#83 in Adventure
The Kaiju Preservation Society
- 296
- Pages
- about 5 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list, peaked at #10
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
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About the book
The Kaiju Preservation Society is a science fiction novel written by American author John Scalzi. It was first published in hardcover and ebook by Tor Books, and audiobook by Audible Studios, on March 15, 2022; British hardcover and ebook editions were released by Tor UK on March 17, 2022. A large print hardcover edition was issued by Thorndike Press on July 27, 2022, and a trade paperback edition by Tor Books on January 24, 2023.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.9 across 952 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 86% of the weight and the score stays at 7.9 — the Adventure average of 7.8 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.7 | 14 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 938 | 99% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“Basically the plot of the story is that there's an alternate reality earth with huge kaiju (think Godzilla) and it's the Kaiju Preservation Society's job to look after them. The main character is a fan of sci-fi novels, so as a fellow sci-fi fan it…”
“A Godzilla cheese fest. Jamie Gray loses his job and is thrown into a role of delivering food to people's doors. Until one day, he serves an old friend who invites him on a journey, one that will change him forever. The story is fairly…”
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