Nine years after humans discovered the robot they named Themis, another metallic figure has appeared, this time in London. What alien beings guide this new robot and why are they here? The answers may prove to be both intriguing and deadly as more robots are coming... and no one knows how to stop them.
WAKING GODS is the second book in the Themis Files series but can be read on its own merits. However, I suspect that you\'ll instantly be hooked and want to know more about this intriguing science fiction mystery. I was a little nervous that WAKING GODS couldn\'t top the intrigue of the first book but oh boy was I ever wrong!
Sylvain Nuevel immediately ups the stakes in WAKING GODS. While the first book reminded me a bit of the X-Files with the mysterious interviewer behind the scenes (a la the cigarette smoking man), WAKING GODS is full on action! From the very first news snippet, it\'s very apparent that Sylvain Neuvel is putting the whole world in jeopardy as diplomacy is out the window. Instead, Rose Franklin, Kara Resnick, Vincent Couture, and a host of other characters will have to use every bit of their ingenuity if earth is to survive the onslaught.
WAKING GODS, like the first book SLEEPING GIANTS, is told through an epistolary style. We see snippets from the news media, interviews, personal journals, and various other formats as Sylvain Neuvel creates a stunningly good science fiction thriller. If you read just one science fiction book this year, then WAKING GODS is the perfect choice!
In the gripping sequel to Sleeping Giants, which was
hailed by Pierce Brown as βa luminous conspiracy yarn . .
. reminiscent of The Martian and World War Z,β Sylvain
Neuvelβs innovative series about human-alien contact
takes another giant step forward.
As a child, Rose Franklin made an astonishing discovery:
a giant metallic hand, buried deep within the earth. As
an adult, sheβs 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 answersβand even more perplexing questions.
But the truth is closer than ever before when a second
robot, more massive than the first, materializes and
lashes out with deadly force.
Now humankind faces a nightmare invasion scenario made
real, as more colossal machines touch down across the
globe. But Rose and her team at the Earth Defense Corps
refuse to surrender. They can turn the tide if they can
unlock the last secrets of an advanced alien technology.
The greatest weapon humanity wields is knowledge in a do-
or-die battle to inherit the Earth . . . and maybe even
the stars.
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