SLEEPING GIANTS Themis Files

Each performance is expertly crafted and distinct in this engrossing genre-crossing debut. The premise is pure sci-fi as a woman seeks to understand a bizarre artifact she inadvertently discovered as a child. Other literary elements also come to the fore as various scientists, army personnel, and witnesses provide interviews, reports, and other findings to an unspecified government agent, telling the story in a nonlinear fashion. The full cast makes the interview sections easy to follow and gives them a feeling of genuine spontaneity. With a sense of eavesdropping on real events, listeners will be encouraged to piece together the puzzle at the heart of this engaging novel. B.E.K. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2016]