The Butcher of Anderson Station

ByJames S. A. Corey

Release Date: 2011-10-17
Genre: Science Fiction

Score: 4.5

4.5

From 518 Ratings

Description

A novelette set in the hard-scrabble world of James S. A. Corey's NYT-bestselling Expanse series, The Butcher of Anderson Station deepens the story of Colonel Fred Johnson's past as seen on the fifth episode of Season 1 of The Expanse. Now a Prime Original series. This story will be available in the complete Expanse story collection, Memory’s Legion.

HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR BEST SERIES

A new story set in the world of the Expanse. One day, Colonel Fred Johnson will be hailed as a hero to the system. One day, he will meet a desperate man in possession of a stolen spaceship and a deadly secret and extend a hand of friendship. But long before he became the leader of the Outer Planets Alliance, Fred Johnson had a very different name. The Butcher of Anderson Station.

This is his story.

The Expanse
Leviathan Wakes
Caliban's War
Abaddon's Gate
Cibola Burn
Nemesis Games
Babylon's Ashes
Persepolis Rising
Tiamat's Wrath
Leviathan Falls

Memory's Legion

The Expanse Short Fiction
Drive
The Butcher of Anderson Station
Gods of Risk
The Churn
The Vital Abyss
Strange Dogs
Auberon
The Sins of Our Fathers

Reviews

Cool insight
4
By DayDayReads
Fun little read! It was nice to get more insight into Fred and why he works for the OPA!
Good short
5
By timeleft
Excellent addition to the series
Just buy it already.
5
By Flyingtower
A short story set in a place and time that isn’t ours, but it feels close to home anyway. The people are the same. Just the names and places are different.
Excellent
5
By HollyBerries92
Loved this short story that provides the background on Fred Johnson. Wish it would have just been added into book one, but still great nonetheless! Worth the quick read.
Satisfying Enough
4
By Grscvv
Got enough context about Fred Johnson from the show, but it’s nice to get the rest fleshed out from the authors, even though it is short and feels a little cash-grabby.
Loved the story, short for $3
4
By HeavyRaines17
Yep, it says how many pages it is before you buy it, not claiming that there’s anything nefarious going on, just greed.

Really fun read though!
Short and sweet
5
By Jorel697
The expanse is awesome and reading a backstory on any of these characters is great. For $2 you can't go wrong
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5
By Chimpokemon
Pootis