The Butcher of Anderson Station: A Story of the Expanse (Expanse, #1.5)

by James S. A. Corey

The Butcher of Anderson Station is a short story that expands the world of James S. A. Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series - now a Prime Original TV series.

One day, Colonel Fred Johnson will be hailed as a hero to the system. One day, he will meet a desperate man in possession of a stolen spaceship and a deadly secret and extend a hand of friendship. But long before he became the leader of the Outer Planets Alliance, Fred Johnson had a very different name. The Butcher of Anderson Station.

This is his story.

The Expanse series:
Leviathan Wakes
Caliban's War
Abaddon's Gate
Cibola Burn
Nemesis Games
Babylon's Ashes
Persepolis Rising
Tiamat's Wrath

Praise for the Expanse:

'The science fictional equivalent of A Song of Ice and Fire' NPR Books

'As close as you'll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form' io9.com

'Great characters, excellent dialogue, memorable fights' wired.com

'High adventure equalling the best space opera has to offer, cutting-edge technology and a group of unforgettable characters . . . Perhaps one of the best tales the genre has yet to produce' Library Journal

'This is the future the way it's supposed to be' Wall Street Journal

'Tense and thrilling' SciFiNow

• ISBN10: 0316204072
• ISBN13: 9780316204071
• Publish Date: 17 October 2011 (first published 1 January 2011)
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Orbit
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 40
• Language: English

Reviews

[adastra]

Nice for some background info on some characters, but not as captivating as book one...

[clq]

A companion-piece to the Expanse series, this short story tells the origin story (of sorts) of Fred, the rebel military leader from Leviathan Wakes. It adds some interesting nuance to Fred's backstory, painting him to be a somewhat different person than what is revealed in the main book. The reader now knows that he is carrying some baggage which, if it were widely known, might make others see him quite differently.

It's not a bad short-story, but it seems very much like it has been tacked on to Leviathan Wakes, telling a story that needed to be told, but just didn't have a natural place in the main book. Which is probably exactly what it is. With that in mind, the fact that this is a separate book means that not everyone reading the main books of the series will know the full story. If Fred returns, it'll be interesting to see if the contents of this story is brought up at all, or if the light in which the reader sees Fred will differ depending on whether or not they've read this short story…

[remo]

Novela corta que se hace muy corta, sobre la toma de la estación Anderson por parte del coronel Fred Johnson, personaje muy importante de la saga The Expanse, con la que ando últimamente enganchadísimo. En este relato se nos muestra (de manera convincente) cómo este personaje pasó de ser un "carnicero", matando a miles de civiles del cinturón de asteroides, a ser el representante político del Cinturón. Ya era un personaje agradable y este relato de trasfondo lo hace aún más.