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Violence
A lot
Mass death caused by alien robots; military action and catastrophic destruction
Language
Some
Moderate language in a thriller/sci-fi register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Adult relationships in the backstory; nothing explicit
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The helplessness of facing a threat that cannot be negotiated with; the cost of first contact gone wrong; best read after Sleeping Giants
What this book is about
Ten years after Themis — the giant alien robot assembled in Sleeping Giants — was made operational by Rose Franklin and her team, a new series of identical robots appears in major cities around the world. These ones do not communicate. They simply stand, and people begin to die. Waking Gods, the second Themis Files novel, is told in Neuvel's signature interview-transcript format and escalates the stakes considerably — from discovery to invasion, from mystery to catastrophe. A fast, propulsive sequel that rewards readers of the first book.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
mass civilian death as a plot event
alien invasion and catastrophic violence
best read as book 2 of 3
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