The Mercy of Gods

From Leviathan Wakes to Leviathan Falls, James S. A. Corey's Hugo Award-winning Expanse series has redefined modern space opera. Now, available in print for the first time comes the complete collection of short fiction set in the Expanse universe, including both a brand-new novella set after the events of Leviathan Falls and author’s notes on each story.<BR><BR> On Mars, a scientist experiments with a new engine that will one day become the drive that fuels humanity's journey into the stars. <BR><BR> On an asteroid station, a group of prisoners are oblivious to the catastrophe that awaits them. <BR><BR> On a future Earth beset by overpopulation, pollution, and poverty, a crime boss desperately seeks to find a way off planet.<BR><BR> On an alien world, a human family struggles to establish a colony and make a new home.<BR><BR> All these stories and more are featured in this unmissable collection of short fiction set in the hardscrabble world of The Expanse.<BR><BR>Contents:<BR>The Expanse Short Fiction<BR>Drive<BR> The Butcher of Anderson Station<BR> The Churn<BR> Gods of Risk<BR> The Vital Abyss<BR> Strange Dogs<BR> Auberon<BR> The Sins of our Fathers<BR> ---<BR> For more from James S. A. Corey, check out:<BR><BR>The Expanse<BR>Leviathan Wakes<BR> Caliban's War<BR> Abaddon's Gate<BR> Cibola Burn<BR> Nemesis Games<BR> Babylon's Ashes<BR> Persepolis Rising<BR> Tiamat's Wrath<BR> Leviathan Falls

**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**<BR>'THE START OF SOMETHING TRULY EPIC' Fonda Lee, author of the Green Bone Saga<BR>'DAZZLING . . . THIS IS SPACE OPERA AT ITS BEST' Publishers Weekly<BR><BR>From the New York Times bestselling author of the Expanse comes a spectacular new space opera that sees humanity fighting for its survival in a war as old as the universe itself. Invasion is only the beginning . . .<BR><BR>The Carryx - part empire, part hive - has waged wars of conquest for centuries, destroying or enslaving species across the galaxy in its con¿ict with an ancient and deathless enemy. <BR><BR>When they descend on the isolated world of Anjiin, the human population is abased, slaughtered and put in chains. The best and brightest are abducted, taken to the Carryx world-palace to join prisoners from a thousand other species. <BR><BR>Dafyd Alkhor, assistant to a prestigious scientist, is captured along with his team. Even he doesn't suspect that his peculiar insight and skills will be the key to seeing past their captors ' terrifying agenda.<BR><BR>Swept up in a con¿ict beyond his control and vaster than his imagination, Dafyd is poised to become humanity's champion - and its betrayer.<BR><BR>This is where his story begins.<BR><BR>'The beginning of what could be Corey's most epic - and entertaining - series yet. Simply mind-blowing' Kirkus<BR><BR>'No one builds a universe like James S. A. Corey. When it ends, all you'll want is . . . more' John Scalzi, New York Times bestselling author<BR><BR>'Terrifying alien overlords and a vast intergalactic war with humankind on the brink of annihilation . . The Mercy of the Gods is the start of something truly epic' Fonda Lee, author of the Green Bone Saga<BR><BR>'Like The Expanse, The Mercy of Gods balances cosmic stakes with an astonishingly powerful human drama. Pitch-perfect storytelling' M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts<BR><BR>'A fast-paced, intelligent book. Corey is always one of the most engaging voices in the genre' Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time<BR><BR>'The Mercy of Gods radiates the dread and revelation of first contact, shaping new worlds and cultures that had me riveted' Bethany Jacobs, author of These Burning Stars<BR><BR>'All the things you want in an alien invasion novel: overwhelming aliens, end-of-world terror, and plucky humans who never stop fighting . . . A bang-up read. I want more' Paolo Bacigalupi, New York Times bestselling author<BR><BR>'A powerful, provocative masterpiece that I will be thinking about for a very long time' Ryka Aoki, author of Light from Uncommon Stars