"Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, 8)" by James S. A. Corey

"Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, 8)" by James S. A. Corey
    https://www.amazon.com/Tiamats-Wrath-Expanse-James-Corey/dp/0316332895/
Book number eight of an nine book science fiction series.  I read the well printed and well bound trade paperback weighing 1.3 lbs.  Ah, Science Fiction by the pound, cool !  I have the last book in the series and will be reading it soon.
James Holden is still alive and is a political prisoner in the palace on Laconia.  The Laconians, the lost Martian colony, are now ruling the central station with the 1,300 gates, shortcuts around the Milky Way, with their three antimatter based super battleships.
The Laconian's usage of the protomatter to enhance humans, take over worlds, enhance space flight, and change all matter to meet their rule over the Galaxy is going to new levels.  Even Sol System has been subjugated by the Laconians.  But, somebody else has awakened and wants to destroy everything.
You can watch books one through six converted to a six season tv series on Amazon Prime.  The series was started on the Syfy channel and moved to Amazon for the fourth season.
My rating:  4.5 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating:  4.7 out of 5 stars (1,415 reviews)
Lynn