Order of James S.A. Corey Books

James S.A. Corey is the collective pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. They write science fiction novels, including the Expanse series. James S.A. Corey was created when Daniel and Ty began writing together to write a book based on the solar system Ty had created.

James S.A. Corey debuted in 2011 with the story The Butcher of Anderson Station and the novel Leviathan Wakes. Below is a list of James S.A. Corey’s books in order of when they were originally published:

Publication Order of The Expanse Books

Leviathan Wakes	(2011)
Caliban's War	(2012)
Abaddon's Gate	(2013)
Cibola Burn	(2014)
Nemesis Games	(2015)
Babylon's Ashes	(2016)
Persepolis Rising	(2017)
Tiamat's Wrath	(2019)

Publication Order of The Expanse Short Stories/Novellas

The Butcher of Anderson Station	(2011)
Gods of Risk	(2012)
The Churn	(2014)
The Vital Abyss	(2015)
Strange Dogs	(2017)
Auberon	(2019)
If you wish to read the Short Stories/Novellas in chronological order, read The Butcher of Anderson Station first.Then Gods of Risk prior to Abaddon's Gate, The Churn prior to Cibola Burn, The Vital Abyss prior to Babylon's Ashes, Strange Dogs prior to Persepolis Rising and Auberon prior to Tiamat's Wrath.

Publication Order of Star Wars: Empire and Rebellion Books

Razor's Edge (By: Martha Wells)	(2013)
Honor Among Thieves	(2014)

Publication Order of The Expanse Limited Books

The Expanse #1	(2020)
The Expanse #2	(2021)
A limited series set between Season 4 and 5 of the Amazon TV show.

Publication Order of Anthologies

The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Novellas 2015

(2015)

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James S.A. Corey Synopses: The Butcher of Anderson Station is a story set in the Expanse universe. One day, Colonel Fred Johnson will be hailed as a hero to the system. One day, he will meet a desperate man in possession of a stolen spaceship and a deadly secret and extend a hand of friendship. But long before he became the leader of the Outer Planets Alliance, Fred Johnson was known as something else – The Butcher of Anderson Station. This is his story.

Leviathan Wakes is the first novel in the Expanse series by James S.A. Corey. Two hundred years after migrating into space, mankind has run into turmoil. When a reluctant ship’s captain and washed-up detective find themselves involved in the case of a missing girl, what they discover brings our solar system to the brink of civil war, and exposes the greatest conspiracy in human history.