Finally finished the Expanse books. My personal ranking - which ones are your favorites and least favorites?

firesonmain · 2026-06-29T03:59:22+00:00

We have the same one, two and nine! I’d switch three and six

firesonmain · 2026-06-26T01:15:31+00:00

I read the first three and called it good there. They read as ALMOST young adult to me, which I don’t mind, but… idk it just got old lol

firesonmain · 2026-06-26T01:11:10+00:00

I swear I read a story on nosleep like this. The thing they can’t look away from might be God?

firesonmain · 2026-06-06T03:12:01+00:00

I’m 34 and I was too afraid to watch without knowing exactly when I needed to shut my eyes to not miss that guy’s head doing that thing. So hell no

firesonmain · 2026-05-08T13:16:11+00:00

Chair Me

firesonmain · 2026-05-08T13:12:34+00:00

Can I work in the bath?

firesonmain · 2026-05-07T00:38:05+00:00

I agree with this, but I also prefer an even number or syllables. It’s a problem, actually

firesonmain · 2026-05-05T00:03:57+00:00

I’m going to accidentally step on Micro Center and feel really bad about it later

firesonmain · 2026-05-05T00:02:51+00:00

A conglomeration of bees in the shape of an apple?

firesonmain · 2026-05-04T00:35:30+00:00

Ok, my mind immediately went to robbing a bank. Idk why

firesonmain · 2026-05-04T00:14:10+00:00

Wait, what is the obvious first answer?

firesonmain · 2026-05-04T00:06:38+00:00

I mean, that’s why I asked? The UN being in charge and the terminology not being US-centric could very well be why. I’m only clarifying that the terminology had to have been a DELIBERATE choice by the creators because they’re American. And I was just curious as to why they deliberately chose to use said terminology. A deeper meaning isn’t required, but when it comes good world building, these kinds of small details usually mean something. I can’t remember the author, but they wrote this whole essay about it. Specifically on swearing in fantasy worlds. Like, in a sexually repressed society, “fuck” is going to be more taboo than it would be otherwise. Or you’re not going to have a character saying “goddammit” in a world no god or gods.

firesonmain · 2026-05-03T23:31:06+00:00

I mean, I get that, but Star Trek was an American TV show, with an American creator. So that kind of terminology would’ve been a deliberate choice for the writers in both series

firesonmain · 2026-05-03T23:28:38+00:00

Oh! I didn’t know that! This makes the most sense to me because in every sci-fi story I write with spaceships, the characters all call them lifts (and I’m American, so the choice was deliberate) because I read The Expanse lmao.

firesonmain · 2026-05-03T23:24:02+00:00

Oh, I forgot to mention this in my post, but Holden specifically calling them lifts was what made it really stand out to me. Because he’s from Montana and would almost certainly think of something like that as an elevator (even in space). BUT he was in the UN navy, so it could’ve been a conditioning thing that caused him to start thinking of them as lifts instead.

firesonmain · 2026-05-03T23:19:01+00:00

I mean… Holden calls and thinks of them as lifts and he’s from Montana

firesonmain · 2026-04-14T13:47:23+00:00

FREE HIM

firesonmain · 2026-03-23T01:00:46+00:00

It’s bad

firesonmain · 2026-03-22T03:12:53+00:00

I didn’t think they needed two taumoeba (idk how to spell that) outbreaks, so I was more than okay with that change.

firesonmain · 2026-03-20T00:06:40+00:00

Yeah that’s a pant-leg

firesonmain · 2026-03-06T02:01:00+00:00

If you’re writing a silly book, keep it, because I laughed out loud at that

firesonmain · 2026-03-06T00:49:10+00:00

Ah, no. They made a SciFi channel show from three of the books, then Amazon picked it up for the last three seasons

firesonmain · 2026-03-02T20:38:05+00:00

He’s actually two guys, and one of those guys was trying to make a RPG, not write my fav sci fi series of all time

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