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Welcome aboard the Rocinante for our third discussion of Leviathan Falls by James S.A. Corey, the 9th and final novel in The Expanse series! It’s getting harder and harder to put this book down, so I won’t blame you if you read ahead; just be sure to jot your thoughts in the Marginalia. The Schedule has all the info you need about future discussion dates. For now, let’s get into Chapters 18 through 24!

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Chapter 18: Jim → Trejo offers not to bomb Freehold if Naomi agrees to hand over Teresa. Teresa is willing to go, but Naomi decides she can’t trust Trejo. The Roci crew are about to enact a desperate plan to draw the Laconian ships away from the planet, only to find themselves locked in their quarters. Jillian has taken matters into her own hands and plans to negotiate with Trejo.

Chapter 19: Kit → Kit, Rohi, and baby Bakari are headed for their new home in the colonies. Kit records a message for Alex, telling him the doctor says Bakari is fine and will adapt to his new home’s gravity faster than his parents will. Just then, Rohi returns with the news that the entities beyond the ring space have killed an entire colony system’s worth of people.

Chapter 20: Elvi → Elvi deduces the aliens killed San Esteban system by altering the ionic bonds required for neurotransmission. They might not know their attack was successful, though, since ships are still transiting that ring gate. Fayez worries about the ethics of continuing to experiment on Xan and Cara, but Elvi says it will be worth it if they save humanity. Cara is still enthusiastic about communicating with the BFE, so that’s something.

Chapter 21: Tanaka → Tanaka goes on a rampage in Draper Station, refusing to negotiate with Jillian and declaring she will kill everyone except whoever brings Teresa Duarte to her.

Chapter 22: Jillian → Jillian lets the Roci crew out of their quarters and back to their ship. She boards the Storm and creates a diversion so the Roci can get away. The Laconians offer to let her surrender, but she refuses. She won’t make the mistake of trusting their so-called honor twice.

Chapter 23: Jim → The Roci crew watch the Laconians destroy the Storm. They’re weighing their next options when Amos has another seizure. He tells Jim it’s because Elvi is pushing harder to get answers from the BFE and he’s getting “spillover” from the attempts.

Chapter 24: The Lighthouse and the Keeper → The Roci makes it safely to Adro system, home of the BFE, despite heavy traffic in the ring space. Kit’s ship enters around the same time and nearly goes dutchman, but a mysterious voice says No, and prevents catastrophe. Still in the ring space searching for traces of the Roci, Tanaka sees dark shapes forming at the perimeter. And the Roci crew see the Adro gate emitting light and other radiation; Amos remarks that it looks like someone turned it on.

Belly of a slug and how they move.