Leviathan Reads

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Leviathan Reads episodes

June 13, 2025Caliban's War: Prologue-Ch. 7
New book, new characters, new war! A horror appears on Ganymede, igniting the tense standoff between Earth and Mars into a deadly fire. Into this chaotic situation plunges James Holden, who is sure to calm things down.
(00:15) - Intro
(00:31) - Recap
(01:36) - Cover
(04:11) - Prologue
(06:01) - Chapter 1
(11:26) - Chapter 2
(14:51) - Chapter 3
(18:50) - Chapter 4
(23:45) - Chapter 5
(27:56) - Chapter 6
(31:05) - Chapter 7
(33:52) - Outro

We are Alice Sullivan, Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake.
Find us at armadillo.club!
Music: second stand by Alexandr Zhelanov licensed under CC-BY 3.0.
35 min
May 01, 2025Leviathan Wakes: Ch. 49-Epilogue
As Eros (no longer a station) accelerates toward Earth, Holden and crew attempt a series of increasingly suicidal plans to stop it. Then Miller comes up with an even more radical plan: talking.
(00:16) - Intro
(00:31) - Recap
(01:10) - Chapter 49
(06:30) - Chapter 50
(08:51) - Chapter 51
(12:14) - Chapter 52
(17:30) - Chapter 53
(20:17) - Chapter 54
(26:27) - Chapter 55
(30:03) - Epilogue
(34:41) - Review
(36:12) - Outro

We are Alice Sullivan, Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake.
Find us at armadillo.club!
Music: second stand by Alexandr Zhelanov licensed under CC-BY 3.0.
38 min
April 25, 2025Leviathan Wakes: Chs. 42-48
After Miller murders Dresden, Holden and Miller have a falling-out, due to Holden's strict no-murder policy for his crew. Then Miller and Fred Johnson come up with an bold plan to deal with Eros. Hopefully nothing impossible happens to screw it up.
(00:15) - Intro
(00:30) - Recap
(01:38) - Chapter 42
(09:28) - Chapter 43
(12:33) - Chapter 44
(19:02) - Chapter 44
(22:23) - Chapter 46
(26:00) - Chapter 47
(29:17) - Chapter 48
(32:33) - Outro

We are Alice Sullivan, Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake.
Find us at armadillo.club!
Music: second stand by Alexandr Zhelanov licensed under CC-BY 3.0.
34 min
April 18, 2025Leviathan Reads: Chs. 35-41
The crew of the Rocinante find the stealth ship whose brutal attack started this whole mess, and they find its logs. With a heroic effort, they manage to prevent Holden from broadcasting them and starting a third war. Instead, it's time to head to the ship's home base for some vengeance.
(00:15) - Intro
(00:30) - Recap
(01:56) - Chapter 35
(05:08) - Chapter 36
(09:36) - Chapter 37
(13:29) - Chapter 38
(20:40) - Chapter 39
(23:59) - Chapter 40
(27:13) - Chapter 41
(32:20) - Outro

We are Alice Sullivan, Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake.
Find us at armadillo.club!
Music: second stand by Alexandr Zhelanov licensed under CC-BY 3.0.
33 min
April 11, 2025Leviathan Wakes: Chs. 28-34
Miller and Holden escape Eros (although they do take in some radiation and a few bullets) Then the crew follows Julie Mao's clues to track down the mysterious ship that started the war. Meanwhile Holden takes on his greatest challenge yet: a healthy romantic relationship.
(00:16) - Intro
(00:32) - Recap
(02:04) - Chapter 28
(05:58) - Chapter 29
(08:29) - Chapter 30
(11:52) - Chapter 31
(14:57) - Chapter 32
(19:22) - Chapter 33
(24:54) - Chapter 34
(34:11) - Outro

We are Alice Sullivan, Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake.
Find us at armadillo.club!
Music: second stand by Alexandr Zhelanov licensed under CC-BY 3.0.
35 min
April 04, 2025Leviathan Wakes: Chs. 21-27
Miller and Holden's crew's paths intersect on Eros station, where they rapidly encounter a gunfight, a cosmic horror, a corporate conspiracy, and an irradiated death trap. But things are about to get worse.
(00:15) - Intro
(00:30) - Recap
(01:11) - Chapter 21
(07:21) - Chapter 22
(10:58) - Chapter 23
(14:42) - Chapter 24
(20:50) - Chapter 25
(24:27) - Chapter 26
(27:25) - Chapter 27
(31:45) - Outro

We are Alice Sullivan, Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake.
Find us at armadillo.club!
Music: second stand by Alexandr Zhelanov licensed under CC-BY 3.0.
33 min
March 28, 2025Leviathan Wakes: Chs. 14-20
Holden and his crew escape the destruction of yet another ship and end up on a new ship, which they hope will not be destroyed any time soon. Miller realizes he's not as cool as he thought he was.
(00:15) - Intro
(00:29) - Recap
(01:27) - Chapter 14
(06:09) - Chapter 15
(12:22) - Chapter 16
(15:37) - Chapter 17
(21:24) - Chapter 18
(23:49) - Chapter 19
(28:15) - Chapter 20
(31:45) - Outro

We are Alice Sullivan, Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake.
Find us at armadillo.club!
Music: second stand by Alexandr Zhelanov licensed under CC-BY 3.0.
33 min
March 21, 2025Leviathan Wakes: Chs. 7-13
After a surprise message from the famous Fred Johnson, Holden and crew find refuge and captivity in the Martian battleship Donnager. It's a tense situation, made more so by the unplanned resumption of space combat.
(00:28) - Intro
(01:18) - Chapter 7
(04:39) - Chapter 8
(09:18) - Chapter 9
(15:35) - Chapter 10
(19:06) - Chapter 11
(25:57) - Chapter 12
(29:44) - Chapter 13
(36:01) - Outro

We are Alice Sullivan, Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake.
Find us at armadillo.club!
Music: second stand by Alexandr Zhelanov licensed under CC-BY 3.0.
37 min
March 14, 2025Leviathan Wakes: Prologue - Ch. 6
Holden and his crew set out to investigate a mysterious distress signal, which leads to a world of trouble. Several worlds in fact.
(00:15) - Intro
(00:37) - On Sci Fi
(05:57) - Prologue
(08:44) - Chapter 1
(16:40) - Chapter 2
(21:39) - Chapter 3
(25:42) - Chapter 4
(28:16) - Chapter 5
(33:28) - Chapter 6
(38:13) - Outro

We are Alice Sullivan, Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake.
Find us at armadillo.club!
Music: second stand by Alexandr Zhelanov licensed under CC-BY 3.0.
39 min

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Welcome to Leviathan Reads! We're reading The Expanse novels by James S.A. Corey, and podcasting about them! Each episode we read a few chapters, then discuss them with (some) wit and (occasional) insight.

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