Leviathan Wakes story
Miller and Holden (who are suffering from radiation sickness) and the Rocinante crew make their separate ways through the increasingly dire situation on Eros towards the ship. They think that the conspirators behind the stealth ships are using the population as food for the "protomolecule" infection. Miller begins to see hallucinations of Julie Mao. Amos kills Miller's friend, Inspector Sematimba, after he holds Nagata at gunpoint when she refuses to launch the Rocinante without Holden. Miller and Holden make it to the ship, which escapes, and are treated for radiation sickness. UN spy Kenzo is left to be consumed by the rapidly advancing protomolecule infesting the colony. On Earth, Avasarala realizes that Errinwright (and potentially a whole faction of the UN) is lying about tracking the stolen drives from the stealth ships, making him a likely co-conspirator with Mao. She relocates her husband and grandchildren to Luna, anticipating the war to come.
7 total · 2 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with radiation sickness | major | Both Miller and Holden were afflicted with potentially life threatening radiation poisoning. |
| false flag operation | major | In the background of the story is that the attack on the Canterbury, which was designed to draw Earth and Mars into a war, was orchestrated by the Mao-Kwikowski Mercantile. Apart from being a profitable experiment, the Mao-Kwikowski Mercantile perpetrated massacre on Eros was similarly meant to flame tensions between Earth and Mars. |
| compassion | minor | Kenzo told Holden that he is merciful. Holden consequently told Kenzo to get lost and emptied his gun into the wall behind Kenzo, compassionately abandoning him instead of shooting him dead on the spot out of vengeance. |
| fusion power | minor | There was talk of an advanced fusion drive for spaceships. |
| hallucination of a non-existing person | minor | Miller had vivid fever dreams of Julie Mao. |
| mercy | minor | Kenzo told Holden that he is merciful. |
| the desire for vengeance | minor | Holden very nearly shot Kenzo dead because Kenzo had betrayed the Rocinante crew. |