David Rubenstein's Reviews > Caliban’s War

This is the second book in The Expanse series by James Corey. It really helps to have read the first book, before getting to this one; some of the major characters continue in this book.

A mysterious entity that entered our solar system eons ago has been "liberated" and then thrown off course to Venus. Surprising events occur, as people try to figure out what in the world this alien entity is trying to do--other that change humanity into something quite different. In the meantime, humans on the various planets and planetoids have formed political alliances, and are triggered to a ghastly war against one another.

This book, like the first one in the series, is quite entertaining. The characters seem so real, which of course the main point of a novel. The main character is James Holden. His temperamental and impulsive nature seems to be changing for the worse. He must recognize and correct his own character flaws, if he wants to win back the admiration (and love) of his crew members. I listened to the audiobook version, which is narrated very well by Jefferson Mays.