First and foremost – cheers to Audible and ACX for having this book available for pre-order. Second for having such a great hero image there (at least before the book released).
Going into this I didn’t read a single thing from the synopsis. I went in completely blind and I loved every second of it. Robinson knows how to write a story without a ton of filler and knows how to write well-crafted interconnected characters like few others in the business.
The only thing I knew going into it was that this was going to be a Kaiju story. For those not in the know, a Kaiju is “a Japanese word meaning “strange creature”. In English, it has come to mean “monster” or “giant monster””. So, I knew giant creatures – but that was it. Obviously from the amazing cover art – I saw that they were giant and tentacled. What I didn’t know was how incredibly original this story was going to be. In chatting about this on twitter I said:
“I’m SUPER close to finishing it. It’s refreshingly different from other Kaiju stories I’ve read.”
I realize that I cannot really dig into much of the story without giving a lot of it away – but know you’re in for a lot. The main character is a nice-guy who is genuinely working on putting his foot down. The story is as much his journey into being more forceful as it is about giant and insane monsters. I enjoyed the down to earth touch of Saul’s character. He was such an “every man” that I didn’t even question his motives.
Overall, a great and original Kaiju story that I’ll be recommending to others.