{"product_id":"9781405921916-waking-gods","title":"Waking Gods","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThemis Files Book 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Reminiscent of \u003ci\u003eThe Martian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWorld War Z\u003c\/i\u003e' PIERCE BROWN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA twenty-story-tall metallic figure appears in the middle of Regent's Park. The caretakers at London Zoo notice it first at around 4am. The figure, or robot, bears a great resemblance to the UN robot known as Themis . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho made Themis?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It's been ten years since Themis - a giant alien metal robot - was revealed to the world by Dr Rose Franklin. It now stands at the heart of the Earth Defense Corps - in case the makers of Themis return to claim it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhy did they leave it here?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Rose and her team are still seeking answers to Themis's origins when a second and even bigger robot appears in London's Regent's Park. A military response backfires, reducing half the city to bare earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnd what if they come back?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As more robots appear across the world, Rose knows it's a race against time to discover where they've come from, what they want and - most importantly - how to stop them .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Captivating' BUZZFEED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A sheer blast from start to finish. I haven't had this much fun reading in ages' BLAKE CROUCH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Non-stop action and adventure. In a word: unputdownable' KIRKUS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451463938422,"sku":"9781405921916","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32252879.jpg?v=1760462638","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781405921916-waking-gods","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}