Despite the book being almost 600 pages, I read it in a few days (that’s fast for me). James Holden and his crew are called in to “keep the peace” and let’s just say, things kick off from there. The story plays out between the big fat corporation who says they own the land because they have paperwork – and the people who just went there without asking permission. The argument throughout is one that has plagued mankind for centuries “Just because you got here first doesn’t make it yours”. The authors (yes, it’s two people) work this story brilliantly and its resonance with the past is clear to see. The new POV characters were brilliant in my opinion. Given that this is essentially the start of a “new trilogy” it came as no surprise that outside of the crew of The Rocinante (I still haven’t read Don Quixote either by the way) there are very few returning characters. I absolutely loved being back in the world of James Holden and his crew. Despite NOT reading it I have continued to BUY the books in the series, and have bought all the way up to book 8! I can only assume at the back of my mind I’m hoping to pace it out for when the last book is eventually released.Īnyway, whatever the reason, I finally picked up Cibola Burn and gave it the time it deserved. I have had Cibola Burn sitting on my bookshelf since December 2017, so I obviously bought it for myself as a Christmas present of something. I promised I was going to jump into the rest of the series ASAP. I read book 3 of The Expanse series way back in September 2017.

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