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4.49 AVERAGE
4.49 AVERAGE
Bon, eh bien, voilà.
C’est la fin d’une époque, la fin d’une histoire, la fin d’une saga, et c’est toujours un crève-cœur de devoir se séparer d’eux.
10 ans sépare l’éveil de la chute du Léviathan, 10 ans que nous suivons la vie de James, Naomi, Amos, Elvi, Bobbie, Camina, et de tous les autres. 10 ans qu’on a vécu leurs émotions, leurs moments leurs plus intimes, leurs peurs, leurs amours, leurs victoires et échecs. 10 ans que l’écriture de Ty et Daniel nous transportent dans le monde de The Expanse, et nous font vivre dans la tête de ces personnages, avec leur écriture si élégante et simple.
Autant vous dire que l’au revoir a été rude. J’étais en larme pendant les 100 dernières pages, et la toute fin m’a laissée bouleversée. Logique et attendue ? A beaucoup de points, oui. Il n’empêche qu’il est couillu de laisse autant de non-dits -beaucoup n’est pas expliqué, ce que je trouve appréciable. Les aventures de l’équipage du Rocinante vont me manquer -et je reviendrai sûrement vers la saga, plus tard, quand j’aurai fait mon deuil de la saga. Ils garderont leur place d’honneur dans ma bibliothèque, comme la meilleure saga de Space Opera de ces dernières années, un tournant dans la SF moderne, qui marquera sûrement les auteurs à venir – et qui a déjà grandement marqué le genre, en littérature comme dans l’audiovisuel.
Bordel, que c’était bon.
C’est la fin d’une époque, la fin d’une histoire, la fin d’une saga, et c’est toujours un crève-cœur de devoir se séparer d’eux.
10 ans sépare l’éveil de la chute du Léviathan, 10 ans que nous suivons la vie de James, Naomi, Amos, Elvi, Bobbie, Camina, et de tous les autres. 10 ans qu’on a vécu leurs émotions, leurs moments leurs plus intimes, leurs peurs, leurs amours, leurs victoires et échecs. 10 ans que l’écriture de Ty et Daniel nous transportent dans le monde de The Expanse, et nous font vivre dans la tête de ces personnages, avec leur écriture si élégante et simple.
Autant vous dire que l’au revoir a été rude. J’étais en larme pendant les 100 dernières pages, et la toute fin m’a laissée bouleversée. Logique et attendue ? A beaucoup de points, oui. Il n’empêche qu’il est couillu de laisse autant de non-dits -beaucoup n’est pas expliqué, ce que je trouve appréciable. Les aventures de l’équipage du Rocinante vont me manquer -et je reviendrai sûrement vers la saga, plus tard, quand j’aurai fait mon deuil de la saga. Ils garderont leur place d’honneur dans ma bibliothèque, comme la meilleure saga de Space Opera de ces dernières années, un tournant dans la SF moderne, qui marquera sûrement les auteurs à venir – et qui a déjà grandement marqué le genre, en littérature comme dans l’audiovisuel.
Bordel, que c’était bon.
3.5 stars, finally finished this series! A little bit of a slog at the end there.
A good end is hard to write, but somehow these goobers managed it.
The final book focuses and finishes with flourish on the themes that have always been present throughout The Expanse, gentle humanity, death, individuality.
It's a melancholy end (Though I suppose all things are), but dang it ends well.
Thanks for the trip, boys.
The final book focuses and finishes with flourish on the themes that have always been present throughout The Expanse, gentle humanity, death, individuality.
It's a melancholy end (Though I suppose all things are), but dang it ends well.
Thanks for the trip, boys.
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
what a great ending - the epilogue is SO fascinating and could set up a new series by itself. bittersweet
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5 stars
Finished this a while ago and was just processing the ending for a long time. Granted I still have 2 novellas to read so I'm not quite done with the universe but I don't know what I'm going to do after 6 years of reading this series!
I don't know how to express my feelings properly about the ending but overall I enjoyed it. There was a LOT happening that needed to get wrapped up and I think the authors maybe intentionally didn't wrap up/explain everything. 1) because aliens and 2) because humans will human and 3) that shit is hard to do as authors.
That said, I liked how the character arcs were concluded overall - I sobbed in the last 30 pages.
And that epilogue - <i>what the hell was that?</i> I have SO many questions.
Some minor critiques - pacing was a little off given how much had to happen. The plot beats to resolve most of the issues were predictable (which is fine, just something to note), and I'm not sure how much the interlude sections actually added to the story. They were a little confusing and didn't give me much more perspective on the alien/proto-molecule side of things.
All to say, this was as series more about being human and the struggles humans put themselves through with power (who has it, who wants it, who has it thrust upon them, and who fucks up humanity's future with it because they think they know best and have too much power) and it was a worthwhile ending to the series. I just really want a future installment (even just a novella) explaining that epilogue!
Finished this a while ago and was just processing the ending for a long time. Granted I still have 2 novellas to read so I'm not quite done with the universe but I don't know what I'm going to do after 6 years of reading this series!
I don't know how to express my feelings properly about the ending but overall I enjoyed it. There was a LOT happening that needed to get wrapped up and I think the authors maybe intentionally didn't wrap up/explain everything. 1) because aliens and 2) because humans will human and 3) that shit is hard to do as authors.
That said, I liked how the character arcs were concluded overall - I sobbed in the last 30 pages.
And that epilogue - <i>what the hell was that?</i> I have SO many questions.
Some minor critiques - pacing was a little off given how much had to happen. The plot beats to resolve most of the issues were predictable (which is fine, just something to note), and I'm not sure how much the interlude sections actually added to the story. They were a little confusing and didn't give me much more perspective on the alien/proto-molecule side of things.
All to say, this was as series more about being human and the struggles humans put themselves through with power (who has it, who wants it, who has it thrust upon them, and who fucks up humanity's future with it because they think they know best and have too much power) and it was a worthwhile ending to the series. I just really want a future installment (even just a novella) explaining that epilogue!
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated