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The Expanse Novellas Publication Order

publication Order for The Expanse Novellas

Publication sequence for all eight standalone novellas and short stories, collected in the anthology Memory's Legion.

1
Cover of The Butcher of Anderson Station

The Butcher of Anderson Station

2011

Fred Johnson's backstory as a UN officer.

2
Cover of Drive

Drive

2012

Origin story of the Epstein Drive.

3
Cover of Gods of Risk

Gods of Risk

2012

Set on Mars between Caliban's War and Abaddon's Gate.

4
Cover of The Churn

The Churn

2014

Amos Burton's origin story in dystopian Baltimore.

5
Cover of The Vital Abyss

The Vital Abyss

2015

Paolo Cortázar's perspective on protomolecule research.

6
Cover of Strange Dogs

Strange Dogs

2017

Laconian colony story setting up Persepolis Rising.

7
Cover of Auberon

Auberon

2019

Laconian occupation story set on Auberon.

8
Cover of The Sins of Our Fathers

The Sins of Our Fathers

2022

Final epilogue story following Leviathan Falls.