“Chapter Five: Elvi A few decades earlier and about two hundred thousand trillion kilometers from where she currently sat, a tiny node of active protomolecule in a biological matrix had entered the orbit of a planet called Ilus, hitchhiking on the gunship Rocinante. As the uncanny semisentient intelligence of the protomolecule tried to make contact with other nodes in the gate builders’ long-dead empire, it woke up mechanisms that had been dormant for millions—or even billions—of years. The end result had been an ancient factory returning to life, a massive robot attack, the melting of one artificial moon, and the detonation of a power plant that nearly cracked the planet in two. All in all, a really shitty experience. So when Elvi’s team took the catalyst out of isolation in unexplored systems to do a similar if slightly better-controlled reaching out to the artifacts and remains (..) Tiamat's Wrath” CatalystThe ExpanseTiamat S WrathThe CatalystElvi Okoye Book:Tiamat's Wrath Source: Tiamat's Wrath
“Chapter Fourteen: Teresa “Your dad’s kind of an asshole,” Timothy said, his expression philosophical, his voice matter-of-fact. “And he’s killed a lot more people than Holden ever did.” Tiamat's Wrath” The ExpanseTiamat S WrathTimmyAmos BurtonLaconiaTeresa Duare Book:Tiamat's Wrath Source: Tiamat's Wrath
“Chapter Fifteen: Naomi As they left, the chief engineer looked back. His eyes met hers. There was a in them.” The ExpanseTiamat S WrathNaomi Nagata Book:Tiamat's Wrath Source: Tiamat's Wrath
“Wars never ended because one side was defeated. They ended because the enemies were reconciled. Anything else was just a postponement of the next round of violence.” Tiamat S Wrath Author:James S.A. Corey
“Chapter Nineteen: Elvi “That star wasn’t natural, it was created. And it was created from a system that looked like Sol. It was manufactured and it was pointed at the ring gate. They aimed it like tying a shotgun trigger to a doorknob. Our bomb ship did something to activate it. Maybe it got something to come look at us, and that’s what set it off. I don’t know. But it was built to be a booby trap.” Tiamat's Wrath” Tiamat S Wrath Book:Tiamat's Wrath Source: Tiamat's Wrath