It's all highly compelling and well-written. The newest cast addition, the general in charge of the program running Themis, fights to convince world governments to respond appropriately to the catastrophes - and pick up the pieces when they don't. Vincent and Kara come to terms with what Alyssa did at the end of the last novel and the consequences of her actions: namely, that they're parents of a young girl they've never met. Rose grapples with her 'death' and reappearance, giving a meaningful discourse on what defines a person. Our mysterious interviewer and Rose talk with the descendants of the aliens and piece together why the aliens are attacking. He knows that millions of people dying are just a number to us, so he drives it home with a death that you'll definitely care about.Īt the same time, Neuvel reels us in with the personal struggles of the characters. It starts with the initial London attack and just rolls forward from there, with millions of people dying around the world. Waking Gods has a different feel where Sleeping Giants had moments of disaster, Waking Gods is one long string of horrific events. It beautifully mixed the joy of scientific discovery with the agony of fatal setbacks. Every few chapters, a new disaster occurred to emphasize the danger of meddling with technology so far beyond us. One of the things I loved about Sleeping Giants was that it didn't pull any punches. Our heroes try to fight a hopeless battle against technology superior to our own and struggle against their own demons. When Kara and Vincent defeat it, many more appear in major cities across the world and begin killing humanity with an inescapable gas.

In that time, Kara and Vincent have become heroes in the public eye, and Themis a symbol of Earth's protection - until, that is, a new alien robot appears in the middle of London and vaporizes a section of the city.

Waking Gods begins approximately eight years after the events of Sleeping Giants. I even timed the other books I was reading so I finished one at lunchtime the day Waking Gods came out, leaving me room to pick it up right away. Sleeping Giants was one of my favorite books of 2016, so you can understand my enthusiasm for Waking Gods.

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