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Synopsis
In the tradition of Godzilla as both a playful romp and a parable of the dawn of the nuclear era, this original satire blends the destruction of World War II with the halcyon pleasure of monster movies. In the summer of 1945 war is reigning in the Pacific Rim, while in the U.S., Syms Thorley continues his life as a B-movie actor. But the U.S. Navy would like to use Thorley in their top-secret Knickerbocker Project, putting the finishing touches on the ultimate biological weapon: a breed of gigantic, fire-breathing, mutant iguanas. Thorley is to don a rubber suit that will transform him into the merciless Gorgantis and star in a film that simulates the destruction of a miniature Japanif the demonstration succeeds, the Japanese will surrender, sparing thousands of lives; if it fails, the mutant lizards will be unleashed. Godzilla devotees and history buffs alike will be fascinated by this conspiratorial secret history of a war, a weapon, and an unlikely hero who will have to give the most convincing performance of his life.
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"Witty and touching paean to the glory days of horror movies ... The sheer insanity of the premise only makes the eventual payoff even more powerful." Publishers Weekly "A stellar performance." Booklist "Sharp-edged, delightfully batty ... skillfully mingling real and imaginary characters with genuinely hilarious moments." Kirkus Reviews "The most provocative satiric voice in science fiction." The Washington Post "Amply displays [Morrow's] ability to juggle absurdity, tragedy, irony, and outrage." Locus magazine "Morrow understands theology like a theologian and psychology like a psychologist, but he writes like an angel." Richard Elliott Friedman, author, The Hidden Book in the Bible "James Morrow's bizarrely funny new book ... turns the usual Godzilla paradigm on its head: instead of being inspired by the horrors of nuclear war, Godzilla is its herald." i09.com "A total hoot to read ... recounting horrors both imagined and real with equal aplomb." The Agony Column "Witty, playful ... reminiscent of Watchmen." Strange Horizon "Few authors could successfully combine politics, humour and the line 'We can thank our lucky stars that Hitler never got the lizard,' but Morrow pulls it off with aplomb." Manchester Guardian "Morrow is the only author who comes close to Vonnegut's caliber. Like Vonnegut, Morrow shrouds his work in science fiction, but the real story is always man's infinite capacities for love and for evil." The Stranger "Tour-de-force of razor-sharp wit ... packs a big wallop." SciFi Dimensions "It's called satire, and James Morrow does it brilliantly." SF Site "No book has captured the strange brew of jolly satire and moral indignity of vintage Kurt Vonnegut so well." Time Out Chicago "Buy it." National Post. "Readers will never think of Godzillaor any other B-movie monsterin quite the same way, that's guaranteed." Green Man Review "A ridiculously fun read. Pitch-perfect satire." Fantasy & Science Fiction "This is what we have come to expect from Morrow: intelligent, thoughtful, dark comedy with real bite and in this case radioactive breath." New York Review of Science Fiction
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