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None of us can change the things we've done, but we can all change what we do next.

That's one of the few thought-provoking quotes from The Expans, one of the greatest sci-fi book series and television series ever made.

Let's head into the belt and get away from the inners as your Geek History lesson on The Expans is now in session.

Hello and welcome to Geek History lesson. I'm Jason Erros Inman.

I'm Asha Victoria Robinson. Welcome to your mind university because you have stumbled onto the podcast where we take one character construct or far flung future from popular culture and teach you everything you need to know about it in about an hour and today.

We're tackling the Expans.

Yes, this is a series that I have been wanting to talk about for quite a while.

And this is an honor of the release of Leviathan Falls, the final expanse novel and at the same time, there's some corporate synergy going on.

The sixth and final season of the expanse, the television series, is airing on Amazon Prime as we speak.

It's almost like these mentees of George R. Martin managed to do what they're mentor, did not.

We'll get to that.

And yes, bring their-

Finish the book and the TV show.

Finish the book series.

And it sounds like they're going to knock both of them out of the park.

So at the time of this recording, I have not finished Leviathan Falls, I'm halfway through it and I will say it is been knock on my socks off every chapter.

And there will be no spoilers for it.

No, so okay, so this is a little bit different.

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