Leviathan Wakes

5.00/5.00“Miller watched a little peice of the man's idealism die and was sorry that it gave him joy”.

Leviathan wakes is a stunning accomplishment of modern science fiction, a perfect blend of classic sci-fi ideas, worldbuilding, with the modern touch of charcter development. The world created in this book is frighteningly real, awesomely detailed, brilliantly creative and ultimately hopeful. A marriage of tangents from Star Trek and Dune, the expanse is a world to aspire for, and to fear with the foreboding inevitability. An epic space opera, warrring factions, well-developed characters, deeply rooted in science fiction worldbuilding, Leviathan Wakes is a love story of epic proportions. “Oi Pampaw!”

Emotional Impact -> The realistic world building, the wonder or orbital mechanics, the intrigue of the protomolecule, and the wonderful characters. Its hard not to like Holden, the reincarnation of Duke Leto Atredies, but still unique and fresh. I am loving Amos, I am loving all the ethical dilemmas, the thought provoking questions. Characters -> Miller! I hated this guy and ended up loving him. "He looks at his soul, sees the taint, and wants to be clean. But you? You just shrug". Miller's character is a masterpeice. A damaged, hurt soul making the ultimate and selfish sacrifice. Amos > Holden > Fred > Naomi. Plot -> Complicated plot, focued on orbital mechanics. Can I ask for anything better ? The warring planets! So relalistic! The protomolecule is giving us everything we needed in a mysterious alien seed missile. Killing the cant, the twist with the MCRN, finding Julie, romancing Holden, romancing, hallucianting Miller, Eros coming alive. Great, just great. Prose -> Slightly better than Sanderson. Several quotable lines. But I see too many characters shrugging all the time. Prose has the potential to be much better. Worldbuiling -> Here we go! Gimme the orbital mechanics. Give the MCRN, the UNN, the OPA. Give me the belter creole. Give me the hand gestures. Gimme the gravity! the ultimate villan. The uranium bullets, the nuclear explosions, the PDCs! The Nauvoo. I cannot stop. Best of the best of sci-fi. The worldbuilding is not historically rich as like Dune. But its so good. so good. I love it.