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Caliban's War

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A creature attacks soldiers on Ganymede and a botanist searches for his missing daughter

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Quick recap

A creature built from the protomolecule kills Earth and Martian Marines on Ganymede, and the war between the two planets flares up again. Martian Marine Bobbie Draper is the only survivor. Botanist Prax Meng searches for his daughter, Mei, who was taken before the attack, and Holden agrees to help. On Earth, Chrisjen Avasarala hires Bobbie and learns that Mao and a rogue UN faction tied to Errinwright and Admiral Nguyen are turning children into weapons. The two seize Mao's yacht and expose the plot. At Io, Holden kills Nguyen before his missiles reach Mars, and Amos and Prax rescue Mei.

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What changed on screen

  1. ChangeLess Prax

    In the book, botanist Prax is one of the narrators and shows the war through a civilian's eyes. The show pushes him into the background.

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  2. ChangeThe attack stays secret

    In the book, footage of the Ganymede attack gets out. On the show it stays hidden, and Avasarala has to dig up what happened.

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  3. ChangeA harder Bobbie

    The show's Bobbie starts out as a soldier who wants war at any cost. In the book she's patriotic but nuanced from the start.

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  4. ChangeThe ending moves to S3

    The book ends in S3: its first six episodes wrap up the Io, Mao and Errinwright plot.

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