Come and join us for the launch of the edited collection The Expanse Expanded! Featuring a screening of episode one, discussions, and drinks Red Futures Mag: The Expanse Expanded launch and screening of episode 1Come and join us for the launch of the edited collection The Expanse Expanded! Featuring a

Jamie Woodcock In the first episode of The Expanse, we are introduced to the universe through scrolling text. We are told of a solar system in crisis. We meet Julie Mao and an unexplained horror lurking in the reactor core. The camera moves to Ceres station, boiling over with tension.

Marcin Stolarz Are we doomed to be the same? ‘The protomolecule changed everything except for what it didn’t.’ This is the main takeaway from The Expanse - a SyFy/Amazon Prime Video space opera that takes place in about 200 years from the present day. The series, books, and

John Roselli If I were to list my favourite shows of all time, The Expanse would sit solidly in the top three, alongside Brooklyn 99 and The Mandalorian. Few stories are able to captivate me on the level that the story of James Holden and the crew of the Rocinante

Grigor (John) Velkovsky Preface This piece is written with the understanding that the reader has familiarity with the world of The Expanse. It is written from the perspective of the TV show (or up to the book Babylon's Ashes). Given the limitations of space, certain themes are explored

Davide Mana With its rich tapestry of political intrigue and scientific speculation, its vast scope and its large cast of characters, The Expanse, written by James S.A. Corey, is generally recognized as one of the most popular and thought-provoking works of science-fiction published in the 21st century. The TV

Heather Clitheroe and Mark A. McCutcheon In memory of Sarah Mann (1985-2023), radical builder of a better future after work we succumbed headlong in effusive rooms to the science-fiction tales of democracy and to their songs —Dionne Brand44 The Expanse extrapolates a postcolonial future of interplanetary capitalist extractivism and exoplanetary

Horst Trenkwill-Eiser Unity and Division At the end of the 20th century humanity finally entered the “End of History”. The Soviet Union collapsed and with it the (seemingly) bipolar post-war world order, leaving the USA as the sole global superpower. The space opened up by this collapse had to be

Mary B Smith The gritty sci-fi series The Expanse provides many opportunities to explore the question, “What is a hero?” I was initially introduced to the story through the TV series. Unfortunately, the series ended prior to the books’ ending, so I waded into the last three novels: Persepolis Rising,

Josh Simons hosted the cast of Abraxas’ Precipice, John Bultena, Donna Prior, Scott Mitchell, and Maria Moore as they reflected on Storytelling within The Expanse. The introduction to the panel is transcribed here. It has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity. You can watch the full discussion here on

John Bultena Attending SiliCon in 2022, I was privy to meeting numerous fans of The Expanse, seeing as several actors from the show along with authors and producers were present. In meeting these fans, I noticed they had a variety of outfits and makeup. These various cosplays featured items such

Lauren Bender Utilitarian spaceships that account for gravity’s pull in every facet of their design. Characters from three factions, each with their own form of dress. The neon-blue organic, crystalline horror of the alien lifeform called the protomolecule. From the outset, The Expanse took the world created by Daniel

The Expanse was published as a series of nine books written by James S. A. Corey, a joint pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Frank. It is set in a science fiction future in which humanity has colonised much of the solar system, with the development of distinct cultures

The Expanse was published as a series of nine books written by James S. A. Corey, a joint pen name of Daniel Abrahams and Ty Frank. It is set in a science fiction future in which humanity has colonised much of the solar system, with the development of distinct cultures