book cause by now I’m really invested in Holden’s crew and the authors always manage to come up with a new dangerous situation caused by the protomolecule. I have to say this world is really complex and I needed my brain to read this but I don’t think that’s a bad thing. It leads to me being more interested, in this case. But I have to say this book was all about politics and there wasn’t as much action as there was in the last books. I also think the protomolecule has slipped to the background. This is why I didn’t like this book as much as the last two. Some parts also felt really dragged out and long and it took me quite some time to read it. Nevertheless, I will absolutely continue on with this series and I’m curious to see where the protomolecule will lead us next. (Will also continue cause I’m kind of reading this together at the same time with my dad which is always fun.) But yeah, I would really recommend this series if you enjoy sci-fi! It is well written and you grow to love the characters and the world!
