Tiamats Wrath by James SA Corey
Introduction
Tiamats Wrath by James SA Corey is the eighth book of The Expanse series. Winston Duarte and his band of former members of the MRCN from Laconia continue their plan to subjugate the whole human race. They plan to take over the solar system, creating an Empire with Duarte as the leader. Duarte believes he is the only person with the vision to defeat the creatures who destroyed the civilization who had built the gates to the 1300 worlds. Both sides gain victories and suffer defeats. Can James Holden and his crew defeat the Empire threatening to take over the 1300 worlds of man?
Summary
There are six viewpoint characters in Tiamats Wrath by James SA Corey.
James Holden is the viewpoint character in the prologue. The Laconians hold him as a captive at their capital. They have kept him long enough that his knowledge of the resistance is outdated, but they keep him around for a reason only known by Winston Duarte.
Bobbie Draper is the captain of The Gathering Storm, the advanced Laconian ship that the resistance captured. Her plan is to find ways that she can use the ship to bring the resistance force to the Laconians. Her first mission is to steal the special fuel needed to power the ship.
Alex Kamal is Bobbie’s pilot for The Gathering Storm. He gives a different perspective on Bobbie’s efforts. Alex has an old school approach to the resistance in contrast to newer members of the resistance. He remembers the actions of the OPA from thirty years ago, while a new generation has been born into the era of the Transport Union and the opening of the 1300 worlds.
Summary 2
Naomi Nagata has a different idea of resistance. She favors winning the war from within the enemy. She thinks attacking the Laconians economically and politically will win the war in time. Using that philosophy, she works behind the scenes using the old OPA network.
Teresa Duarte is Winton Duarte’s daughter. He has made her his heir and the potential ruler of a thousand-year-old empire. She is 14 years old and is trying to come to terms with her place in society and as the heir.
Elvi Okoye is part of the science initiative to determine the nature of the beings that destroyed the makers of the gates billions of years ago. The Laconians have stationed her on a ship that explores the 1300 worlds of the builders for clues to their demise.
Recommendation
Tiamats Wrath by James SA Corey seems like the middle novel of a trilogy. It continues the narrative from Persepolis Rising and builds up to the climax of the series in the ninth and final book. Bobbie’s story and Holden’s story paid off. Teresa’s story is just beginning. Eli’s story and Naomi’s story are setting up for a payoff in the next book. This is a great novel and I’m looking forward to reading the final book to see how the storylines are completed. So far, the ninth book is untitled, but they have it scheduled it to be published in 2020. I have put the book on my list to read this year.
Links
This is the link to the Goodreads page of Tiamats Wrath by James SA Corey.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28335698-tiamat-s-wrath
This is the link to my review of Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey.
In Babylon’s Ashes by James S.A. Corey, the Free Navy is trying to take the 1300 worlds. Can Holden and his crew defeat the Free Navy? Great conclusion to the Free Navy storyline.
In Persepolis Rising by James S.A. Corey, the Laconians plan to take the 1300 worlds. Can Holden and his crew defeat the Laconians? It starts a new trilogy. Great beginning to the Laconian storyline.