Nemesis Games

The fifth Expanse novel (2015), in which the Rocinante's crew scatters across the system.

Nemesis Games is the fifth novel in The Expanse series, published in 2015 by James S. A. Corey, the pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. It follows Cibola Burn, and its title refers to Nemesis, the Greek goddess of vengeance.

Reviews were positive, and it has been called Corey's version of The Empire Strikes Back.

Quick Facts

Author: James S. A. Corey
Cover artist: Daniel Dociu
Country: United States
Language: English
Series: The Expanse
Genre: Science fiction
Published: June 2, 2015
Publisher: Orbit Books

Facts from the source article.

Background

It opens with a radical OPA cell stealing radar-absorbing stealth coating from the Martian shipyards on Callisto and then destroying the yards with an asteroid.

A year later the Rocinante is laid up for repairs at Tycho Station and its crew splits up. Amos Burton goes to Earth after the death of the woman who raised him, Alex Kamal travels to Mars hoping to make peace with his ex-wife, and Naomi Nagata leaves for Ceres after a message from her former lover, Marco Inaros.

Jim Holden remains on Tycho, where documentary producer Monica Stuart asks him to investigate colony ships disappearing on their way to the new worlds. On Mars, Alex teams up with Bobbie Draper to investigate missing Martian warships.