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The Praxis

The Dread Empire's Fall Trilogy, Book 1

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The Praxis

Yazan: Walter Jon Williams
Seslendiren: Stefan Rudnicki
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“Space opera the way it ought to be.... Bujold and Weber, bend the knee; interstellar adventure has a new king, and his name is Walter Jon Williams.” (George R. R. Martin)

The first book in the completed Dread Empire’s Fall trilogy, followed by The Sundering and Conventions of War.

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 fading twilight, and with its impending fall comes the promise of a new galactic order...and bloody chaos.

A young Terran naval officer marked by his lowly birth, Lt. Gareth Martinez is the first to recognize the insidious plot of the Naxid - the powerful, warlike insectoid society that was enslaved before all others - to replace the masters’ despotic rule with their own. Barely escaping a swarming surprise attack, Martinez and Caroline Sula, a pilot whose beautiful face conceals a deadly secret, are now the last hope for freedom for every being who ever languished in Shaa chains - as the interstellar battle begins against a merciless foe whose only perfect truth is annihilation.

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Starting with interesting characters, building their backstory, and culminating in a suspenseful endgame with plenty of action and humor.

Exceptional

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This sci fi is great. The first 3 quarters are about politics. The characters are moving to enrich themselves. Furthermore events don't kick off after the Shaa. There is slow burn until action. A very good understanding by the author on house things actuallyl happen.

Most sci fi is a humanity against the odds but ...

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Great book it takes until chapter 10 to get in to it but stick with it it’s a good listen great story and narration I highly recommend it looking forward to the next one ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️😀👍📖

Great book 📖👍

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The story really start after the halfway mark, after which the book really pulls you in.

Great beginning for great story

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Fairly standard military space opera but slightly above average prose for the genre and more character focus than usual. Some issues with pacing. The book is slow and needed an editor. The inciting incident happens near the middle of the book (which is almost 14hrs long). There's a good space combat action scene when the story eventually gets going (Hornblower fans might like it), but then slows down and drags again. The characters were not likeable for me. The main guy was a rich kid who laments not being part of the aristocracy. He's also a stud, a Mary Sue, and wins accolades for not doing very much. The woman was interesting but her interactions with the main guy were cringe and her ending was both telegraphed and unsatisfactory. The science also doesn't make sense. Soft science / fantasy is perfectly fine, but the science and world building lacks consistency. They have advanced technology but it's written like a feudal society. It's supposed to be a 'dread' empire but at times feels more like a comedy or cosy story, then some dark stuff happens, then more comedy. For example, one minute they are talking about killing someone or committing suicide, next the captain of the ship is making jokes about football and they seem to live a life of leisure. Overall I think if the pacing was better and the characters more likeable, I'd give the second book a go. But given those two flaws, I wouldn't touch something by this author again, unless this turned out to be early work. I will caveat by saying that I'm British/European and generally dislike a lot of newer American authors. I find the writing to be not very funny or self-aware. Culturally, if you like modern US books, I'd suggest giving it a go. But if you want characters with a bit more subtlety and cultural self-awareness you might not enjoy.

Unlikeable characters meet in slow space opera

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