A group of refugees from Ganymede, seeking a new start, clatsh with Royal Charter Energy (RCE) , a corporation that holds a legal UN charter for the planet’s lithium-rich resources.

Cibola Burn is a big book. Huge, really, both in terms of pages (nearly 600 in the version I got), and in pure authorial chutzpah. Amazon.com: Cibola Burn (The Expanse, 4)

As tensions boil over, the ancient alien machinery on the planet begins to reawaken, triggering a series of environmental catastrophes—including an explosion that causes an extinction-level event and a mass blinding sickness—that force both sides to work together to survive. Critical Analysis Book Review: 'Cibola Burn' By James S.A. Corey - NPR

Set a few years after the opening of the alien "Ring" gates, humanity has begun a frantic land rush toward thousands of habitable worlds. The story centers on (referred to as New Terra by corporate interests), the first colony outside the solar system.