Episode 14: LEVIATHAN WAKES, Pt. I (Ch. 0-5)

Welcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, but today we are beginning our coverage of the main Expanse narrative with the first 6 chapters of LEVIATHAN WAKES, also by James S.A. Corey. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse!   

In this episode:

• We get introduced to the world of the Expanse with the most heart-pounding prologue chapter in sci-fi. 
• Star Helix Detective Josephus Miller is getting way too old for this shit.
• Jim Holden gets a promotion and - for what is surely the last time - makes some bafflingly stupid decisions.
• Brigid sings the praises of the ping-pong storytelling narrative, especially in a story as plot dense as this one.
• Clint gives a mini lecture on maritime law and draws an extended comparison between the Expanse, A Song of Ice and Fire, and Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan. 
• Both hosts gush about the gorgeous JSAC prose that we get exposed to right away, and do an extended comparison of the mental illnesses of Miller and Amos.
• We detail the minor and sundry differences between the book and the show and pitch the listeners on reading the goddanged Captive's War.

Join us next time when we cover the second part of LEVIATHAN WAKES, and get on the Donnager. Follow the Mercy of Pods on social media at themercyofpods, or email us at themercyofpods@gmail.com. Logo by Matt Howse. Music is Push The Button by Sid Luscious and the Pants. Read Brigid's stuff here.

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