The Vital Abyss
About
From New York Times bestselling 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 came along . . .Set in the hard-scrabble solar system of the Expanse, The Vital Abyss deepens James S. A. Corey's acclaimed series.
Series
Where This Book Fits
- #5 in The Expanse Novellas Publication Order — Paolo Cortázar's perspective on protomolecule research.
- #8 in The Expanse Integrated Reading Order — Focuses on protomolecule scientist Paolo Cortázar in prison; read after Abaddon's Gate.