by John Scalzi
First published 2022
Jamie, a down-on-his-luck New Yorker, stumbles into a job at the Kaiju Preservation Society - a clandestine organization tasked with safeguarding the world's last remaining giant monsters. Transported to a parallel universe where these colossal creatures roam freely, Jamie and his new teammates must navigate treacherous terrain, avoid detection from hostile forces, and keep the kaiju safe from poachers and profiteers. As tensions escalate and the stakes grow higher, Jamie discovers that the fate of two worlds hangs in the balance. Can he and his ragtag crew protect these magnificent beasts and prevent an interdimensional catastrophe?
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, action, alternate-universe
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, whimsical
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: New York, Parallel Universe
Period: 21st-century
272 pages · Hardcover · Tor