Nemesis Games

Nemesis Games
Author James S. A. Corey
Cover artist Daniel Dociu
Country United States
Language English
Series The Expanse
Genre Science fiction
Published June 2, 2015
Publisher Orbit Books
Media type Print
Audiobook
E-book
Pages 536 [1]
ISBN 978-0-316-21758-3
Preceded by Cibola Burn
Followed by Babylon's Ashes[2]

Nemesis Games is a 2015 science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey, the pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, and the fifth book in their The Expanse series.[3] It is the sequel to Cibola Burn. The cover art is by Daniel Dociu.[4]

Nemesis Games received positive reviews. Andrew Liptak of io9 called the novel "Corey’s 'Empire Strikes Back'".[5]

Synopsis

The Rocinante is down for long-term maintenance after the events of Cibola Burn. Three crew members decide to take care of some personal business during the down time. Amos Burton heads to Earth when he learns someone important from his past has died, to pay his respects and to make sure no foul play was involved. Alex Kamal heads to Mars in the hopes of getting closure with his ex-wife, and to see Bobbie while there. And Naomi Nagata heads to Ceres station when she receives a message that her son Filip is in trouble. While Jim Holden supervises repairs to the Rocinante, he is enlisted by Monica Stuart to investigate disappearing colony ships.

Facing future collapse by the mass exodus of colony ships through the rings, militant factions of the OPA coalesce into a self-declared Free Navy and simultaneously wreak havoc on Earth and attempt to kill the Martian Prime Minister and Fred Johnson. Amos survives the attacks on Earth, to then free Clarissa Mao and escape back to Luna with her help and the help of Baltimore thugs from his old life. Alex meets up with Bobbie on Mars and together they investigate missing Martian military equipment and ships, which leads them into the middle of the attack on the Prime Minister's life. Naomi is kidnapped by her ex-lover Marco - leader of the Free Navy - but manages to escape. Alex and Bobbie successfully rescue her.

The crew reunites on the Rocinante. What's left of the Earth, Mars, and non-militant OPA government meet on Luna. Naomi finally tells Jim about her violent past. Amos asks that Clarissa stay as his apprentice. The Free Navy has encamped past the belt and is preventing anyone from going through the rings. But there is a question of who is really behind the attacks, is it Marco? Or is it a renegade faction of the Martian military?

References

  1. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Nemesis-Games-Expanse-James-Corey/dp/0316217581
  2. ↑ Martinetti, Cher. "EXCLUSIVE: The Expanse's James SA Corey talk TV adaptation, state of sci-fi". blastr.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Nemesis Games on Amazon". 13 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Expanse Series, Nemesis Games Cover Art". 11 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Nemesis Games is James S.A. Corey's Empire Strikes Back". 2 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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