A review by conorpittman
Echopraxia by Peter Watts

3.0

Somewhat disappointing. Not nearly as good as Blindsight (which was one of the best sci-fi novels I’ve ever read). Most of the plot is meandering and feels meaningless, with a lot less insight than in Blindsight. It’s still very well-written, with great prose. Characters are VERY dull. The cast of Blindsight was great, a lot of unique weirdos with different personalities, beliefs, and tech and biological quirks. Most of the Echopraxia cast are mundane individuals, with a significant number of the ‘crew’ never even given more than a cursory development. The study of Portia is given only brief time in the novel, compared to the expansive and detailed study of Rorschach from Blindsight.