![]() Vincent, scared of heights, self-doubting, is her voice of reason. Kara’s character is a tough cookie, army-trained, who hits first, and wisecracks later. ![]() In the partnership of the pilots, Kara Resnik and Vincent Couture, he reverses the roles. Neuvel has created some great characters here. ![]() Characters are interviewed, recorded or write in their personal logs, while the reader observes and absorbs the information, much as an invading intelligence might. The Themis Files are written as a series of reports. Our intrepid hero Dr Rose Franklin’s mission is to retrieve it – her – Themis assemble her and learn how she works. In Sleeping Giants we are introduced to a giant female figure, scattered in parts all over the earth. Is it here to attack or protect us? Or is it dissatisfied with the election? While the reader ponders this question, twelve more appear in the world’s major cities. ![]() A whacking great Robot, piloted by almost-human beings. After reading The Massacre of Mankind, Stephen Baxter’s sequel to H.G Wells’ War of The Worlds, this is too good to be true! Waking Gods is the much awaited sequel to Sleeping Giants, Sylvain Neuvel’s first novel of the Themis Files series. ![]()
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