Persepolis Rising
From kwharrison13.com · Anti-library
Persepolis Rising
| Full title | Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, Book 7) |
|---|---|
| Author | James S.A. Corey |
| Published | 2017 |
| Pages | 555 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | The seventh Expanse volume skips thirty years and restarts the series: a colony that spent those decades alone with alien-derived technology comes back through the gates and simply announces that it is now the government. The last three books are about a technologically superior actor converting its advantage into permanent authority, and what resistance means against an opponent who needs neither your consent nor your trade. |
Where I heard about it
- a16z’s infrastructure team — on the a16z Infra Reading List, A tier in Sci-fi — Very good books, under The Expanse series: seventh of the nine volumes listed, followed by Tiamat’s Wrath and Leviathan Falls.
Connections
- a16z Infra Reading List — the list this came from.
- James S.A. Corey — the author.
- Babylon’s Ashes — volume six, thirty years earlier in story time.
- Leviathan Falls — volume nine, the finale, already in the anti-library.
- Governance — the book is about capability hardening into rule.
- Science Fiction — the genre page.
- a16z — the firm whose infra team curates the list.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.