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Drive

An Expanse Short Story

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By: James S. A. Corey
Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
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A short story set in the universe of James S. A. Corey's NYT best-selling Expanse series. Now a Prime Original series. This story will be available in the complete Expanse story collection, Memory’s Legion.

HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR BEST SERIES
The Expanse
Leviathan Wakes
Caliban's War
Abaddon's Gate
Cibola Burn
Nemesis Games
Babylon's Ashes
Persepolis Rising
Tiamat's Wrath
​Leviathan Falls

Memory's Legion

The Expanse Short Fiction
Drive
The Butcher of Anderson Station
Gods of Risk
The Churn
The Vital Abyss
Strange Dogs
Auberon
The Sins of Our Fathers

©2022 James S. A. Corey (P)2022 Orbit Adventure Science Fiction Space Exploration Space Opera

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This is a short story giving background to characters and expanded understanding of the future created in the Expanse series.

I really love The Expanse Series

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Reminds me of Tom Goodwin's "The Gulf Between" about a man stuck in full acceleration. But that man has a robot doctor aboard that keeps him alive, and conscious, as he flies off into eternity.

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It technically adds to the overall story but... I wouldn't have missed it if this short story didn't exist.

Vaguely Interesting...

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I re-listened to all the books of the Expanse series. The first time, I listened to them out-of-order. I don't think many of the books were published yet. The story made more sense when I listened to the books in order. I hadn't realized that it would have made that much of a difference. The shorts were the best. My favorite was "Strange Dogs."

Listen to Books in Order

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A very short novella describing the invention of the Epstein drive. Nice story, nice character, nice narration. Totally unnecessary unless you are an Expanse geek.

Short but Nice

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Short and tragic. The tale of the Epstein drive. Fitting for the Expanse series. Very well done.

Loved it

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I really enjoyed seeing a more hashed-out version of this as I originally saw this depicted on the TV show.

Solomon didn't kill himself...

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Story & performance engaged me within the first five words.
highly worth every minute.

Unique, Exceptional and Unparalleled

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This was well told. It is just a short story that probably doesn't move the Expanse plot line ahead much (maybe it does?), but I enjoyed it. I have read Book One of the Expanse series and I didn't love it because the lead character spent so much time thinking about his actions; this book definitely has that but it seemed to have a bit more happening. Mr Mays, the narrator was excellent.

Good Short Story - I liked it better than book one

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Got me to go in the emotional journey with Solomon in a short time. I’m glad I started this series with this.

Got me to feel it quickly…

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