Narrated by Jefferson Mays, Babylon’s Ashes by James S. A. Corey has a runtime of 19 hrs 58 mins on Audible.
Publisher’s Summary
With over 10 million copies sold, The Expanse has become one of the biggest science fiction phenomenons of the decade.
The sixth book in the New York Times bestselling Expanse series, Babylon’s Ashes has the galaxy in full revolution and it’s up to the crew of the Rocinante to make a desperate mission to the gate network and thin hope of victory. Now a Prime Original series.
A revolution brewing for generations has begun in fire. It will end in blood. The Free Navy—a violent group of Belters in black-market military ships—has crippled the Earth and begun a campaign of piracy and violence among the outer planets. The colony ships heading for the thousand new worlds on the far side of the alien ring gates are easy prey, and no single navy remains strong enough to protect them.
James Holden and his crew know the strengths and weaknesses of this new force better than anyone. Outnumbered and outgunned, the embattled remnants of the old political powers call on the Rocinante for a desperate mission to reach Medina Station at the heart of the gate network. But the new alliances are as flawed as the old, and the struggle for power has only just begun.
Babylon’s Ashes is a breakneck science fiction adventure following the bestselling Nemesis Games.
“Interplanetary adventure the way it ought to be written.” —George R. R. Martin
Hugo Award Winner for Best Series
The Expanse
Leviathan Wakes
Caliban’s War
Abaddon’s Gate
Cibola Burn
Nemesis Games
Babylon’s Ashes
Persepolis Rising
Tiamat’s Wrath
Leviathan Falls
Memory’s Legion
The Expanse Short Fiction
Drive
The Butcher of Anderson Station
Gods of Risk
The Churn
The Vital Abyss
Strange Dogs
Auberon
The Sins of Our Fathers
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
- Length: 19 hrs 58 mins
- Publisher: Orbit
- Release year: 2016
- Audible category: Science Fiction & Fantasy / Science Fiction / Adventure
Listener Ratings
Babylon’s Ashes holds an average listener rating of 4.7/5 from 22694 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.9/5
- Story: 4.6/5
- 5-star ratings: 78% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “The book that rights the broader story arc”
I was critical of the last book, how the story made the Expanse series the size of a personal grudge and not holding up to such a grande name of The Expanse. This book bridges the gap and finally puts the broader story arc on the footing it needs to be on. Ties it up nicely, the Sol system is now yesterday and the Expanse is tomorrow. I look forward to the next book in the series with anticipation.— Christopher, Audible listener
4/5 stars — “Lost plot”
With each book in this series, a little more of what made it initially appealing is lost: i. e. the proto molecule threat: Detective Miller, etc.
Now, it seems to be more a series of silly lectures about whst the Authors vision of the future should be, ad nauseum.
Hope the TV shows don’t go the ssme route.— T. Fruge, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Standard of Excellence Met”
Outstanding edition to the series… I love how the series continues to evolve and remains fresh, while doling out some great science, accompanied by fascinating and insightful social perspectives and viewpoints… Anyone having begun the series will of course pick this up no matter what I say;). Those that haven’t, what’s the holdup? You’re missing out on some of the best SF the past couple of decades… The narration is superior, and I cannot imagine a better narrator for the voice and mood of the story… One downside, even though there may be a couple of strings dangling, this sure felt like an end to the series:( Hope I’m wrong!!!— DobieChuck, Audible listener
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