Ashes of Babylon

First, the attack of the alien protomolecule weakened the Solar System, then the colonization of newly discovered worlds drained human and material resources from it. And now, a rebellion in the Belt, smoldering for decades, has erupted against the yoke of the inner planets. The Free Fleet, created by a radical group of Belters, has defeated Earth and turned to piracy, intercepting defenseless colonist ships on the approaches to the ring gates, beyond which lies the space explored by humanity.

No one knows the strengths and weaknesses of the Belters better than James Holden, captain of the "Rocinante", and his crew. Therefore, it is he who is entrusted by the desperate leaders of the once-warring factions with an exceptionally difficult task – to find and neutralize the "Azure Dragon", the ship coordinating the military actions of the Free Fleet…