Events
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BOOK 1Leviathan Wakes
- BOOK 1 · CH. 6Destruction of the CanterburyThe ice-hauling ship Canterbury is destroyed by nuclear torpedoes from a stealth ship while investigating the derelict Scopuli, killing fifty crew members and leaving James Holden and his shuttle crew as sole survivors.



James Holden, Naomi Nagata, Amos Burton +2 - BOOK 1 · CH. 12Battle of the DonnagerThe Martian battleship Donnager is attacked and boarded by unknown forces while investigating the Canterbury incident, resulting in the deaths of most of the crew including medic Shed Garvey and Marine Lieutenant Kelly.



James Holden, Naomi Nagata, Amos Burton +3 - BOOK 1 · CH. 25Discovery of Julie Mao's BodyDetective Miller and Holden's crew discover Julie Mao's horribly mutated corpse in an Eros flophouse, revealing the protomolecule infection and its horrific effects on human victims.



Joseph Miller, James Holden, Naomi Nagata +3 - BOOK 1 · CH. 28Eros Station InfectionProtogen uses Eros Station as a massive testing ground for the protomolecule, gassing thousands of civilians in radiation shelters to study the infection's spread and effects.


Joseph Miller, James Holden, Naomi Nagata - BOOK 1 · CH. 42Assault on Thoth StationOPA forces led by Fred Johnson, with support from the Rocinante and Miller, assault the secret Protogen research station to capture evidence of the protomolecule conspiracy.


Frederick Lucius Johnson, Joseph Miller, James Holden +1 - BOOK 1 · CH. 56Miller's Sacrifice on ErosJoseph Miller remains on the accelerating Eros Station with a fusion bomb, ultimately convincing the transformed Julie Mao to redirect the station toward Venus instead of Earth.


Joseph Miller, Juliette Mao, James Holden
BOOK 2Caliban's War
- BOOK 2 · CH. 2Ganymede MassacreA protomolecule hybrid creature attacks UN and Martian marines on Ganymede, killing Bobbie Draper's entire platoon and triggering open warfare between Earth and Mars.
Bobbie Draper, Gourab, Private Hillman - BOOK 2 · CH. 49Battle of IoCombined Earth-Mars forces engage Admiral Nguyen's rogue fleet at Io as hundreds of protomolecule hybrid weapons are launched toward Mars, threatening planetary extinction.


Chrisjen Avasarala, James Holden, Bobbie Draper +2 - BOOK 2 · CH. 52Rescue of Mei MengHolden's crew, with Bobbie Draper and Prax Meng, infiltrates a secret Protogen facility on Io to rescue abducted children including Prax's daughter Mei from protomolecule experiments.



James Holden, Bobbie Draper, Amos Burton +3 - BOOK 2 · CH. 55Emergence of Venus EntityFollowing the destruction of protomolecule hybrids by OPA forces, a massive alien construct emerges from Venus and launches toward the outer solar system.


James Holden, Naomi Nagata, Chrisjen Avasarala
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