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Sleeping Giants

By: Sylvain Neuvel
Narrated by: Andy Secombe,Christopher Ragland,Charlie Anson,Laurel Lefkow,Eric Meyers,Liza Ross
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"Reminiscent of The Martian and World War Z, this is a luminous conspiracy yarn that shoots for (and lands among) the stars." (Pierce Brown, author of Red Rising)

Publisher's Summary

Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel. Read by William Hope, Christopher Ragland, Andy Secombe, Charlie Anson, Eric Meyers, Laurel Lefkow, Liza Ross, William Hope, Adna Sablyich and Katharine Mangold.

Deadwood, USA. A girl sneaks out just before dark to ride her new bike. Suddenly the ground disappears beneath her. Waking up at the bottom of a deep pit, she sees an emergency rescue team above her. The people looking down see something far stranger....

We always look forward. We never look back.

That girl grows up to be Dr. Rose Franklin, a brilliant scientist and the leading world expert on what she discovered. An enormous, ornate hand made of an exceptionally rare metal which predates all human civilisation on the continent.

But this thing...it's different. It challenges us. It rewrites history.

An object whose origins and purpose are perhaps the greatest mystery humanity has ever faced. Solving the secret of where it came from - and how many more parts may be out there - could change life as we know it.

It dares us to question what we know about ourselves.

But what if we were meant to find it? And what happens when this vast, global puzzle is complete?

About everything.

©2016 Sylvain Neuvel (P)2016 Penguin Audio

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Lower shelf sci fi

Interview subject X114-3.
Location: Guantanamo dunny #511
Do you like made up, pseudo military code numbers to make you feel like you’re deeply embedded?
Then you’re in the right place.
No seriously. It listens like a bad radio drama not withstanding the amount of effort made by the voice actors.
I did finish it but would not go further. I like less cheese and more brain with my sci fi.
If you’re looking to pass the time on a long flight then maybe. But if your looking for trail blazing, eye opening, sci fi then move on.
This does sound harsh but the only reason I got this book was on the back of the reviews so this may stop someone else making the same mistake.
Asimov, Clarke and Banks are a couple of shelves above if you’re looking.

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Clever, Cryptic and Creepy

I loved this. The ongoing reports of a scientific project constructing a giant, humanoid robot apparently left on earth by aliens. The narrative is structured into reports and interviews surrounding the project, performed magnificently by the cast. Covering a whole spectrum from aliens as mythic inspirations, complex human drama of a tight knit crew and international relations, this is definitely one of my most satisfying reads.

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  • 16-04-2017

Once finished immediately purchased book 2.

I found this a very enjoyable listening experience.
Immediately bought the second book and look forward to the third.
Interesting story, very plausible and well researched and taught me a thing or two. Great multiple narrators whose narration gave me quite a few laughs.

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Atrocious. Boring.

I just can't begin to describe how bad this was . And I want to return but I can't.

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Intriguing SciFi

I was unprepared for the 'report' style of this story and that it is a sci-fi. Having said that, it's a complex and intelligent narrative. I think it would make a great movie too. I will be interested in read book 2. If you're interested in whether we are alone in the universe, I think this story will intrigue you too.

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Awful!

Annoying characters, clumsy writing and a ludicrous and disappointing plot. Comprehensively dire. Don't do it!

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amazing

love the use of numerous performers to read the story. was gripping and different to a normal audiobook.

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fascinated

c o u l d n t s t o p l i s t e n i n g

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Bring on the alien robots!

The Themis Files are awesome! I love the format, as if you the reader are going through a collection of classified files and the events unfold as you keep reading. I'm gotta get my hands on Waking Gods asap :)

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  • 17-07-2023

Voice acting is hit or miss

Pretty breezy listen with an intriguing plotline, unfortunately only about half of the voice acting is exceptional with the other half being absolutely atrocious and hammy. The main female lead is insufferable, poorly written and highly overacted.

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