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Godzilla: King of the Monsters

The Official Movie Novelization

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters

By: Greg Keyes
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The official novelization of the summer blockbuster Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the latest film in the MonsterVerseTM franchise, starring Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, with Ken Watanabe and Ziyi Zhang.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters follows the heroic efforts of the cryptozoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super species, thought to be mere myths, rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity’s very existence hanging in the balance.

©2019 Greg Keyes (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Adventure Fiction Genre Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Royalty Science Fiction Scary Monster Movies
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Ok, i admit to being a complete and utter Godzilla geek. I eat, breathe and sleep Godzilla. Have all the movies, comics etc. etc.
So as you may guess, I saw this movie numerous times and got this book to bridge the gap between the movie being dropped from the cinemas to it being released on DVD. Yes, I admit it seems a sad confession. However, this book does offer and extra dimension to the movie as it adds some more backstory to the movie. Shows you what the charactors feel and also some scenes that weren't in the final movie, including some new monsters too.

If you loved the movie, then try this too.

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This is a novelisation of a movie that requires not much thought or effort to watch and is basically just sci fi silliness. Likewise so is the book.

The attempt to draw out something more deep and meaningful with the writings being read at the beginning of each chapter was unnecessary and I felt spoilt the flow a bit.

Good fun, no brain required.

Yeah not bad

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First of all I do recommend you watch the film first as the book is very faithful to it right down to dialogue. It also brings in events of the tie in comics which shows some franchise coordination on someone’s part that I appreciate despite not having read them myself at the time of this comment.
Each scene follows a different character and as a result gives us backstories and information not present in the film like someone’s claustrophobia or how long they’d been in Monarch.
Something that really appeals to the monster loving myth fan in me is that Each chapter starts with a researchers notes referencing monsters in ancient stories some real like Gilgamesh or the Argonauts while others are pure fiction to include Godzilla and other Titans but it works for world building.
Another is the inclusion of interludes that follow novel only characters at different Monarch sites guarding different Titans, mostly one solider at her new post, but my favourite part has to be how Keyes handles the mass awakening.
So yeah I do recommend this for anyone who enjoyed King of The Monsters or Godzilla in general.

Loved the movie loved the novelisation

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It's the movie in book form. Decent enough, easy listen. Well written and narrated.

Easy listen

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Not really an outstanding book but I got this as I missed the movie at the cinema and needed a monster fix..In the end I did enjoy the book but not a classsic and not something I feel compelled to tell anyone about it.

A fairly enjoyable book.

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