So the title depicts the old political order of the solar system as the empire of Babylon burned down to ashes, while foreshadowing the next book's title and the new empire that will rise from those ashes.
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The Belt likewise falls into squabbling factions as the Marco's Free Navy disrupts the unity of the OPA. In Jewish and Christian symbolism it stood for the corrupt world, evil, and eventually the Roman Empire.Īfter the rocks fell Earth all but completely collapses, while Mars becomes impotent after a third of its navy mutinies and leaves the solar system. Babylon's Ashesīabylon was the capital city of the Babylonian Empire. In actuality, Marco reacts on the fly, cuts his losses, and lies that it was his plan all along, which I think can fairly be said to be treating war like a game.
But despite Marco's claim to represent all the Belt, he cares little for them, and being seen as victorious matters more than actually coming out ahead. The title refers to Marco Inaros and his Belter "Free Navy" who attack the Earth for what they perceive to be centuries of arrogant oppression of the Belt. Nemesis is a Greek goddess who enacts retribution against the arrogant.
Like in a gold rush, colonists burn hard (accelerate heavily) to reach Ilus and other planets before other colonists can compete with them. Once they get there, they also discover technology from the Ring Builders, waiting to be turned on, and exploited. The planet is settled by both Belter refugees and a mining company from Earth who are scrambling to claim all the resources they can get their hands on. The title refers to Ilus, a planet rich in lithium, and the mining rush that follows. The Spanish never found cities of literal gold, but they did find many resources to extract, as well as the ruins of much older civilisations. The Seven Cities of Cíbola (or Gold) were mythical cities of the Americas filled with gold and other riches, which the Spanish colonists search in vain for. The title refers to the characters passing through the protomolecule's ring gate and the rapid forced braking they experience and the destruction that follows. Abaddon's GateĪbaddon is a Hebrew name for the abyss or pit of destruction, as well as an angel personifying the same. The title refers to the project which created hybrid human-protomolecule soldiers and the war fought with and over them. Caliban's WarĬaliban is a half human, half monster character from Shakespeare's play The Tempest.
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At the beginning of the series the protomolecule is mostly treated as a terrifying alien threat, an incurable disease that turns humans into "vomit zombies" and breaks the laws of physics as it somehow flies the asteroid Eros until it crashes onto Venus. The title refers to the waking of the long-dormant protomolecule from Phoebe, moon of Saturn. The Leviathan is a sea monster in Judaism, most well known from its appearance in the Book of Job. Over the course of the first five seasons, action and politically driven plots have introduced many new faces while also killing off beloved characters with an almost gleeful malice so that fans can never be sure where the show is heading and what to expect in season six.My interpretations of the titles are: 1.
With an impressive cast including Thomas Jane, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Steven Strait on board, The Expanse follows dozens of characters as they navigate the stars as well as the political turmoil that develops between The UN, The Martian Congressional Republic, and the Outer Planets Alliance.
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As with many adaptations based on multi-book sci-fi epics, there is plenty of lore and world-building for newcomers as well as readers that have poured hours into the novels. In fact, we've ranked The Expanse top of our list of the best sci-fi TV shows based on books. Corey, this adaptation takes particular care in developing the universe as well as the personalities that inhabit it. Based on the novel series of the same name by James S.
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