Expanse Books in Order
James S.A. Corey has written 19 Expanse books, published between 2011 and 2022. The first book is Leviathan Wakes (2011) and the newest is Memory's Legion (Novella Collection) (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 2011–2022
- Confirmed
- 19 of 19 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,623 in 8 of 19 books
The Expanse is a space opera sequence by James S.A. Corey, counting novels and novellas together at 19 titles. Leviathan Wakes (2011) opens the run, and Memory's Legion, a novella collection, closes it in 2022. Interplanetary travel, space warfare, conspiracies and life on other planets shape the subject matter. Volumes run long, 584 pages at the median. No new Expanse title has appeared since 2022.
How many Expanse books are there?
Expanse has 19 books, released between 2011 and 2022.
Expanse Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 Expanse books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120115923/4
- 22011–3/4
- 320126053/4
- 42012–3/4
- 52012–3/4
- 620135474/4
- 720145913/4
- 82014–3/4
- 920155764/4
- 102015–3/4
- 112016–3/4
- 122017–3/4
- 1320175603/4
- 142019–3/4
- 152019–3/4
- 1620195443/4
- 1720216083/4
- 182022–3/4
- 192022–3/4
Expanse Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Expanse books run from Leviathan Wakes (2011) to Memory's Legion (Novella Collection) (2022), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Expanse in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Expanse books in order?
You should read the Expanse books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Expanse book also stands alone.
What order should you read Expanse books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Leviathan Wakes (2011), the earliest published title. After it come The Butcher of Anderson Station (2011), Caliban's War (2012), Gods of Risk (2012) and Drive (2012); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Expanse book?
Memory's Legion (Novella Collection) (2022) is the newest Expanse book released so far.
Is there a new Expanse book coming?
No next Expanse book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Expanse at a glance
- Paused
- No new Expanse title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Expanse books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,623 pages across the 8 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 584 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Expanse books, 16 of 19, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 2 of the 19 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Expanse books are about
9 of the 19 Expanse books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 8 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 8 of 9 books
- Space warfare 5 of 9 books
- Interplanetary voyages 4 of 9 books
- Space opera 4 of 9 books
- Adventure stories 3 of 9 books
- Conspiracies 3 of 9 books
- Life on other planets 3 of 9 books
- Military science fiction 2 of 9 books
More books by James S.A. Corey
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- James S.A. Corey books in order 32 books