Fast and fun, this fantasy adventure is the perfect antidote to any lingering blahs.
When Jamie Gray gets fired on the day of his 6-month performance review, things look pretty bleak. The Covid Pandemic is beginning to isolate and quarantine everyone and jobs are scarce. Fortunately, he gets work as a delivery person and soon reconnects with someone he’d known at university. When a job doing something a little more lucrative is offered, Jamie accepts immediately.
Soon, however, Jamie finds that he has agreed to go off Earth to another dimension to protect an unusual creature, the kaiju, and that’s when the world building and hilarious story comes alive. The interaction between the characters and their daily routine working for the KPS is sprinkled with all kinds of serious science stuff, but the gist is that the entire outpost is mainly there for the kaiju. When nefarious people from real Earth come through to take a closer look at the unique biological system that is a kaiju, the team goes into action hoping to avert a terrible disaster.
This was a quick read that took me only a couple of hours, much of that time spent smiling at the nonsense and the interplay of the team. It was just what I needed and I can recommend it to anyone who wants a break from the gritty and serious for some entertainment. If you liked the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park or the dragons from The Great Zoo of China — or any huge, otherworldly creature features, you will definitely enjoy this one.
Thank you to NetGalley and Tor for this e-book ARC to read, review, and recommend.
This is a standalone and is not part of any series.
Genre - fantasy, science fiction, unusual creatures
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