S1 Episode 19

Is this the best modern hard sci-if in print?

Spoiler free until 00:30:19!

For this episode Andrew, Joel, and Steven review Leviathan Wakes, the first book in the Expanse series. In a publishing world dominated by fantasy and YA offerings, Leviathan Wakes leaped out to spawn 8 more novels and a hit TV series, but can it withstand our critiques? What makes a book truly “hard” science fiction? Does magic have a place in such a world? Just how well can only 2 character perspectives develop and reveal the vast world building necessary in a sci-if? We attempt to answer all these questions and more in today’s episode!

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:34 Favorite Fictional Detective

00:14:32 Spoiler Free Review

00:29:36 Intermission

00:30:19 Setting

00:44:04 Character

00:55:22 Plot

01:09:07 Writing

01:20:47 Entertainment Value

01:25:59 Outro