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**A must-read thriller for lovers of The Passage, World War Z, The Martian or Interstellar**

What happens when you make a discovery that changes everything?

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 Franklyn, 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 i

Trade Review
As high-concept as it is, Sleeping Giants is a thriller through and through. . . . One of the most promising series kickoffs in recent memory * NPR *
This stellar debut novel . . . masterfully blends together elements of sci-fi, political thriller and apocalyptic fiction. . . . A page-turner of the highest order * Kirkus Reviews *
This year's The Martian * Buzzfeed Summer Reads *
It bursts at the seams with big ideas. This book is a sheer blast from start to finish. I haven't had this much fun reading in ages * Blake Crouch *

Sleeping Giants

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    A Paperback / softback by Sylvain Neuvel

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 30/03/2017
      ISBN13: 9781405921886, 978-1405921886
      ISBN10: 1405921889

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      **A must-read thriller for lovers of The Passage, World War Z, The Martian or Interstellar**

      What happens when you make a discovery that changes everything?

      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 Franklyn, 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 i

      Trade Review
      As high-concept as it is, Sleeping Giants is a thriller through and through. . . . One of the most promising series kickoffs in recent memory * NPR *
      This stellar debut novel . . . masterfully blends together elements of sci-fi, political thriller and apocalyptic fiction. . . . A page-turner of the highest order * Kirkus Reviews *
      This year's The Martian * Buzzfeed Summer Reads *
      It bursts at the seams with big ideas. This book is a sheer blast from start to finish. I haven't had this much fun reading in ages * Blake Crouch *

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