SleepingGiants

Apage-turningdebutinthetraditionofMichaelCrichton，"WorldWarZ，"and"TheMartian，""SleepingGiants"isathrillerfueledbyanearthshakingmysteryandafighttocontrolagargantuanpower.AgirlnamedRoseisridinghernewbikenearherhomeinDeadwood，SouthDakota，whenshefallsthroughtheearth.Shewakesupatthebottomofasquarehole，itswallsglowingwithintricatecarvings.Butthefiremenwhocometosaveherpeerdownuponsomethingevenstranger:alittlegirlinthepalmofagiantmetalhand.Seventeenyearslater，themysteryofthebizarreartifactremainsunsolveditsorigins，architects，andpurposeunknown.Itscarbondatingdefiesbelief;militaryreportsareredacted;theoriesarefloated，thenrejected.Butsomecanneverstopsearchingforanswers.RoseFranklinisnowahighlytrainedphysicistleadingatopsecretteamtocrackthehandscode.Andalongwithhercolleagues，sheisbeinginterviewedbyanamelessinterrogatorwhosepowerandpurviewareasenigmaticastheprovenanceoftherelic.WhatsclearisthatRoseandhercompatriotsareontheedgeofunravelinghistorysmostperplexingdiscoveryandfiguringoutwhatitportendsforhumanity.Butoncethepiecesofthepuzzleareinplace，willtheresultprovetobeaninstrumentoflastingpeaceoraweaponofmassdestruction?Praisefor"SleepingGiants"Reminiscentof"TheMartian"and"WorldWarZ，SleepingGiants"isaluminousconspiracyyarnthatshootsfor(andlandsamong)thestars.PierceBrown，"NewYorkTimes"bestsellingauthorof"RedRising"Ashigh-conceptasitis，"SleepingGiants"isathrillerthroughandthrough....Notonlyis"SleepingGiants"oneofthemostpromisingserieskickoffsinrecentmemory，itsasmartdemonstrationofhowsciencefictioncanhonoritstraditionsandreverse-engineerthematthesametime.NPRNeuvelweavesacomplextapestrywithancientmachineryburiedintheEarth，shadowgovernments，andgeopoliticalconflicts.Butthemostsurprisingthingaboutthebookmayjustbehowcompellingthecentralcharactersareinthemidstoftheselarger-than-lifeconcepts....Icantstopthinkingaboutit."ChicagoReviewofBooks"First-timenovelistSylvainNeuveldoesabold，splashycannonballoffthehighdivewith"SleepingGiants."Itburstsattheseamswithbigideasandthequestionstheyspawn"Howmuchhumanlifeisworthsacrificinginthepursuitofscientificprogress?Canhumanitybetrustedwithweaponsofultimatedestruction?"Andthebiggest:"Arewealone?"Butallthatreallymattersisthatthisbookisasheerblastfromstarttofinish.Ihaventhadthismuchfunreadinginages.BlakeCrouch，authorof"DarkMatter"andthebestsellingWaywardPinestrilogyAremarkabledebut...ReminiscentofMaxBrookss"WorldWarZ，"thestorysformateffectivelybuildssuspense."LibraryJournal"(debutofthemonth)Thisstellardebutnovel...masterfullyblendstogetherelementsofsci-fi，politicalthrillerandapocalypticfiction....Apage-turnerofthehighestorder."KirkusReviews"(starredreview)""[A]fascinatingfirstnovel...Thisintriguingtaleisentirelyworthyofanadultaudience."PublishersWeekly""