Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel

Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel

A page-turning debut in the tradition of Michael Crichton, World War Z, and The Martian, Sleeping Giants is a thriller fueled by an earthshaking mystery--and a fight to control a gargantuan power

Rose is riding her new bike near her home in Deadwood, South Dakota, when she falls through the dirt. She wakes up at the bottom of a square hole with complex carvings on its walls, but the firefighters who come to save her see something even stranger: a tiny girl in the palm of a massive metal hand.

The mysterious artifact's origins, creators, and purpose remain unknown seventeen years later. Its carbon dating defies belief; military files are censored; suggestions are floated, then dismissed.

But, some people will never stop looking for solutions.

Rose Franklin is now a highly trained physicist directing a top-secret team to decode the hand's code. She and her coworkers are being interrogated by an unnamed interrogator whose power and purview are as cryptic as the relic's provenanceWhat's apparent is that Rose and her colleagues are on the verge of unraveling history's most mystifying discovery--and figuring out what it portends for the future.

Praise for Sleeping Giants

As high-concept as it is, Sleeping Giants is a thriller through and throughOne of the most promising series kickoffs in recent memory, and] a smart demonstration of how science fiction can honor its traditions and reverse-engineer them at the same time--NPR

Neuvel weaves a complex tapestry with ancient machinery buried in the Earth, shadow governments, and geopolitical conflictsBut the most surprising thing about the book may just be how compelling the central characters are in the midst of these larger-than-life conceptsI can't stop thinking about it--Chicago Review of Books

A remarkable debut Reminiscent of Max Brooks's World War Z, the story's format effectively builds suspense--Library Journal (debut of the month)

This stellar debut novel masterfully blends together elements of sci-fi, political thriller and apocalyptic fictionA page-turner of the highest order--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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Sylvain Neuvel is a Montreal-based linguist and translator. He's now working on an R2-D2 replica as well as his upcoming novel.

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ISBN 13	9781101886694
ISBN 10	1101886692
Title	Sleeping Giants
Author	Sylvain Neuvel
Series	The Themis Files
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2016-04-26
Number of pages	320
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.