"The Sins of Our Fathers" by James S. A. Corey

"The Sins of Our Fathers" is officially the last book in the Expanse series. It follows Filip Nagata, the son of Naomi from the main books. The setting is after the events in the previous book, so they have a colony that is left to itself. I don't know how I feel about the book except for finally having tied a loose end with Filip, who disappeared.

It is challenging to deal with this character as 50-something years old because of the time jump, yet the authors greatly respect exploring his story during the book's downtime.

There's some democracy talk (very little), some monsters (basically free-roaming migrating dinosaurs), some action, a murder (in the last 5% of the book), and almost zero hope for the colony's survival. It puts an accurate price tag on Jim's decision in the last book.

This book taught me the feeling of loss. I had this feeling before but was too immature to realize it for what it was. I left the cinema feeling weird when Harry Potter ended with the last movie. Now, I know that it was akin to having lost a friend. There will be no continuation, no new ideas explored; whatever happened is already in the past.

There is no future for the Expanse series, either. I'm glad I've read the books, and I will feel nostalgic in a few years, but I'm sad there won't be more.