Persepolis Rising

Persepolis Rising is a 2017 science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey. It is book 7 in the Expanse series, which is one of the best science fiction series to come our way in, well ever. I'm a huge fan both of the book series and of the TV adaptation. These should be read in order.

from the back of the book:

AN OLD ENEMY RETURNS

In the thousand-sun network of humanity's expansion, new colony worlds are struggling to find their way. Every new planet lives on a knife edge between collapse and wonder, and the crew of the aging gunship Rocinante have their hands more than full keeping the fragile peace.

In the vast space between Earth and Jupiter, the inner planets and the Belt have formed a tentative and uncertain alliance still haunted by a history of wars and prejudices. On the lost colony world of Laconia, a hidden enemy has a new vision for all of humanity and the power to enforce it.

New technologies clash with old as the history of human conflict returns to its ancient patterns of war and subjugation. But human nature is not the only enemy, and the forces being unleashed have their own price. A price that will change the shape of humanity -and of the Rocinante- unexpectedly and forever....

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The Verge calls it, "A tightly plotted adventure with new challenges for the crew of the Rocinante". Locus Magazine concludes a positive review with this: "The Expanse is proving to be one of the most appropriate series titles around – a sprawl­ing, subgenre-devouring world that integrates the close-up and the wide-screen in its vision and makes both equally riveting."

Elitist Book Reviews concludes their positive review saying,

If you haven’t read this series yet, you seriously need to start. Great writing. Brilliant character. Structured story. And A NOVEL EVERY YEAR. I mean, seriously. Who else will give you that? Not many, I’ll tell you. Not many. Grab it up, people, and never let go.

Publishers Weekly calls it "thrilling" and closes with this: "Corey’s tense, tightly plotted story is stuffed to the brim with intrigue, action, awesome alien tech, multidimensional characters, and provocative ideas."