Description
| Product ID: | 9781509835317 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Kaiju Preservation Society |
| Authors: | Author: John Scalzi |
| Page Count: | 272 |
| Subjects: | Adventure / action fiction, Adventure, Science fiction, Science fiction, New York |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The Kaiju Preservation Society is a thrilling standalone adventure from bestselling author John Scalzi. Jamie Gray embarks on the trip of a lifetime – to protect enormous kaiju on an alternate Earth. But not all is safe in this human-free world . . . <p><b>Shortlisted for the 2023 Hugo Award for Best Novel</b><br><br><b><i>Jurassic Park</i> meets <i>Parks & Recreation </i>in <i>The Kaiju Preservation Society</i> by John Scalzi – a thrilling, fast-paced adventure set on an alternate Earth.</b><br><br><b>‘John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today’ – Joe Hill, author of <i>The Fireman</i></b><br><br>They're big, they're bad and they're about to become extinct . . .<br><br>Jamie’s dream was to hit the big time at a New York tech start-up. Jamie’s reality was a humiliating lay-off, then a low-wage job as a takeaway delivery driver. During a pandemic too. Things look beyond grim, until a chance delivery to an old acquaintance. Tom has an urgent vacancy on his team: the pay is great and Jamie has debts – it’s a no-brainer choice. Yet, once again, reality fails to match expectations. Only this time it could be fatal.<br><br>It seems Tom’s ‘animal rights organization’ is way more than it appears. The animals aren’t even on Earth – or not our Earth, anyway. In an alternate dimension, massive dinosaur-like creatures roam a tropical, human-free world. And although Kaiju are their universe’s largest and most dangerous animal, they need support to survive.<br><br>Tom’s ‘Kaiju Preservation Society’ wants to help. However, others want to profit. Unless they’re stopped, the walls between our worlds could fall – and the consequences would be devastating.<br><br><b>Perfect for fans of Adrian Tchaikovsky and Michael Crichton.</b><br><br><b>A<i> Financial Times</i> Book of the Year</b><br><br><b>'Hugely enjoyable' – <i>The Guardian</i><br><br>'An escapist delight' – <i>The Times</i></b></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Tor |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-01-26 |