Amos, as usual, will go along with whatever Naomi wants (although I wonder if that would have been true if he’d been awake during Melba’s assault), but his response is vintage: We’ve always known Naomi is thoughtful and compassionate if Melba had killed any of her crew I think she would have been vengeance personified, but it didn’t surprise me that she could – if not necessarily forgive – at least move past Melba’s crimes against the Roci. Confronted by Anna, the crew of the Rocinante have a big decision to make. However, I’m hoping that her apparent support for Ashford is a sham – that her take on redemption will be to foil his counter-coup.ģ. I’m happy Melba has been thwarted, although her meltdown is as melodramatic as her unreasoning crusade.
I’ll admit to being surprised when she embraced Melba’s cause – but not entirely. I’m not one for religion and I don’t recognise Anna’s brand of Methodism, but the preacher has my heart. We’ve met before but we haven’t really been introduced. Anna introducing herself to Melba in the vet cells. Anna telling Naomi she won’t shoot the madwoman in the mech who is about to rip them to pieces. It’s weird yelling your own name in delight, okay? Anna hunting down Melba. I am so worried about him, because he’s clearly in a mess physically – it will be a miracle if he survives medically, let alone evades Ashford’s supporters and survives the counter-coup.Īnd Anna. Bull facing down Ashford was wonderful, as is his determination to just keep getting the job done – I can see the doctor’s frustrated face. It’s a thing, okay? Where are you with the new characters NOW? So we’re asking this question every week now. I half-expect it to devolve into multiple groups fighting each other (which will hopefully give Jim, Sam, Bull and Pa time to organise against them).Ģ. Martians and Earthers with an eye on taking the Behemoth for themselves. I’m not sure why he seems to be a sensible rallying point to any of them, so I have to assume there are multiple groups manoeuvring for position here (e.g. Sure, Cortez is just plain bonkers – and he doesn’t even know about Jim’s all-powerful Evil That Devours Stars! – and he strikes me as a conventional power bloc sort of guy anyway, but I’m a bit surprised Ashford has found broad support from beyond the Behemoth. Do you think the counter-coup will stick (or even stick together)? So, Ashford is a deranged man with a military force and a religious nut backing him up. Be warned – if you keep reading, There Will Be Spoilers.ġ. We’re sinking our teeth into book 3 and the plot is cranking up to the finale – I’m the host this week, so the questions are all mine. Expect enthusiasm and/or ranting – it’s fun, and if you fancy joining in, the schedule is at the bottom of this post – grab a copy and read along (you don’t have to keep to the time table). Meanwhile, Anna shows Melba just what a priest can do when she puts her mind to it…įor those new to the Read-along – we are working our way through The Expanse from beginning to end, reading about a quarter of each book per week and blogging weekly in response to a host’s prompts. As Baca tries to persuade the survivors to join him aboard the Behemoth, the Martians refuse to hand over their prisoner – and Captain Ashford becomes increasingly volatile. Everybody wants to get their hands on Jim Holden – but Mars got to him first.
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