The Praxis by Walter Jon Williams

The Praxis

Dread Empire's Fall #1

Walter Jon Williams

417 pages • first pub 2002 (view editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous emotional tense slow-paced
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The Praxis is ideal for readers who enjoy intricate political intrigue and interstellar power struggles woven into slow-building, emotionally charged space operas.

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All will must bend to the perfect truth of The Praxis.For millennia, the Shaa have subjugated the universe, forcing the myriad sentient races to bow to their joyless tyranny. But the Shaa will soon be no more. The dread empire is in its rapidly fa...

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Community Reviews

3.7
based on 454 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 100%

tense: 70%

challenging: 17%

dark: 17%

emotional: 17%

inspiring: 17%

lighthearted: 11%

mysterious: 11%

hopeful: 5%

reflective: 5%

Pace

22% of readers chose fast
61% of readers chose medium
16% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

15% of readers chose Plot
84% of readers chose A mix
Plot
A mix

Strong character development?

57% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

42% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

50% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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