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My first Expanse novella. Somehow, I always thought that people on Earth would be a little better off than the Belters, and even Martians, and yet, after reading this, the picture the authors paint is rather grotty. It does make sense however. And of course, we finally get the backstory of one of the Rocinante's crew. On with Nemesis Games... :0)
Book one of The Expanse buddy read with the amazing and wonderful Kayla, the Graceling Accountant! In honor of our Accountant Buddy Read, I have modified my usual "speedy trial" review format and present to you my accounting themed...BALANCING THE BOOKS reviewFor those of you who are lucky enough not to don't work with numbers all day, here is a quick visual aid to help depict what accountants like Kayla and I have to deal with in our work lives...no wonder we need to escape into books with word...
Amos Burton is the resident bad ass among the crew of the Rocinante who often argues that whatever problem they have at the moment could be solved by a judicious use of gunfire and/or tossing someone out the nearest airlock into space. But Amos isn’t a thug, or rather, he’s not just a thug. He’s repeatedly been shown as a loyal friend and soft-hearted protector of the defenseless who would rather die then fail to keep a promise. It's all of these elements of his personality that make him among m...
Another short story is the Expanse universe, this time about Amos' past.Amos is a very quirky character. He seems to lack empathy on a worrying scale while simultaneously showing the capacity for great loyalty, which is why I like him so much. Those who have read the first novel and/or seen the TV show know that he is from Earth, originally, and has had a dark past. Here, we get to know what this past consists of (to some degree) and it was a delightful look at future Baltimore and its crime syn...
Mini-review3.5/5 starsThe Churn is a great novella. I enjoyed this one more than The Butcher of Anderson Station, Gods of Risk, and Drive.I’m quite surprised by the official blurb and the huge number of reviews that immediately stated which character’s background is being shed upon here. Whether the reveal is obvious or not, I think it would be better for first-time readers to know nothing about it. I won’t be mentioning anything regarding about this one hour read; consider The Churn an essentia...
Read my full, spoiler-free review on GracelingAccountantDon't let the 3 stars discourage you, it was really interesting, I would just really like to know more about the world (among other things). It was interesting reading from the POV of a sociopath I will say, that was probably one of the most interesting parts of the entire novella. It lost stars due to the lack of background i felt i have on the world (which might be because it's the only book I've read in this series so far), the wierd sex...
*** 4 ***This novela packs a big punch for its size. Short, violent, gritty and dystopian in a very believable way, this is the story of one of the members of the crew in the Expanse space opera series, only not in space. Timmy is a young man who is raised in the unregistered slums of Baltimore, where crime is what makes you or breaks you. Born to a prostitute as an unregistered birth, his only reality is the unforgiving underworld. On top of the rough conditions he has to contend with daily, he...
Claustrophobic and set on a dirty, poor future Earth, we see a nasty Baltimore run by the mob, a populace living on subsistence-level Basic, and a young Amos from the later series living as a thug with a missing sense of right and wrong.It's classic and awesome SF. It may be a prequel and there's no space stuff, but the atmosphere and the thug life is pretty fantastic. The characterizations are top-notch and it really adds a LOT of dimension to one of my favorite characters from the books.Totall...
"To go from an unregistered birth such as his to having any power and status at all was an achievement as profound as it was invisible."Before he was the engineer on the Rocinante, Amos Burton lived in Baltimore. A product of prostitution himself, he spent his childhood in sexual slavery, before being rescued by the woman who would essentially become his step-mother. This novella takes place about twenty years before the main events of the series, during a time when the organized crime in Baltim...
Executive Summary: Amos is one of my favorite characters of the Expanse novels, and it's nice to finally get his backstory. Full Review For someone who doesn't really like short fiction, I seem to be reading a fair amount of it recently. Of the few Expanse short stories, this is the one that was the top of my list.I finally decided to pick it up in preparation for the next Expanse novel. I thought it was just "alright" until the last little bit. The ending really made reading this worthwhile f...
Someone recommended that I read this before Nemesis Games, as it is a good background story for Amos. I almost can't wait to pick that up next week, to find out what happens to Amos. He is one of my favourite characters in The Expanse.The story gives a look into Amos' early days, before leaving Earth. And there is a twist that I really should have seen coming from miles away. But I am a bit blind that way, so the coin only dropped just before I got hit by that two-by-four...Entertaining, short,
4 Stars I am a huge fan of the Expanse series and decided now would be a great time to read the tiny novellas. The Churn is a fun story with a great twist. Can't say much more without spoilers but it is worth a read.The Expanse series is one of my very favorite ongoing series today.The Expanse is now an awesome show on Syfy and it has already been renewed for a second season.
