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The Kaiju Preservation Society

The Kaiju Preservation Society

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  • Create Date：2022-04-22 08:53:12
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：John Scalzi
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Summary

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 at least。 In an alternate dimension， massive dinosaur-like creatures named Kaiju roam a warm and 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 that's found its way to the alternate world。 Others have， too--and their carelessness could cause millions back on our Earth to die。

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Reviews

Christopher ，

So good。 Witty， funny， good action， and very sarcastic。

Billy ，

Review to come。

Timothy Haggerty ，

Excellent funThis was a fun book。 Clever story， great characters and love the dialogue。 I could read a couple of more tales from the KPS。

Vijayalakshmi ，

Definitely one of my favourite reads of 2022， The Kaiju Preservation Society is an immersive， delightful morsel of a book， set in an alternate Earth where Kaiju are real and where one can blissfully leave the reality of 2020 behind。 Hopeful， fun， entertaining。

Michael Latiolais ，

Can't say much without spoiling it。 An excellent read！ Can't say much without spoiling it。 An excellent read！ 。。。more

Lanika ，

Super fun！

Lisa ，

Most fun I’ve read all year。 The Audible version should come with a caution: drive carefully while uncontrollably laughing。 Highly recommend

JoeK ，

A rollicking great adventure！All I knew about this book before I started reading it， was the title。 My first thought after reading the title was， of course， how is Scalzi going to pull this off？ What threat to kaiju could a presumably human run preservation society prevent？First， this was a LOT of fun。 Scalzi is always fun， or at least amusing。 In this case， I laughed so loud and so often that I'm surprised my wife didn't tell me to shut up。 Instead， she put on her headphones and ignored me。 I A rollicking great adventure！All I knew about this book before I started reading it， was the title。 My first thought after reading the title was， of course， how is Scalzi going to pull this off？ What threat to kaiju could a presumably human run preservation society prevent？First， this was a LOT of fun。 Scalzi is always fun， or at least amusing。 In this case， I laughed so loud and so often that I'm surprised my wife didn't tell me to shut up。 Instead， she put on her headphones and ignored me。 I suspect she will start reading this tonight now that I'm done。I can't say too much about the story。 It's just a great popcorn movie in book-form。 Take a break from whatever you're reading， enjoy this， and then go back to what you were doing （that's how this book started in the first place）。 。。。more

Genavieve Danes ，

loved， as I do all of john's books。 loved， as I do all of john's books。 。。。more

Nico ，

Short， fast paced， imaginative and a very fun read。The only drawback， for me， is that every character is "sassy"， so it feels kinda forced， but it goes well with the mood of the book so is not a big deal。Also， the references to the pandemic somehow made it feel more real than pre-pandemic works where no one wears face masks or is worried about shaking hands。 Almost like it is another world。 Short， fast paced， imaginative and a very fun read。The only drawback， for me， is that every character is "sassy"， so it feels kinda forced， but it goes well with the mood of the book so is not a big deal。Also， the references to the pandemic somehow made it feel more real than pre-pandemic works where no one wears face masks or is worried about shaking hands。 Almost like it is another world。 。。。more

Jennifer ，

In his author's note at the end Scalzi calls this book a pop song and that is a perfect description。 It is quick and fun and light and acknowledges the pandemic and Trump and all the awfulness of 2020， and then whisks you off to another world。 Is it a bit cheesy？ Yes。 Is that sometimes perfect？ Yes。 In his author's note at the end Scalzi calls this book a pop song and that is a perfect description。 It is quick and fun and light and acknowledges the pandemic and Trump and all the awfulness of 2020， and then whisks you off to another world。 Is it a bit cheesy？ Yes。 Is that sometimes perfect？ Yes。 。。。more

Myles Pegues ，

I did not have a clue what I was getting into when I started this book。 The author did a fantastic job really setting up the story。 The pop culture references， and the concept was truly out of the box and made for a book that was tough to put down。 Really enjoyed the character development and the plot twists。 I would definitely recommend if you want a quicker fun read。

Allie Kleber ，

Cathartic， rollicking fun。If you can't eat the rich yourself， get a kaiju to do it for you。 Cathartic， rollicking fun。If you can't eat the rich yourself， get a kaiju to do it for you。 。。。more

Paul ，

Very entertaining！ Bring on the Kaiju！

Melody ，

I am a huge fan of books with great dialogue。 This premise would seriously make a great 30 minute TV show。 I want it to star Zach Cherry。

Ceyrone ，

I am a huge fan of Scalzi。 This is my 17th book and it definitely won’t be my last。 I really enjoyed this， it was so entertaining， almost like a popcorn movie。 It has all the elements that make a great science fiction story， I couldn’t put it down。 The story follows Jamie Gray and his performance review where he gets fired from Füdmüd and finds himself a good delivery driver in a pandemic。 Months go by and he gets a job at the Kaiju Preservation Society。 The KPS is an animal rights organisation I am a huge fan of Scalzi。 This is my 17th book and it definitely won’t be my last。 I really enjoyed this， it was so entertaining， almost like a popcorn movie。 It has all the elements that make a great science fiction story， I couldn’t put it down。 The story follows Jamie Gray and his performance review where he gets fired from Füdmüd and finds himself a good delivery driver in a pandemic。 Months go by and he gets a job at the Kaiju Preservation Society。 The KPS is an animal rights organisation that looks after really large animals。 The Kaijus， Godzilla like creatures。 The kaiju’s are described as nuclear-powdered ecological systems full of bloodthirsty parasites that aid the survival of and regulates the temperate of the Kaiju。 The bad guys want these creatures to make money。 This is an escapist novel， that is fun to read。 Kaiju as nuclear-powered ecological systems full of bloodthirsty parasites‘So， the kaiju have far too much volume， their muscles would snap， their lungs couldn’t give them enough oxygen， they couldn’t feed themselves enough energy， their nervous systems would run too slowly to move them around， their bones would tear out of their bodies， and by all known physical laws， they would lie groaning in their own pile of meat until they died。’ 。。。more

Katie Whitt ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was such a fun joyride！ I grew up on the works of Crichton and Benchley and this definitely gave me those vibes。 It starts off with our hero Jamie getting fired from a food delivery startup right before the pandemic hits and then delivering for said startup， which is probably uncomfortably relatable for a lot of us that have had to make adjustments these past few years。 He then gets handed a golden ticket from his former friend who he delivers food to and ends up on an alternate Earth This book was such a fun joyride！ I grew up on the works of Crichton and Benchley and this definitely gave me those vibes。 It starts off with our hero Jamie getting fired from a food delivery startup right before the pandemic hits and then delivering for said startup， which is probably uncomfortably relatable for a lot of us that have had to make adjustments these past few years。 He then gets handed a golden ticket from his former friend who he delivers food to and ends up on an alternate Earth taking care of giant monsters。 This to me is what SciFI should be， with an awesome premise and a situation that we'd all like to end up in， even though it actually ends up being horrifying。 The douchebag CEO that fired Jamie ends up coming through the rift after donating a lot of money and then tries to steal one of the monsters because they are living nuclear reactors。 It was satisfying that Jamie got to meet with his former boss （again， the aspirational aspect of sci-fi） and that him and his friends saved the Canadian wilderness and the Kaiju。 I loved this story and was so drawn into this world。 I'm taking off a point just because the actual Kaiju themselves seemed underdeveloped and never really described， which disappointed me。 I guess Scalzi assumed that we would imagine them for ourselves， but I still would have appreciated descriptions of the creatures and the parasites。 A great story from one of my favorite sci-fi authors！ 。。。more

Alinna ，

I did not know I needed some sci fi comedy in my life。 If Jurassic Park and Pacific Rim had a love child， it would be this， with a hefty side of giggles。 A totally fun read。

Midori ，

i was predisposed to like this book based on the title alone。 in his youth my father was an attending physician for toho movie studio， which created the original gojira film。 （ｺﾞｼﾞﾗ = a cross between the japanese words for gorilla and whale。）scalzi himself says in his author's note that this is a pop song， and not a brooding symphony， of a novel。i can imagine some people will not be amused - the readers who like their sci fi HARD CORE and others。。。 you'll be able to guess who they are if you rea i was predisposed to like this book based on the title alone。 in his youth my father was an attending physician for toho movie studio， which created the original gojira film。 （ｺﾞｼﾞﾗ = a cross between the japanese words for gorilla and whale。）scalzi himself says in his author's note that this is a pop song， and not a brooding symphony， of a novel。i can imagine some people will not be amused - the readers who like their sci fi HARD CORE and others。。。 you'll be able to guess who they are if you read the book。i liked this book。 it took me to a happy place and reminded me of the old black and white creature feature films， only with more swears。 。。。more

John Perkins ，

This is a good， fun book。 However the ending is a bit stupid because all of these supposedly intelligent people just ignore the OBVIOUS answer for hours for plot reasons。 It's annoying listening to these characters all guess as to what might have happened when any toddler could have figured it out within seconds。 This is a good， fun book。 However the ending is a bit stupid because all of these supposedly intelligent people just ignore the OBVIOUS answer for hours for plot reasons。 It's annoying listening to these characters all guess as to what might have happened when any toddler could have figured it out within seconds。 。。。more

Timothy Stone ，

New Book: The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi。 This book could have been a great book or even a great series of books， but it feels like a great idea that was put to paper much quicker than many of his other books （interdependency series or Lock In Series）。 It’s a great story with characters and a space I really enjoyed but it does feel like an adaption of a good film version that was an adaption of a better book。 Paced faster than one would expect from a book and kinda felt like we go New Book: The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi。 This book could have been a great book or even a great series of books， but it feels like a great idea that was put to paper much quicker than many of his other books （interdependency series or Lock In Series）。 It’s a great story with characters and a space I really enjoyed but it does feel like an adaption of a good film version that was an adaption of a better book。 Paced faster than one would expect from a book and kinda felt like we got from A to B a little quicker than usual。 Also， at the end of a Scalzi book， the good guy usually gets a fine piece of dialog that lets the bad guy know that they’re fucked （The Consuming Fire dialog had me say something to the effect of “get’m girl” out loud）。 In this book， I seriously expected the bad guy to get “get fucked” Pheromones launched into them， before being told to “get fucked” and then getting literally fucked， but didn’t （IYKYK）。 It’s my 17th book of Scalzi’s and I enjoyed and recommend it， but I would recommend another book first （Lock In）。 。。。more

Redfeather ，

So fun！

jess （bibliophilicjester） ，

Holy shit that was fun！！

Freyja ，

I laughed and wantted to hurl things。 I won't share with the ICU RNs。 It's good medicine。 I laughed and wantted to hurl things。 I won't share with the ICU RNs。 It's good medicine。 。。。more

London Mabel ，

Fun ideas。 Quick read。 Plot starts kinda late。 Have trouble judging because i didn’t like Wheton’s reading—really overly emphatic。 Just imho。

Amy ，

3/5the positives: it was short！ it was fun！ it wasn't too technical， confusing， or heavy。 the worldbuilding was interesting and very thoroughly explored。 i also thought it was neat that the main character jamie's gender was left openended？ it's written in first-person and there's never any pronouns used by other characters when referring to them。 very interesting i thought！the negatives: every single character has the exact same voice。 i couldn't keep their names straight and in my mind they wer 3/5the positives: it was short！ it was fun！ it wasn't too technical， confusing， or heavy。 the worldbuilding was interesting and very thoroughly explored。 i also thought it was neat that the main character jamie's gender was left openended？ it's written in first-person and there's never any pronouns used by other characters when referring to them。 very interesting i thought！the negatives: every single character has the exact same voice。 i couldn't keep their names straight and in my mind they were all basically the same character because they all have the same exact personality。 i also wish it were a little more plot-focused， i liked the world-building but at times it felt like Too Much Explainingthis was fine for a nice quick read that didn't take up too much brainpower or energy but i'll probably forget it within the next few days :/ 。。。more

Luisa Rossina Villani ，

This is a light read。 If you enjoyed Ready Player One， Agent to the Stars， or Red Shirts， you'll enjoy this book。 This is a light read。 If you enjoyed Ready Player One， Agent to the Stars， or Red Shirts， you'll enjoy this book。 。。。more

Des ，

Great concept but a little confused on what type of story it wanted to be。 Sometimes dramatic， sometimes comical but always predictable。 The villain was not a shock and most of the book felt like filler to build up the story。 Had it been written in a different style or chosen which type of book it wanted to be， it would have made for a much better story。 It still has excellent potential as a movie or TV show。

Hwango ，

Spoilers！I had trouble adjusting to the tone of this one。 In my experience with other Scalzi books， there are usually funny things happening on top of a mostly serious plot。 Since this book opens acknowledging the pandemic I thought it might be less funny， but then it was ridiculous。 Like， I get that you can't train people appropriately ahead of time because SECRECY， but once your new employees are in on the secret then maybe give them a day of two of training， rather than having someone's first Spoilers！I had trouble adjusting to the tone of this one。 In my experience with other Scalzi books， there are usually funny things happening on top of a mostly serious plot。 Since this book opens acknowledging the pandemic I thought it might be less funny， but then it was ridiculous。 Like， I get that you can't train people appropriately ahead of time because SECRECY， but once your new employees are in on the secret then maybe give them a day of two of training， rather than having someone's first time ever in a helicopter be a mission where they will fly very close to a kaiju and use equipment that they have never touched before。 People were so incredibly blasé about safety or any kind of professionalism that I found it very hard to suspend disbelief that this organization was any good at its job at all。 By the time I decided that this book was entirely frivolous it finally got around to introducing the conflict part of the story （which took a very long time）， and then I had tonal whiplash。Also， I was furious that it took all of the scientist characters in this book until page 158 to address the fact that every single person before then was misusing the word "parasite。" 。。。more

Justin ，

This was the exact book I needed right now。 It's fun， it's silly， and it made me feel good after two years of existential dread。 If you want something fun to read please give this one a shot。 This was the exact book I needed right now。 It's fun， it's silly， and it made me feel good after two years of existential dread。 If you want something fun to read please give this one a shot。 。。。more

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