But I've seen them listed on the inside covers of the paperbacks. So far we've read the first five books of the series, and are eagerly awaiting the release of the last. But I must confess, my favorite, most realistic characters are Miller the cop and Amos. We read all five novels right after watching the miniseries on TV.

I find the television adaptation of the first season to be excellent, even better than the first novel, although some changes had to be made to the narrative for dramatic purposes. We bought the video and have already watched it several times. We suspect the 2nd season will have to depart even further from the story line of the novels, and I am convinced they will be able to pull it off. "Expanse" reminds me a lot of the old HBO miniseries "Rome". It is so rich and detailed that you miss a great deal seeing it only once. In just one viewing, you get the impression that things are glossed over, or left dangling, questions left unanswered. After several passes through you realize nothing is left out, and even future events are properly foreshadowed. You just have to be paying attention to not miss anything.

Someone went to a lot of effort to get this right.