The Faith of Beasts
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Publisher Description
James S. A. Corey's Expanse series has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 23 languages, establishing itself as a modern masterwork of science fiction.
Now, the Hugo-award winning author returns with the second volume in their New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed space opera trilogy, The Captive’s War.
"Corey is always one of the most engaging voices in the genre." —Adrian Tchaikovsky, bestselling author of Children of Time
The monstrous Carryx empire was built by subjugation and war. Thousands of species are bound to their Sovran’s command in an endless, blood-soaked test: be useful in the eternal conflict or be slaughtered.
Dafyd Alkhor, highest among their human captives, is feared and despised by the very people he champions. Ruthless in carving out his niche in the eternal war machine of the empire, he will reshape human nature itself as a tool for their alien masters’ use. But Dafyd’s loyalty is not what it seems.
The Swarm, an agent of the Carryx’s deathless enemy, has been smuggled into the Carryx world-palace along with the human slaves. Its mission: discover a way to bring down the empire’s eternal reign. But the longer it lives among and within humanity, the more it forgets that it is a weapon.
As the human captives spread through the battlefronts of empire, the awesome power of the Carryx becomes clear. And with it, a desperate plan for their destruction.
But empires hide secrets, and even the deathless enemy may not be what it appears …
“Masterful ... This is space opera at its best.” – Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Mercy of Gods
"The start of something truly epic." ―Fonda Lee on The Mercy of Gods
For More from James S. A. Corey, check out:
The Captive’s War
The Mercy of Gods
The Faith of Beasts
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
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this stellar second entry in the Captive's War series, bestselling author duo Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, writing as Corey, ingeniously expand on the worldbuilding of The Mercy of Gods. The arthropodlike Carryx aliens are bent on subjugating all other intelligent life forms, including the humans of the planet Anjiin. From Anjiin, the Carryx abducted those it believed could help them in their eternal war, including genius scientist Tonner Freis and his subordinate, Dafyd Alkhor. After the humans were transported to a Carryx vessel, they were pitted against other species to prove their worth and justify their continued existence, leading to difficult moral choices, including Dafyd's decision to betray other humans planning a revolt he knew would only accelerate all their deaths. The repercussions of that choice play out here, with the protagonists of the first book mostly working and living apart. Meanwhile, one human is revealed to be the host for a parasitic swarm bent on gathering intelligence about the Carryx to enable its kind to defeat these merciless foes. The authors continue to expertly balance character and plot development, setting the stage effectively for the series' denouement. This wows.
