![]() ![]() There is some irony in the fact that Game of Thrones struggled with an ending that the course material may never reach, while The Expanse might wrap up before it can realize the ending depicted in the books. While Franck has described this as “ a very natural pause point,” it seems likely that the ending of The Expanse might prove just as frustrating to book fans as that of Game of Thrones. ![]() Of course, The Expanse is reportedly ending after adapting only six of the planned nine books. This all suggests a series aiming for a more comfortable endgame than that of Game of Thrones. Franck and Abraham seem much happier to use a hedge trimmer. I would encourage both kids and adults to read the books first, as some details from the show will make more sense. Martin famously described his writing style as that of a “ gardener” rather than an architect. The Expanse is a much neater and a much less sprawling series. However, The Expanse also seems to have learned from the challenges facing Game of Thrones and adjusted accordingly. The Expanse learned a lot from Game of Thrones, importing a lot of the more interesting and radical ideas from that game-changing series. Both The Expanse and Game of Thrones cleverly play with genre, casting these characters as detectives unravelling a mystery that organically introduces the audience to these fantastical worlds. Game of Thrones had Sean Bean playing Ned Stark, while The Expanse cast Thomas Jane as Detective Joe Miller. Both Game of Thrones and The Expanse open with a decoy protagonist, played by the most recognizable name in the cast. It is the first book in the Expanse series, followed by Calibans War (2012), Abaddons Gate (2013) and six other novels. This is obvious looking at the first books and seasons in each saga. However, the comparisons run deeper than that. For his part, Martin provided the Expanse books with enthusiastic pull quotes that seemed to suggest similarities to his own sprawling epic. Corey, famously worked as an assistant for A Song of Ice and Fire author G.R.R. Ty Franck, who co-wrote the Expanse novels with Daniel Abraham under the pen name S.A. ![]() Even beyond the basic concept of a deconstructionist epic working in a familiar genre, The Expanse seemed destined to be compared to Game of Thrones. ![]()
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