Reviews

The Praxis by Walter Jon Williams

xkrow's review against another edition

3.5

Good, fun, solid book. Has more character work than I was expecting. Sula's backstory is great. The current stuff takes a while to get going, with the world and flashbacks taking precedence for the majority of time. Though, it does have it's moments of craziness later, but they do feel a little rushed in the last third. I am interested in continuing, and will be reading the next book when I can, but I'm not like dying to get to it.

 

stephenmeansme's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

framfart's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

joshts11's review against another edition

Too slow and not captivating enough. Not my type of book 

wassir13's review against another edition

5.0

Great space opera

Well written space opera but hey, it’s by Walter Jon Williams. Good character development and pacing. Perfect for the beach.

ward_ja's review against another edition

5.0

Really good space opera ( tough to find).

colepsmith42's review against another edition

3.0

Fine. A little scattered and seems like it was broken up from the larger whole just for publication. Kinda leaves off without feeling very resolved.

manzabar's review against another edition

3.0

Starts off a bit slow but once it picks up speed, it flies by right till the end.

hagbard_celine's review against another edition

3.0

Snappy little military space battle thingy. Will continue series.

medium_dave's review against another edition

4.0

Very good sci-fi. Hundreds of years after most of the galaxy got their asses kicked, everyone is part of the Praxis. This isn't a book that takes place as humanity is defending itself; we already lost and assimilated.

It's real good setting, lot's of good world building, a couple of solid leads. Honestly, the only real problem I had was a repeated flashback delve into the backstory of one of the leads. I thought it was clear early on what was going to happen, but 50 plus pages were spent on something that could've been done, all at once, in a single chapter.

Other than that, I was a huge fan and have already added the next book to my Amazon wish list.