Of course, it just happens to be a book that is widely regarded as one of the best new kaiju properties and is extremely well-written by the best-selling author Jeremy Robinson. S.This episode marks a turning point for the podcast, as we delve into our first book discussion.

Author Interview: JCM Berne, author of “Wistful Ascending”.

Science Fiction Hub– I have scores of reviews of Hugo nominees, Vintage Sci-Fi, modern sci-fi, TV series, and more! Check out my science fiction related writings here.īe sure to follow me on Twitter for discussion of posts, links to other pages of interest, random talk about theology/philosophy/apologetics/movies/scifi/sports and more! I recommend it to readers who, like me, thirst for a story about gigantic monsters with at least some thought put into it. Overall, Project Nemesisis a blast of pure fun to read. I still could have done without comments like that, however. There are a few nods to gender norms such as a line about “throwing like a girl.” Even there, though, it’s not entirely clear that even lines like that are intended as reinforcing such norms, because contextually we have Collins subverting those expectations. This novel can also serve fairly well as a standalone, but the series is completed at 5 novels. Though I’d not call the book thoughtful, it is pure fun and has more layers to it than may be expected for the genre. I thought Robinson did a great job adding some flesh and bones to the concept of a kaiju without taking it too far. Here, though, our kaiju is three-dimensional rather than being exclusively a “destroy-everything” creature. There is, of course, plenty of Kaiju action once push comes to shove, too. The winsome way Robinson writes these characters drew me in, and the steady stream of self-deprecating humor from Hudson makes it fun to read all the way through.

He meets up with Ashley Collins, the local sheriff, as he works to investigate alleged Bigfoot sightings. Instead, after a few intense scenes setting up what’s to come, readers start following Jon Hudson, a DHS investigator in a secret division tasked with investigating the paranormal. Project Nemesis was one of the novels recommended to me in a group I’m in when I asked for recommendations, and I’m glad I got it.īased on the cover, I expected to basically be thrown into a Godzilla-like scenario with some apocalyptic creature blowing up whole cities. After watching the absolutely fantastic “Pacific Rim: The Black” on Netflix (which I wrote about here), I was scrambling to find some kaiju reads to fill the void. Is it too much to ask that we have more novels based upon them? There just aren’t very many. This is a special edition post for Indie April!

I’ll be writing reviews and recommending them, along with providing links on where to get the books. The “Indie Highlight” is a series of posts in which I shine the lights on Indie/Self-Published books that I believe are worthy of your attention.

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