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The second book in the NYT best-selling Expanse series, Caliban's War shows a solar system on the brink of war, and the only hope of peace rests on James Holden and the crew of the Rocinante's shoulders. Now a Prime Original series. We are not alone. On Ganymede, breadbasket of the outer planets, a Martian marine watches as her platoon is slaughtered by a monstrous supersoldier. On Earth, a high-level politician struggles to prevent interplanetary war from reigniting. And on Venus, an alien protomolecule has overrun the planet, wreaking massive, mysterious changes and threatening to spread out into the solar system. In the vast wilderness of space, James Holden and the crew of the Rocinante have been keeping the peace for the Outer Planets Alliance. When they agree to help a scientist search war-torn Ganymede for a missing child, the future of humanity rests on whether a single ship can prevent an alien invasion that may have already begun...
Is Caliban's War appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This military science fiction features graphic combat scenes including a platoon being slaughtered by an alien supersoldier, strong language throughout, and complex political conflicts. Sexual content is minimal but violence and war themes are prominent.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, mild sexual content, and strong language. Content notes include child harm, graphic violence, death, and mass death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens who love space opera with intense action, alien mysteries, and crew dynamics will be gripped by this interplanetary thriller.