Abaddon's Gate

Abaddon's Gate

Author	James S. A. Corey
Original title	Dandelion Sky
Cover artist	Daniel Dociu
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	The Expanse
Genre	Science fiction
Published	June 4, 2013
Publisher	Orbit Books
Media type	Print Audiobook E-book
Pages	539
Awards	2013 Goodreads Choice Awards, Best Science Fiction (Nomination)
ISBN	978-0-316-12907-7
Preceded by	Caliban's War
Followed by	Cibola Burn

Abaddon's Gate is a science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey (pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck). It is about a conflict in the solar system that involves Earth, Mars, and the Asteroid Belt (colonies of people living on asteroids, referred to as "Belters"). It is the third title of The Expanse series and is preceded by Leviathan Wakes and Caliban's War. The series is continued in Cibola Burn.

The book was released on 4 June 2013.^[1]

It was also released as an audiobook by Audible, narrated by Jefferson Mays.^[2]

Synopsis

For generations, the solar system – Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt – was humanity's great frontier. Until now. The protomolecule (an extraterrestrial infectious agent discovered on the moon Pheobe) spent a little more than a year preparing itself program under the clouds of Venus, has launched a massive complex of structures that assembled itself to a massive, thousand-kilometer-wide gate that parked 2 AU outside of Uranus's orbit, leading to a starless space beyond.

Jim Holden and the crew of the Rocinante are part of a vast flotilla of scientific and military ships from the UN, Mars, and the Outer Planets Alliance, going out to examine the gate. Behind the scenes, a complex plot is set in to motion, with the destruction of Holden at its core. As the emissaries of the human race try to find out whether the gate is an opportunity or a threat, the greatest danger is the one they brought with them.

Reception

Publishers Weekly gave Abaddon's Gate a starred review saying "series fans will find this installment the best yet."^[3]

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