“We’re not the greatest thing in the universe, certainly not the smartest. Based off my update comments on Goodreads, the book didn’t start to really pick up until about 20% into the book, though plenty happened before that it just didn’t get really exciting until that 20% mark. Waking Gods starts off about nine years after the end of the first book, which made things feel a little slow in the beginning as the book progressed. I think my only complaint is the time jump. “The known is finite, the unknown infinite intellectually we stand on an islet in the midst of an illimitable ocean of inexplicability.” Interestingly, I didn’t go into this second instalment in the trilogy with any expectations other than the fact that I was going to enjoy it.

He is at work on an R2-D2 replica and his next novel.I was so excited to jump into this book after finishing listening to the first book. He is a linguist and translator based in Montreal.

Sylvain Neuvel is the author of Sleeping Giants and Waking Gods. SLEEPING GIANTS | WAKING GODS | ONLY HUMAN and maybe even the stars.ĭon’t miss any of The Themis Files by Sylvain Neuvel: 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.”- PasteĪs a child, Rose Franklin made an astonishing discovery: a giant metallic hand, buried deep within the earth. In the gripping sequel to Sleeping Giants, Sylvain Neuvel’s innovative series about human-alien contact takes another giant step forward.

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