The Captive's War

The Captive's War is a science fiction media franchise created by James S. A. Corey, the pen name of authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. Spanning a trilogy of novels and a television series in development at Amazon MGM Studios, the franchise follows the conclusion of the authors' Hugo Award-winning series The Expanse. This project moves away from the previous series' focus on orbital mechanics and near-future realities to explore xenobiology and sociology, centering on humanity's subjugation by the Carryx, a massive interstellar empire with a rigid biological caste system.

The literary series debuted in 2024 with the novel The Mercy of Gods, which became a New York Times Best Seller. In November 2024, Abraham and Franck announced they were adapting the trilogy for television through their production company, Expanding Universe, to ensure creative consistency across the realms of the novels and the screen.