Praise for Waking Gods “Kick-ass, one-on-one robot action combines with mind-bending scientific and philosophical speculation. The greatest weapon humanity wields is knowledge in a do-or-die battle to inherit the Earth. They can turn the tide if they can unlock the last secrets of an advanced alien technology. But Rose and her team at the Earth Defense Corps refuse to surrender. Now humankind faces a nightmare invasion scenario made real, as more colossal machines touch down across the globe. But the truth is closer than ever before when a second robot, more massive than the first, materializes and lashes out with deadly force. As an adult, she’s dedicated her brilliant scientific career to solving the mystery that began that fateful day: Why was a titanic robot of unknown origin buried in pieces around the world? Years of investigation have produced intriguing answers-and even more perplexing questions. “ Sleeping Giants may have debuted his thrilling saga, but Waking Gods proves that Neuvel’s scope is more daring than readers could have imagined.”- Paste As a child, Rose Franklin made an astonishing discovery: a giant metallic hand, buried deep within the earth. Or different brackets.In the gripping sequel to Sleeping Giants, Sylvain Neuvel’s innovative series about human-alien contact takes another giant step forward. It’s all presented as audio files, and it can be very hard at times to work out what’s happening – or even who’s saying what as there is rarely any : indicators. The format of the prose is difficult to read.

The plot takes many unexpected twists and turns, which kept me reaching back for my book even though there were a lot of things (and yes, I have read the entire thing in the space of time between the two reviews written today). Also, there’s no interaction with the aliens (beyond them killing people!), which makes the enemy even more unsettling as no one knows what they want. The premise is very interesting, and it’s a careful study of how we would react to the dangerous – and deadly situations. What do the aliens want? How can humanity survive? How many will be left alive? Rose, her team and their ‘mysterious friend’ – the shady figure who brought them together – have lots of questions, a world relying on them, and no time at all. The world scrambles to respond, living in terror of what it can do.

Rose Franklin and her team found the giant metal statue-cum-robot-cum-weapon, another arrives in the middle of London. Series: Yes - 2nd book in Themis trilogy Synopsis: *SPOILER ALERT * Contains SPOILERS for SLEEPING GIANTS Genre: Sci-Fi

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