- Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure, Giants, FICTION / Action & Adventure, Women physicists
"17 years ago: A girl in South Dakota falls through the earth, then wakes up dozens of feet below ground on the palm of what seems to be a giant metal hand. Today: She is a top-level physicist leading a team of people to understand exactly what that hand is, where it came from, and what it portends for humanity. A swift and spellbinding tale told almost exclusively through transcriptions of interviews conducted by a mysterious and unnamed character, this is a unique debut that describes a hunt for truth, power, and giant body parts"--
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- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Sylvain Neuvel
- First published
- 2016
- Pages
- 336
- Publisher
- Heyne Verlag, PENGUIN, Del Rey
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781405921893
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Sylvain Neuvel (born on 1973) is a Canadian science fiction writer and author.
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