There are zombie attacks, targeted viral infestations, and close escapes from traps cleverly engineered by extraterrestrials. His new book is closely grounded in actual cutting-edge research in neurobiology, cognitive psychology, and evolutionary theory - and he has a "Notes and References" section at the end to prove it, with 140 footnotes, mostly citing scientific journals.īut Echopraxia is also fun in a visceral way, with space travel and lots of high-speed action.
Watts writes "hard" science fiction, focused on the themes of posthuman mutations and technologically enhanced sensory and cognitive powers. PETER WATTS’ NEW novel Echopraxia is science fiction on steroids - or better, on some intensely mind-bending and energizing drug that hasn't been invented yet.
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