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Michael J. O’Neill

It made a damning comment as it looked over Fred Johnson’s actions against the Anderson Station civilians (“Back to the Butcher”). It stood over Holden’s shoulder as he talked with his mother by the campfire and she gifted him a copy of Don Quixote (“New Terra”). And it strolled alongside every character that has donned a suit and ventured out of their craft to walk in space. One of the most important characters in The Expanse is not named in the credits. It cannot compete for our attention with Avasarala’s Machiavellian cleverness, with Naomi’s resourcefulness or even with Holden’s dreamy hazel eyes. But this character is onscreen almost constantly. The fact is, it is on camera more than any character in the credits. It is the infinite.¹