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Gods of Risk is set right after Caliban's War and was published that way. Then there are the three "bridge novellas", which are set between main novels and introduce elements from them. If you must, it does work as a stand alone - though IMO it's better read in publication order, that is before book 4. It uses world building from earlier novels. There's also the matter, again, that The Churn is written for Expanse readers, and it's not a perfect gateway into the universe. It's not necessarily bad, but you won't have the same experience. Books 1-2-3 keep Amos a bit mysterious, and if you read The Churn before them, it will alter your perception. Unlike other novellas, it doesn't matter that much when you read it past LW, however. Again, it's written with more in mind the readers of the series, so it's not the best place to start. It can be read as a stand alone, but a reader will get more from it after Leviathan Wakes, which is when Butcher was published.ĭrive is also a prequel. The Butcher of Anderson Station does take place chronologically 10+ years earlier, but it's written for people who are already a bit familiar with Dawes, Fred and the OPA. The first time around, I'd definitely start there. Leviathan Wakes is the first novel in the timeline, and it was written as the first in a series, so it does all the work of initiating you into the Expanse universe gradually, and does the lion share of the world building. You basically want to know when you ought to read the novellas? But be aware that the confusing bits and information that comes out of order are your responsibility now.
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If you don't mind wondering why a character is fighting for the other side now, or reading the mystery of who killed Professor Y already knowing who did it because you read the book later in the series about the murderer's journey for forgiveness, then sure. will assume that the reader has been on the journey up to now and has the context that previous novels provides. Serials where the actions of the previous novels affect the state of the universe moving forward - The Hornblower books, Game of Thrones, The Expanse, etc. And a lot of mystery and suspense series too. And the Star Trek tie-ins from the 80s and 90s. A lot of the Expanded Universe (I guess Legends) are like that. Episodic series in which the universe is more or less restored to its original condition at the end of the book are great to read in more or less any order.
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