SLEEPING GIANTS —Sylvain Neuvel —Del Rey Promotional Paperback (2016)

Description: SLEEPING GIANTSSylvain NeuvelDel Rey (2016) (Themis Files #1) Special Edition. Softcover. 978-1-101-886694, which is the ISBN for the hard cover edition. This thick paperback is a Promotional Mass Market Edition in VERY GOOD condition. I have a second copy equally nice except that it is a bit twisted. First buyer gets better copy! A girl named Rose is riding her new bike near home in Deadwood, South Dakota, when she falls through the earth. She wakes up at the bottom of a square-shaped hole, its walls glowing with intricate carvings. But the firemen who come to save her peer down upon something even stranger: a little girl in the palm of a giant metal hand.Seventeen years later, the mystery of the bizarre artifact remains unsolved - the object's origins, architects, and purpose unknown.Rose Franklin is now a highly trained physicist leading a top-secret team to crack the hand's code. And along with her colleagues, she is being interviewed by a nameless interrogator whose power and purview are as enigmatic as the relic they seek. What's clear is that Rose and her compatriots are on the edge of unravelling history's most perplexing discovery-and finally figuring out what it portends for humanity. But once the pieces of the puzzle are in place, will the result be an instrument of lasting peace or a weapon of mass destruction? Commentaries on line: Sleeping Giants is a shoo-in for any sf award which has a first novel category. In fact is ought to be a shoo-in for other awards too. This is one time when the promo hype lives up to its promise. The ending is haunting and unexpected, paving the way for a sequel that should be equally thought-provoking. I, for one, really want to know what happens next. The book is written very well and doesn’t lose sight of the plot. The science fiction concept is written to the point of perfection. Each of the characters play a major role in the story and I love each of them for what they bring into the story. The cover is beautiful in it’s simplicity and the title matches the concept flawlessly. I can’t wait to see where this story is going to take me this book takes several ingredients that I really enjoyed -- geeky science, governmental conspiracies, a handler with ice water in his veins, a brilliant linguist and a hot-tempered woman helicopter pilot -- and mixes them into a mystery about a very strange artifact. You know what's great? Picking up a book that you had decent expectations for and having that book blow your mind by exceeding those expectations tenfold.______________________ {I'll always combine shipping costs and refund any excess shipping charges for multiple-copy book orders.}For all "buy it now" items, please use ADD TO CART if you plan to order more than one item at the same time.______________ WOW! I wrote a book!!! — Come on! Take a look!! ———Just go here:http://www.ebay.com/itm/CTHULHU'S-COUSINS-and-Other-Weirdnesses-W-Paul-Ganley-Wildside-Press-2016-/255154711891?hash=item3ace43fc32 ___________________________________________________________Want to look at my other fantasy & mystery offerings (including Brian Lumley first editions)? CLICK HERE(and if you like what you see there, why not bookmark it for future visits!)

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