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Series · Science fiction

The Expanse

James S. A. Corey

9 of the 9 volumes have enough ratings to be scored, and they land between 8.3 and 8.9 — the series holds its level.

8.68.6 / 10
Score out of 1014,303 ratings
9 volumes
Volumes
2011–2021
Published
Tiamat's Wrath
Best-rated volume
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The Expanse books ranked, best to worst

  1. 1.Tiamat's Wrath Book 8 · 20198.9
  2. 2.Leviathan Falls Book 9 · 20218.8
  3. 3.Nemesis Games Book 5 · 20158.7
  4. 4.Caliban's War Book 2 · 20128.6
  5. 5.Leviathan Wakes Book 1 · 20118.6
  6. 6.Persepolis Rising Book 7 · 20178.5
  7. 7.Abaddon's Gate Book 3 · 20138.4
  8. 8.Cibola Burn Book 4 · 20148.3
  9. 9.Babylon's Ashes Book 6 · 20168.3

Reading order

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Score per volume9 volumes on a timeline, 2011 to 2021 · Best-rated volume: Tiamat's Wrath
  1. Leviathan Wakes
    Leviathan Wakes2011 · 3,174 ratingsStart here
    8.68.6 / 10
  2. Caliban's War
    Caliban's War2012 · 2,146 ratings
    8.68.6 / 10
  3. Abaddon's Gate
    Abaddon's Gate2013 · 1,677 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  4. Cibola Burn
    Cibola Burn2014 · 1,429 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  5. Nemesis Games
    Nemesis Games2015 · 1,424 ratings
    8.78.7 / 10
  6. Babylon's Ashes
    Babylon's Ashes2016 · 1,251 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  7. Persepolis Rising
    Persepolis Rising2017 · 1,131 ratings
    8.58.5 / 10
  8. Tiamat's Wrath
    Tiamat's Wrath2019 · 1,072 ratingsBest-rated volume
    8.98.9 / 10
  9. Leviathan Falls
    Leviathan Falls2021 · 999 ratings
    8.88.8 / 10