The Kaiju Preservation Society

John Scalzi

Mar 2022 · Sold by Tor Books

About this ebook

The Kaiju Preservation Society is John Scalzi's first standalone adventure since the conclusion of his New York Times bestselling Interdependency trilogy.

When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food delivery apps. That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls “an animal rights organization.” Tom’s team needs a last-minute grunt to handle things on their next field visit. Jamie, eager to do anything, immediately signs on.

What Tom doesn't tell Jamie is that the animals his team cares for are not here on Earth. Not our Earth, at least. In an alternate dimension, massive dinosaur-like creatures named Kaiju roam a warm, human-free world. They're the universe's largest and most dangerous panda and they're in trouble.

It's not just the Kaiju Preservation Society who have found their way to the alternate world. Others have, too. And their carelessness could cause millions back on our Earth to die.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Ratings and reviews

I really enjoy a lot of this guy's other work, but this one was is really sub par. The dialogue especially is atrocious. Every character has this bizarre tongue in cheek, or sarcastic informality, regardless of the setting or who they're speaking to. It makes them sound like they're either five years old or an idiot. I'm assuming this is the author trying to relate to the 20s and early 30s crowd, but it falls flat is simply obnoxious to read.

After reading and thoroughly enjoying page -turners Old Man's War and the Collapsing Empire, The Kaiju Preservation Society is a big disappointment. It started off well enough but then I had to struggle through inane dialogue and preposterous scenarios, even for science fiction.

The positive reviews of this book are likely compensated for their review... This book includes zero original thought. Shame on you John Scalzi for shilling this Pacific Rim (the movie) redux upon your readers. Never again. I want my $$$ back.

About the author

JOHN SCALZI is one of the most popular SF authors to emerge in the last decade. His debut, Old Man's War, won him the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His New York Times bestsellers include The Last Colony, Fuzzy Nation, Redshirts (which won the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel), and 2020's The Last Emperox. Material from his blog, Whatever, has earned him two other Hugo Awards. He lives in Ohio with his wife and daughter.