Tiamat's Wrath

In the sprawling aftermath of humanity's expansion through thirteen hundred alien gates, 'Tiamat's Wrath' plunges deeper into the perilous heart of the Expanse. As a fragile interstellar empire takes root, the ancient alien ruins unveil darker secrets and existential threats. Dr. Elvi Okoye embarks on a desperate, high-stakes quest within dead systems, driven to uncover the nature of a prehistoric genocide and find weapons against unimaginable forces, risking her sanity and soul for answers. Meanwhile, at the core of the Laconian Empire, Teresa Duarte grapples with her formidable father's godlike ambitions, navigating a court rife with intrigue, sociopathic scientists like Cortázar, and the ever-enigmatic James Holden. With secrets of her own, she struggles to assert agency amidst absolute power. Concurrently, the scattered crew of the Rocinante wages a valiant, last-ditch resistance against Duarte's authoritarian regime, fighting to preserve the memory of freedom against a seemingly inevitable, eternal rule. Against terrifying entities lurking between worlds, courage and ambition alone may not suffice to save humanity.