Since this is the de facto beginning of the second trilogy within the Expanse series, a lot of work is needed to be done in order to establish the next direction, and the book does succeed in that. However, it just feels entirely too removed from everything that had happened before, and even though it ties in the Protomolecule with how Ilus operates, it's a bit confusing to see the full picture right now. Of course, by the end of it, it's a bonafide page-turner.
Reviewed on Thursday, February 3rd, 2022, 12:00am.
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