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Auberon

An Expanse Novella

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Auberon

By: James S. A. Corey
Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
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A novella set in the universe of James S. A. Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series, Auberon explores a new and alien world and the age-old dangers that humanity has carried with it to the stars. Now a Prime Original series.

Auberon is one of the first and most important colony worlds in humanity's reach, and the new conquering faction has come to claim it. Governor Rittenaur has come to bring civilization and order to the far outpost and guarantee the wealth and power of the Empire.

But Auberon already has its own history, a complex culture, and a criminal kingpin named Erich with very different plans. In a world of deceit, violence, and corruption, the greatest danger Rittenaur faces is love.

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

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

©2019 James S. A. Corey (P)2019 Hachette Audio UK Adventure Science Fiction Space Opera Space Fiction

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I wasn't sure if short stories were going to be worth a credit as they don't last long. But they are.

This story is short and sweet, and I am very glad I got it.

More than worth a credit

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It updates on a character in a satisfying way but doesn’t add much to the overarching narrative of the series

Great little story but not worth the price

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A short, but beautifully crafted story set in the Expands Universe. After taking control of the gate system of colonies, Duark sends new governors to the planets to oversee the occupation. When Rittenour and his wife arrive on the exotic, but smelly, Auberon, they find that their implacable Laconian culture clashes forcibly with that of the existing local society's established system of corruption and criminality. Like all colonialist enterprises, both now and in the future, there has to be some flexibility to succeed.

Great writing with very visual impressions of the planet easily formed in the mind of the reader and the main protagonists are full bloodied characters with all of the internal strife doubts and fears of real people. This novella may not add anything to the main story line but certainly widens the view of the Expanse as a whole. Needless to say, narration by Jefferson Mays is excellent.

Auberon is a story well worth reading even outside the confines of the Expanse series (though if you have not read any of this excellent set of books and enjoy S.F. then this must be remedied immediately!), covering, as it does, the politics of colonialism, and the inner anguish of the clash between ideals and desire, what it is to be human, set in the future but as relevant today. Slightly slow at the beginning but as it rolls it really picks up steam.
Highly recommended.

Self rule for them not for us.

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was one of my fact in the series, definitely good even on a second listen

loved it

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Story, narration, empathy, depth - just fantastic. If you've gotten to this point, you know that you're getting. It's marvelous.

Amazing, as always

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More top tier writing and as everyone says, the narration is some of the best I’ve heard.

Subtle and epic as always

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Excellent short story based on one of the gate worlds. As well written as the rest of the Expanse series. Genuinely feel like I learned something about myself I didn't know.

Highly Recommend

A poignant sci-fi tale.

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Another great novella expanding the Expanse universe. Really enjoyed the return the of an old character

Great!

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Didn’t really get this story. It didn’t add anything to the expanse universe and could have been a million other stories instead.

Didn’t see the point

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