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Waking Gods
by Sylvain Neuvel
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This book continues the giant robot saga from "Sleeping Giants"- you should read that one first!
This book ups the stakes for Themis's crew. She's no longer the only giant robot in town! Others land around the world and their activities make it necessary for Themis to go into action against them. But she's thousands of years old, with an inexperienced crew who don't even know the extent of her abilities, and there's only one of her against a whole team of more modern robots.
This book's strength is in its characters. They have attached themselves to my heart, and Sylvain Neuvel knows what to do when he's got you there. The action isn't the main purpose of the book, which seems like an odd thing to say about a book with giant robot combat. But I think the author is also riffing on what makes us human, how the everyday juxtaposes with grand events, and it looks like he's nowhere near done with the story he wants to tell. I am more than ready for the next in the series!
This book continues the giant robot saga from "Sleeping Giants"- you should read that one first!
This book ups the stakes for Themis's crew. She's no longer the only giant robot in town! Others land around the world and their activities make it necessary for Themis to go into action against them. But she's thousands of years old, with an inexperienced crew who don't even know the extent of her abilities, and there's only one of her against a whole team of more modern robots.
This book's strength is in its characters. They have attached themselves to my heart, and Sylvain Neuvel knows what to do when he's got you there. The action isn't the main purpose of the book, which seems like an odd thing to say about a book with giant robot combat. But I think the author is also riffing on what makes us human, how the everyday juxtaposes with grand events, and it looks like he's nowhere near done with the story he wants to tell. I am more than ready for the next in the series!