The Expanse (novel series): History and Key Facts

The Expanse is a series of science fiction novels, and related novellas and short stories by James S. A. Corey, the joint pen name of authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. The first novel, Leviathan Wakes, was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2012. The complete series was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Series in 2017. It later won, following its second nomination for the same award in 2020.

The book series is made up of nine novels and nine novellas compiled in Memory's Legion. The series was adapted for television for Syfy, also under the title of The Expanse. When Syfy canceled the TV series after three seasons, Amazon Prime Video acquired it and produced three more seasons.

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