#56 in Science fiction
Abaddon's Gate
- 576
- Pages
- about 11 h
- Reading time
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Our view
The third Expanse novel remains an easy, fluent read, with the powers of the Solar System again in conflict and mysterious alien technology at the centre. Some readers find the pace a little slower this time and the Rocinante crew’s unfailing luck wearing, although other characters are far less safe. At nearly six hundred pages, with the story carried over from earlier books, it is for readers who know them.
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About the book
Abaddon's Gate is a science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey. It is about a conflict in the Solar System that involves the polities of Earth, Mars, the Asteroid Belt and the outer planets, and a mysterious self-replicating alien technology of immense power. 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, as well released as an audiobook by Audible, narrated by Jefferson Mays.
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.5 across 1,677 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 92% of the weight and the score stays at 8.4 — the Science fiction average of 7.8 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.3 | 70 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 8.5 | 1.6K | 96% |
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It has 576 pages — longer than 76% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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