It got us through, anyway.ĭR: Looking back on the entire run of The Expanse novels, you’ve created a myriad of memorable and deeply developed characters. But the process we have of outlining and editing seems robust. So we did slip a couple times with our delivery dates. We went from having a book a year to having a book a year plus full-time TV writing jobs. JSAC: Our process changed when the show started up. Has your process changed at all over the course of working on this long project? We’ll miss these characters some, but there are so many things that have been simmering on the back burners these last few years that getting the chance to turn our full attention to them more than makes up for the melancholy of leaving the old thing behind.ĭR: Since the first Expanse book, Leviathan Wakes came out in 2011, you’ve released a book a year of the series like clockwork. But, that said, it’s satisfying to come to the end of a huge project. There’s not that single, perfect moment of completion. The way it works is we write “the end” and then we pass it off to the other fella to edit, and then the copy editor and then the galley proofs. COREY: It would be pretty to have the end be that definitive. What was it like to write “the end” on this story that you’ve been working on for the past decade? Image courtesy of Orbit Books.ĭANIEL Roman: So, to start off we have to talk about the big news: the final Expanse book, Leviathan Falls, is being released next year. This is a spoiler-free interview, so no matter where you are in the books or show, you can read on without fear. Below, we talk about everything from ending the book series to writing for the show to the authors’ future projects.

Recently, we had the opportunity to ask a few questions of the two authors responsible for this incredible series: Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham, who write the Expanse novels under the pseudonym James S.A. It’s an awesome time to be a fan of this series, and if you have yet to check it out, it’s also a great time to get on board and see what all the hype is about. To say it’s a big year for Expanse fans feels like an understatement, akin to saying the Protomolecule does bad stuff if you get it on you. And after that, there’s a sixth and final season of The Expanse coming round the bend. Beyond that, the final book in the nine-book saga, Leviathan Falls, is slated to come out next year, bringing the journey of James Holden and the crew of the Rocinante to an end. Season 5 of The Expansedrops its first three episodes on Amazon Prime this coming Wednesday. The time draws nigh for a conflict of interstellar proportions. What was it like ending the series, and what do they have planned next? By Daniel Roman 2 years ago We sit down with the writers of The Expanse books, James S.A.

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