Leviathan Wakes
First published 2009 · 592 pages · about 10 hours to read
About this book
When Captain Jim Holden's ice miner stumbles across a derelict, abandoned ship, he uncovers a secret that threatens to throw the entire system into war. Attacked by a stealth ship belonging to the Mars fleet, Holden must find a way to uncover the motives behind the attack, stop a war and find the truth behind a vast conspiracy that threatens the entire human race.
Quotes
“Say what you will about organized crime, at least it’s organized.”
Chapter 2 “The beautiful thing about losing your illusions, he thought, was that you got to stop pretending.”
Chapter 18 “That man could take a visitation from God with thirty underdressed angels announcing that sex was okay after all and make it seem vaguely depressing.”
p. 560 “There’s a right thing to do,” Holden said. / “You don’t have a right thing, friend,” Miller said. “You’ve got a whole plateful of maybe a little less wrong.”
Chapter 36 “He cut the connection before she could answer. Long goodbyes weren’t anyone’s strong suit.”
Chapter 50
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