lucawartna's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This series is only getting better! The depth of the worldbuilding is insane. I am half convinced that in 300 years this series will at least politically speaking have come true - that’s how realistic it is.
I love the moral murkyness in all these books, and how with every book we get a new set of ‘temp’ characters that help us understand this world a bit better.
Really trying to pace myself with this series cuz I want to savour it, but it’s hard to not immediatly dive in to part 4!
I love the moral murkyness in all these books, and how with every book we get a new set of ‘temp’ characters that help us understand this world a bit better.
Really trying to pace myself with this series cuz I want to savour it, but it’s hard to not immediatly dive in to part 4!
alana_rr's review against another edition
4.0
This is more like a 3.5? Definitely closer to a 4 than a 3 though.
Last book's strength was characters, but unfortunately it wasn't the same here. I wasn't particularly thrilled by any of the POVs. But the adventure inside the ring? Hell yes!
Now to my usual comparison to the TV series: I found Clarissa a bit more convincing as a character here. Ashford isn't as much of an asshole in the TV series. Also, so far this one had the most differences between the mediums!
Last book's strength was characters, but unfortunately it wasn't the same here. I wasn't particularly thrilled by any of the POVs. But the adventure inside the ring? Hell yes!
Now to my usual comparison to the TV series: I found Clarissa a bit more convincing as a character here. Ashford isn't as much of an asshole in the TV series. Also, so far this one had the most differences between the mediums!
kodermike's review against another edition
5.0
Abaddon's Gate welcomes back James Holden and his motley crew in the third volume of the Expanse. At the end of Caliban's War the alien artifact that wreaked havoc emerged from the cloud cover of Venus, it's construction work complete. A giant ring is ejected into the outer solar system, where came to a rest, waiting.
The ring is a gateway, a portal to someplace else. Little is known about the other side, but our friend Miller is back from the dead again to urge Holden to take action. Readers familiar with the Expanse know that wherever Holden is, there is usually conflict. Earth, Mars, and the PTO are all racing to the ring, as much to make sure no one else can stake a claim as to find out what's on the other side of the ring.
And so our story begins.
The first two books reminded us that space opera didn't have to span a galaxy, that the story could be just as epic confined to our own heliosphere. Abaddon's Gate takes us back to the realm of the classic space opera, replete with the Big Dumb Object, bizarre changes in the laws of physics, and a glimpse at an ancient, cosmos spanning civilization.
In other words, pure awesome fun.
Working with both a few regulars and a new fresh cast of character perspectives, Abaddon's Gate is as much about what we find on the other side of the ring as what we bring through with us. Sometimes the greatest threat to humanity is humanity itself.
The ring is a gateway, a portal to someplace else. Little is known about the other side, but our friend Miller is back from the dead again to urge Holden to take action. Readers familiar with the Expanse know that wherever Holden is, there is usually conflict. Earth, Mars, and the PTO are all racing to the ring, as much to make sure no one else can stake a claim as to find out what's on the other side of the ring.
And so our story begins.
The first two books reminded us that space opera didn't have to span a galaxy, that the story could be just as epic confined to our own heliosphere. Abaddon's Gate takes us back to the realm of the classic space opera, replete with the Big Dumb Object, bizarre changes in the laws of physics, and a glimpse at an ancient, cosmos spanning civilization.
In other words, pure awesome fun.
Working with both a few regulars and a new fresh cast of character perspectives, Abaddon's Gate is as much about what we find on the other side of the ring as what we bring through with us. Sometimes the greatest threat to humanity is humanity itself.
agathag's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
auntiejamie's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
jschultze's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
thewerd's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Fast paced and action packed! A lot quicker than the last two, but it does so well with creating the characters.