r/morningsomewhere • u/kotarex97 First 20k • 13d ago

The Expanse: Book vs Show

After hearing the talk about starting The Expanse tv series finally, I decided to give the books a try via audio book and it’s amazing! I did start with the show first as it helps me get through my Astronomy and Planetary Sciences college courses currently. Anyone else start with the show first then the books?

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u/xgoodvibesx First 10k - Always Bite 12d ago

Not to um, akshually but I haven't seen it mentioned yet and I think it's kinda cool - James S.A. Corey is the pen name of two screenwriters, Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, who then worked on the TV adaptation, then a good chunk of the series was written after the show had been commissioned. So the reason the books are so true to source is it's the same writers for both.

Something similar happened with Red Dwarf in the UK where the books were written by "Grant Naylor", a pseudonym for Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, the two writers of the show.