

The Rocinante crew (Jim, Naomi, Alex, Amos, and Teresa) are avoiding Laconian ships while Naomi manages the underground resistance. As they dive into the library using the catalyst, some of Cara's experiences bleed into Amos, who has been similarly altered. Meanwhile, Elvi and her team, along with the immortal children Xan and Cara, are investigating the Adro Diamond.

She decides to use Teresa as bait to lure Duarte and begins investigating a girls' boarding school on a colony world as a possible location for Teresa. Tanaka's search leads her to the cave Amos Burton once inhabited, where she deduces that Duarte likely left in an alien ship. Upon arrival, Duarte has already disappeared from the state building, and Colonel Aliana Tanaka is tasked to locate him with the highest level of clearance. Duarte then vanishes, prompting Trejo to order a return to Laconia. Duarte expresses gratitude for Trejo's efforts in preserving the Empire and admits they had been thinking too small in their empire-building vision. Plot summary įollowing the events of Tiamat's Wrath, Winston Duarte, seemingly awakening from his semi-catatonic state, projects himself into Trejo's mind, who is currently reconquering the Sol system for the Laconian Empire. The book won the 2022 Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. The title echoes the title of the initial book in the series, Leviathan Wakes.

The title and cover art were announced by the authors at a virtual fan announcement on Septem and the book was released November 30, 2021. Corey, the pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, and the ninth and final book of the series The Expanse. Leviathan Falls is a science fiction novel by James S.
