Persepolis rising
by James S. A. Corey · first published 2017
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The seventh book in the NYT bestselling Expanse series, Persepolis Rising finds an old enemy returning home with more power and technology than anyone thought possible, and the crew of the aging gunship Rocinante tries to rally forces against the new invasion. Now a Prime Original series. HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR BEST SERIES An old enemy returns. In the thousand-sun network of humanity's expansion, new colony worlds are struggling to find their way. Every new planet lives on a knife edge between collapse and wonder, and the crew of the aging gunship Rocinante have their hands more than
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> I had a little difficulty getting back into Persepolis Rising for some reason. I can see that. It's a bit of a reset (without giving away the plot) but it sets up 8 extremely well, which was a great book. I'm really excited to see how they wrap up the 9th and final.
on “How The Expanse went from game concept to blockbuster TV series” ↗Absolutely! Persepolis Rising was amazing though. I am hoping the next book will be similar.
on “Moons of all the planets in our solar system” ↗I had begun the 7th Expanse book, Persepolis Rising, but got distracted by a copy of Joseph Conrad's Victory I found lying around, so I'm half way through that. I recently finished Gibson's Mona Lisa Overdrive. The Expanse have been great, but I think…
on “Ask HN: What are you reading?” ↗This sounds like the plot of Persepolis Rising... https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28335696-persepolis-risi...
on “Legends of the Ancient Web (2017)” ↗I read the first six quickly, then took a long-ish break to read Worm. I had a little difficulty getting back into Persepolis Rising for some reason.
on “How The Expanse went from game concept to blockbuster TV series” ↗…Sisyphus and Other Essays and 2019 so far: The Fountainhead Wrinkle in Time The Men who Stare at Goats The Coddling of the American Mind Babylon's Ashes The Strange Death of Europe Persepolis Rising
on “Ask HN: How Do You Read?” ↗I have only watched the show. In hindsight, I should have read the books. However, as the show hasn't been greenlit for further adaptations, I have been debating if I should just follow through with Persepolis Rising and the remaining books or start from scratch including all the novellas.
on “Ask HN: What are your favorite sci-fi books?” ↗After reading "Persepolis Rising" and getting a heavy dose of what propaganda and pacifying messaging from authorities, this reads like it's from that book. Make sure to mention how easy, super not-inconvenient it is. Include some initial…
on “US Citizens Will Need Visa to Travel to Europe in 2024” ↗The exact numbers in the books are often inconsistent. In Persepolis Rising, the forces that surround the Tempest form a bubble almost three light seconds across. And railgun rounds take less than a minute to reach the center. My overall impression from the books was that the…
on “The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor” ↗