The Vital Abyss, James S. A. Corey
The Vital Abyss, James S. A. Corey
2 Rating(s)
List: $14.99 | Sale: $10.50
Club: $7.49

The Vital Abyss
An Expanse Novella

Author: James S. A. Corey

Series: Expanse

Narrator: Jefferson Mays

Unabridged: 2 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 10/15/2015

Synopsis

A novella set in the hard-scrabble world of James S. A. Corey's NYT-bestselling Expanse series, The Vital Abyss is the secret history of the cataclysmic events that occurred on Eros station, and the revelation of what came after. . . Now a Prime Original series.

HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR BEST SERIES

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 . . .

The Expanse
Leviathan Wakes
Caliban's War
Abaddon's Gate
Cibola Burn
Nemesis Games
Babylon's Ashes
Persepolis Rising
Tiamat's Wrath
​Leviathan Falls

Memory's Legion

The Expanse Short Fiction
Drive
The Butcher of Anderson Station
Gods of Risk
The Churn
The Vital Abyss
Strange Dogs
Auberon
The Sins of Our Fathers

About James S. A. Corey

James S. A. Corey is the pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. In addition to writing the novels and short stories of The Expanse, they wrote and produced the television series of the same name. Daniel lives with his family in the American southwest. Ty will tell you where he lives when and if he wants you to come over.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Trish on November 02, 2018

This is a story playing devil's advocate. It is about a group of scientists who caused the death of many Martians on Phoebe station with the Protomolecule to study the effects. They are currently imprisoned and ... maybe we were supposed to feel pity for how they've been kept captive, but I couldn't......more

Goodreads review by Justine on July 20, 2021

A great character study of Paolo Cortazar, the scientist who literally sacrifices his moral compass in order to focus fully on his study of the protomolecule. I initially thought about skipping this, but I'm glad I didn't. It turned out to be an interesting backstory, and definitely adds to my overal......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on November 02, 2018

Well worth reading. I liked seeing the sociopathic-altered scientists getting their own novelette. I can't say that the main character was especially likable, but I did feel some sympathy for him. He really was f***ed over. Repeatedly. I almost agree with his decision to cut his empathy centers out o......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on February 10, 2017

This one was just straight up neat. The first of anything in The Expanse universe to be in first person POV, this novella opens with a man and his fellow prisoners, who are being kept in a locked room somewhere in the solar system, and they are kept there for years. It slowly trickles out as to why......more

Add to Cart
Add to Wish List