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The Vital Abyss

An Expanse Novella

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The Vital Abyss

By: James S. A. Corey
Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
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From New York Times best-selling author James S. A. Corey...

Somewhere in the vast expanse of space, a group of prisoners lives in permanent captivity.

The only company they have is each other and the Belters who guard them. The only stories they know are the triumphs and crimes that brought them there. The only future they see is an empty life in an enormous room.

And then the man from Mars comes along....

Set in the hardscrabble solar system of the Expanse, The Vital Abyss deepens James S. A. Corey's acclaimed series.

©2017 James S. A. Corey (P)2017 Little Brown Publishing Group Adventure Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera Solar System
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Well written and read. This is an enjoyable story that adds depth to the ongoing series.

A great addition to the series!

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I enjoyed this audiobook and the story. It is a bit of a shame that the narrator doesn't say when a new chapter begins, so for the first few sentences you have to guess in what time of the main character's life you are now. Apart from that, I found it an interesting extra to the series.

No chapters in script audiobook

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Don't bother with this if you just want the expanse story. this is a side story that doesn't help

Short and not important

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Interesting little side story, but ultimately has absolutely no bearing on the main story, and I’m unsure if it was worth the money.
The main character is worse than underwhelming, he’s just whelming.
It’s not a badly written book by any means, it is just...feels like a waste of time to have bothered with.

Fun, but ultimately pointless

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its not worth a full book price. bit of a scam really.
but the story does fill in a little of the universe.

not worth the price. feeling ripped off.

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