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Question for those who have read them: is the whole The Expanse series good? (self.sciencefiction)
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I've read the first two books and enjoyed them both. I enjoyed the TV series. But I see there are nine novels and eight novellas in the series, and I know the book series goes on longer than the TV series. I'm curious: is the quality fairly consistent or, like a lot of longer book series, does it degrade over time?

Edit: Thanks everyone! Sounds like the vast majority of folks enjoyed all of the books - enough that I'll probably read them all. I have other books on my reading list, so I might take breaks and read some of those in between.

I really appreciate all the responses. Thank you all. Upvotes all around!

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I've been listening to the audio books when I do my 10 h drive home for vacations/holidays and I watched the show first. I'm on book 7 now.

I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed book 1 and 2, but 3 through 6 I did find tedious to get through having seen the show and knowing what happens. I'm enjoying 7 again with a fresh story.

Personally, one of my favourite things about the series is the realism of the sci-fi setting and the use as a setting for a political drama.

Sort of agree on the filler and formulaic type writing as well, but I haven't noticed it as much with some fresh plot development