The Churn: An Expanse Novella

Name: The Churn: An Expanse Novella
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.56 (18 reviews)
Author: James S. A. Corey
ISBN: 9781549165658

Author: James S. A. Corey

Series: Expanse

Narrator: Jefferson Mays

Unabridged: 2 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 12/28/2021

Categories: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Crime, Short Stories, Science Fiction

Synopsis

A novella set in the hard-scrabble world of James S. A. Corey's NYT-bestselling Expanse series, The Churn takes the bestselling sci-fi series to the dark world of organized crime, drugs, secrets, and murder that shaped the Rocinante's mechanic, Amos. Now a Prime Original series.

HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR BEST SERIES

Before his trip to the stars, before the Rocinante, Timmy was confined to a Baltimore where crime paid you or killed you. Unless the authorities got to you first.
On a future Earth beset by overpopulation, pollution, and poverty, people do what they must to survive. The Churn follows a crime boss named Burton as his organization is threatened by a new private security force tasked with cleaning up the city. When the police start cracking down, Burton and his footsoldiers-loyal lieutenant Erich, former prostitute Lydia, and young enforcer Timmy-become increasingly desperate to find a way out.

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

Memory's Legion

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

About James S. A. Corey

James S. A. Corey is the pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. In addition to writing the novels and short stories of The Expanse, they wrote and produced the television series of the same name. Daniel lives with his family in the American southwest. Ty will tell you where he lives when and if he wants you to come over.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kemper

Amos Burton is the resident bad ass among the crew of the Rocinante who often argues that whatever problem they have at the moment could be solved by a judicious use of gunfire and/or tossing someone out the nearest airlock into space. But Amos isn’t a thug, or rather, he’s not just a thug. He’s rep......more

Goodreads review by Petrik

Mini-review 3.5/5 stars The Churn is a great novella. I enjoyed this one more than The Butcher of Anderson Station, Gods of Risk, and Drive. I’m quite surprised by the official blurb and the huge number of reviews that immediately stated which character’s background is being shed upon here. Whether the......more

Goodreads review by Choko

*** 4 *** This novela packs a big punch for its size. Short, violent, gritty and dystopian in a very believable way, this is the story of one of the members of the crew in the Expanse space opera series, only not in space. Timmy is a young man who is raised in the unregistered slums of Baltimore, whe......more

Goodreads review by Trish

Another short story is the Expanse universe, this time about Amos' past. Amos is a very quirky character. He seems to lack empathy on a worrying scale while simultaneously showing the capacity for great loyalty, which is why I like him so much. Those who have read the first novel and/or seen the TV s......more