The Expanse has recently entered public consciousness thanks to the arrival of the SyFy series, which has gone on to stand beside some of the greats, including Battlestar Galactica. This is the Expanse timeline and episode order.
What’s on the Expanse Timeline?
The Expanse timeline consists of all of the books written by James S. A. Corey, which is a pen name for novelists Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, who co-write the series. The books were picked up by SyFy as a television series, which has well-received so far. Though the series was cancelled after three seasons, it was later picked up by Amazon Studios to continue on their Prime streaming service.
You can also find a few short stories and novellas to flesh out the story, particularly a few that act as prequels to the main series. As with any of our timelines, please let us know if there’s something else we can do to improve upon what we have. We welcome all new feedback.
Where to Start the Expanse?
There are two logical places to start the Expanse. One is the first book, Leviathan Wakes. It, after all served as the beginning of the series. But if you’re not prone to extensive reading, the series is also a great place to start. It’s very well done, and covers the same time period as the books.
Of course, for those more familiar with the story, why not start chronologically? There are a few stories that take place before the main series and the show. As always, if you liked this timeline, be sure to check out some of our others, such as the Battlestar Galactica timeline.
| # | Amazon | Name | Media | Author/Director | Series | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Drive | Short Story | James S. A. Corey | The Expanse | 2012-11-27 | Also available online. |
| 2 | | The Churn | Novella | James S. A. Corey | The Expanse | 2014-04-29 | |
| 3 | | The Butcher of Anderson Station | Short Story | James S. A. Corey | The Expanse | 2011-10-17 | |
| 4 | | The Expanse: Origins | Graphic Novel | Hallie Lambert, Georgia Lee | The Expanse | 2018-02-07 | |
| 5 | | Leviathan Wakes | Novel | James S. A. Corey | The Expanse | 2011-06-15 | |
| 6 | | The Last Flight of the Cassandra | Short Story | James S. A. Corey | The Expanse | 2019-05-14 | |
| 7 | | The Expanse 1.01: Dulcinea | TV Episode | Terry McDonough | The Expanse | 2015-12-14 | |
| 8 | | The Expanse 1.02: The Big Empty | TV Episode | Terry McDonough | The Expanse | 2015-12-15 | |
| 9 | | The Expanse 1.03: Remember the Cant | TV Episode | Jeff Woolnough | The Expanse | 2015-12-22 | |
| 10 | | The Expanse 1.04: CQB | TV Episode | Jeff Woolnough | The Expanse | 2015-12-29 | |
| 11 | | The Expanse 1.05: Back to the Butcher | TV Episode | Rob Lieberman | The Expanse | 2016-01-05 | |
| 12 | | The Expanse 1.06: Rock Bottom | TV Episode | Rob Lieberman | The Expanse | 2016-01-12 | |
| 13 | | The Expanse 1.07: Windmills | TV Episode | Bill Johnson | The Expanse | 2016-01-19 | |
| 14 | | The Expanse 1.08: Salvage | TV Episode | Bill Johnson | The Expanse | 2016-01-26 | |
| 15 | | The Expanse 1.09: Critical Mass | TV Episode | Terry McDonough | The Expanse | 2016-02-02 | |
| 16 | | The Expanse 1.10: Leviathan Wakes | TV Episode | Terry McDonough | The Expanse | 2016-02-02 | |
| 17 | | The Expanse 2.01: Safe | TV Episode | Breck Eisner | The Expanse | 2017-02-01 | |
| 18 | | The Expanse 2.02: Doors & Corners | TV Episode | Breck Eisner | The Expanse | 2017-02-01 | |
| 19 | | The Expanse 2.03: Static | TV Episode | Jeff Woolnough | The Expanse | 2017-02-08 | |
| 20 | | The Expanse 2.04: Godspeed | TV Episode | Jeff Woolnough | The Expanse | 2017-02-15 | |
| 21 | | The Expanse 2.05: Home | TV Episode | David Grossman | The Expanse | 2017-02-22 | |
| 22 | | Caliban's War | Novel | James S. A. Corey | The Expanse | 2012-06-26 | |
| 23 | | The Expanse 2.06: Paradigm Shift | TV Episode | David Grossman | The Expanse | 2017-03-01 | |
| 24 | | The Expanse 2.07: The Seventh Man | TV Episode | Kenneth Fink | The Expanse | 2017-03-08 | |
| 25 | | The Expanse 2.08: Pyre | TV Episode | Kenneth Fink | The Expanse | 2017-03-15 | |
| 26 | | The Expanse 2.09: The Weeping Somnambulist | TV Episode | Mikael Salomon | The Expanse | 2017-03-22 | |
| 27 | | The Expanse 2.10: Cascade | TV Episode | Mikael Salomon | The Expanse | 2017-03-29 | |
| 28 | | The Expanse 2.11: Here There Be Dragons | TV Episode | Rob Lieberman | The Expanse | 2017-04-05 | |
| 29 | | The Expanse 2.12: The Monster and the Rocket | TV Episode | Rob Lieberman | The Expanse | 2017-04-12 | |
| 30 | | The Expanse 2.13: Caliban's War | TV Episode | Thor Freudenthal | The Expanse | 2017-04-19 | |
| 31 | | Gods of Risk | Novella | James S. A. Corey | The Expanse | 2012-09-15 | |
| 32 | | The Expanse 3.01: Fight or Flight | TV Episode | Breck Eisner | The Expanse | 2018-04-11 | |
| 33 | | The Expanse 3.02: IFF | TV Episode | Breck Eisner | The Expanse | 2018-04-18 | |
| 34 | | The Expanse 3.03: Assured Destruction | TV Episode | Thor Freudenthal | The Expanse | 2018-04-25 | |
| 35 | | The Expanse 3.04: Reload | TV Episode | Thor Freudenthal | The Expanse | 2018-05-02 | |
| 36 | | The Expanse 3.05: Triple Point | TV Episode | Jeff Woolnough | The Expanse | 2018-05-09 | |
| 37 | | The Expanse 3.06: Immolation | TV Episode | Jeff Woolnough | The Expanse | 2018-05-16 | |
| 38 | | Abaddon's Gate | Novel | James S. A. Corey | The Expanse | 2013-06-04 | |
| 39 | | The Expanse 3.07: Delta-V | TV Episode | Kenneth Fink | The Expanse | 2018-05-23 | |
| 40 | | The Expanse 3.08: It Reaches Out | TV Episode | Kenneth Fink | The Expanse | 2018-05-30 | |
| 41 | | The Expanse 3.09: Intransigence | TV Episode | David Grossman | The Expanse | 2018-06-06 | |
| 42 | | The Expanse 3.10: Dandelion Sky | TV Episode | David Grossman | The Expanse | 2018-06-13 | |
| 43 | | The Expanse 3.11: Fallen World | TV Episode | Jennifer Phang | The Expanse | 2018-06-20 | |
| 44 | | The Expanse 3.12: Congregation | TV Episode | Jennifer Phang | The Expanse | 2018-06-27 | |
| 45 | | The Expanse 3.13: Abaddon's Gate | TV Episode | Simon Cellan Jones | The Expanse | 2018-06-27 | |
| 46 | | The Vital Abyss | Novella | James S. A. Corey | The Expanse | 2015-10-15 | |
| 47 | | Cibola Burn | Novel | James S. A. Corey | The Expanse | 2014-06-17 | |
| 48 | | The Expanse 4.01: New Terra | TV Episode | Breck Eisner | The Expanse | 2019-12-12 | |
| 49 | | The Expanse 4.02: Jetsam | TV Episode | Breck Eisner | The Expanse | 2019-12-12 | |
| 50 | | The Expanse 4.03: Subduction | TV Episode | David Petrarca | The Expanse | 2019-12-12 | |
| 51 | | The Expanse 4.04: Retrograde | TV Episode | David Petrarca | The Expanse | 2019-12-12 | |
| 52 | | The Expanse 4.05: Oppressor | TV Episode | Jeff Woolnough | The Expanse | 2019-12-12 | |
| 53 | | The Expanse 4.06: Displacement | TV Episode | Jeff Woolnough | The Expanse | 2019-12-12 | |
| 54 | | The Expanse 4.07: A Shot In The Dark | TV Episode | Sarah Harding | The Expanse | 2019-12-12 | |
| 55 | | The Expanse 4.08: The One-Eyed Man | TV Episode | Sarah Harding | The Expanse | 2019-12-12 | |
| 56 | | The Expanse 4.09: Saeculum | TV Episode | Breck Eisner | The Expanse | 2019-12-12 | |
| 57 | | The Expanse 4.10: Cibola Burn | TV Episode | Breck Eisner | The Expanse | 2019-12-12 | |
| 58 | | Nemesis Games | Novel | James S. A. Corey | The Expanse | 2015-06-02 | |
| 59 | | Babylon's Ashes | Novel | James S. A. Corey | The Expanse | 2016-12-06 | |
| 60 | | Strange Dogs | Novella | James S. A. Corey | The Expanse | 2017-07-18 | |
| 61 | | Persepolis Rising | Novel | James S. A. Corey | The Expanse | 2017-12-05 | |
| 62 | | Auberon | Novella | James S. A. Corey | The Expanse | 2019-11-12 | |
| 63 | | Tiamat's Wrath | Novel | James S. A. Corey | The Expanse | 2019-03-26 |
