description Waking Gods Overview
"Waking Gods" is a 2017 science fiction thriller by Sylvain Neuvel and the sequel to "Sleeping Giants." It is the second book in the Themis Files series, continuing the story of scientists and military personnel studying ancient alien technology. The novel is written in an epistolary format, using transcripts, interviews, and documents to advance the plot. In this installment, the narrative focuses on the global panic that ensues when an even larger alien robot materializes in London, threatening humanity.
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Is Waking Gods a sequel to Sleeping Giants?
Yes, Waking Gods is Sylvain Neuvel's 2017 sequel to Sleeping Giants and the second book in Themis Files series. The [official series site](https://www.thethemisfiles.com/) identifies it as Book Two and places Only Human third.
What happens in Waking Gods without giving away the ending?
The team studying the giant alien robot Themis faces the discovery of another colossal robot and a much larger global threat. Rose Franklin, pilot Kara Resnik, and linguist Vincent Couture must help the Earth Defence Corps understand technology that can affect entire cities.
How is Waking Gods told?
Like Sleeping Giants, it is built from interviews, reports, emails, and other documents rather than a continuous conventional narration. [Publishers Weekly](https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781101886724) specifically describes the 2017 sequel as an epistolary novel using those documentary forms.
What is the reading order for Themis Files?
Read Sleeping Giants first, followed by Waking Gods, then Only Human. The series contains three main books, with Waking Gods published in 2017 and Only Human published in 2018.
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