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Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters (edition 2014)

by James Swallow (Contributor), Larry Correia, Peter Clines, J.C. Koch, James Lovegrove5 more, Timothy W. Long, David Annandale, Natania Barron, C.L. Werner, Jeremy Robinson (Foreword)

Series: Kaiju Rising (1)

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A revised and updated 2nd edition, Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters is a collection of stories focused on strange creatures in the vein of Pacific Rim, Godzilla, Cloverfield, and more. Opening with a foreword by Jeremy Robinson--author of Project Nemesis, the highest selling Kaiju novel in the United States since the old Godzilla books--the collection features work from New York Times bestsellers to indie darlings. Authors include Peter Clines, Larry Correia, James Lovegrove, Gini Koch (as J.C. Koch), James Maxey, Jonathan Wood, C.L. Werner, Joshua Reynolds, David Annandale, Jaym Gates, Peter Rawlik, Shane Berryhill, Natania Barron, Mike MacLean, Timothy W. Long, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, Kane Gilmour, Peter Stenson, Erin Hoffman, Howard Andrew Jones, Edward M. Erdelac, and James Swallow.… (more)
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Title:Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters
Authors:James Swallow
Other authors:Larry Correia, Peter Clines, J.C. Koch, James Lovegrove, Timothy W. Long4 more, David Annandale, Natania Barron, C.L. Werner, Jeremy Robinson (Foreword)
Info:Ragnarok Publications (2014), Kindle Edition, 493 pages
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This review is written with a GPL 4.0 license and the rights contained therein shall supersede all TOS by any and all websites in regards to copying and sharing without proper authorization and permissions. Crossposted at WordPress, Blogspot, & Librarything by Bookstooge’s Exalted Permission
Title: Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters
Series: Kaiju Rising #1
Editor: Tim Marquitz
Rating: ½ of 5 Stars
Genre: Fantasy Short Story Collection
Pages: 444
Words: 161.5K

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Table of Contents

Foreword – Jeremy Robinson

Big Ben and the End of the Pier Show – James Lovegrove

The Conversion – David Annandale

Day of the Demigods – Peter Stenson

The Lighthouse Keeper of Kurohaka Island – Kane Gilmour

Occupied – Natania Barron

One Last Round – Nathan Black

The Serpent’s Heart – Howard Andrew Jones

Monstruo – Mike MacLean

The Behemoth – Jonathan Wood

The Greatest Hunger – Jaym Gates

Heartland – Shane Berryhill

Devil’s Cap Brawl – Edward M. Erdelac

Shaktarra – Sean Sherman

Of the Earth, of the Sky, of the Sea – Patrick M. Tracy and Paul Genesse

The Flight of the Red Monsters – Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam

Operation Starfish – Peter Rawlik

With Bright Shining Faces – J.C. Koch

The Banner of the Bent Cross – Peter Clines

Fall of Babylon – James Maxey

Dead Man’s Bones – Josh Reynolds

Stormrise – Erin Hoffman

Big Dog – Timothy W. Long

The Great Sea Beast – Larry Correia

Animikii vs. Mishipeshu – C.L. Werner

The Turn of the Card – James Swallow

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My Thoughts:

I picked up this collection on the strength of Correia's name being prominent on the cover I saw. Unfortunately, for me, it was a story he had included in his first Target Rich Environment collection, so I had already read it.

Josh Reynold's story was about the Royal Occultist, so that was a nice little visit and reinforced my decision to read more in that universe should Reynold ever be able to release more.

Sadly, those 2 were really the only bright spots. Most of the other stories were either Cli-Fi, Angst-ridden or so full of hatred for Humanity that I had to wonder why the authors hadn't killed themselves in protest of being human. So this was definitely on the path to 2stars. Some of the stories had Buddhist monks, Japanese nuns, Islamic warriors and one and all, they respected the environment, respected women and were paragons of virtue, which I have to admit, didn't even fly across my radar in any way.

Then I read stories like “Conversion” and “Fall of Babylon” and this completely entered into Blasphemy territory. They didn't make me angry or upset, I just sighed and shook my head. It was evident that the authors despised Christianity, not just didn't believe it and that showed through like a drop of blood on a white canvas.

So between the religious hypocrisy and the blasphemy, this is getting the rare ½ star. Last time that happened was with Torchship Captain. Not good company to be in.

As I was writing this review, I realized that the editor's name sounded familiar. If I had paid more attention and realized Tim Marquitz was involved with this project, I never would have touched this with a 10foot pole. Certainly explains the blasphemy and religious hypocrisy.

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  BookstoogeLT | Nov 29, 2021 |
A collection of short stories inspired by kaiju monsters. As always, anthologies are a mixed bag. This one seemed weaker than most anthologies, with some stories being laughably bad or just didn't seem all that on-topic for the collection. I was losing interest about 75% of the way through.

My favorites were The Lighthouse Keeper of Kurohaka Island and The Banner of the Bent Cross, and The Behemoth.
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  kaitlynn_g | Dec 13, 2020 |
Fans of the genre will probably love the different perspectives on the Kaiju mythos. It's a well put together collection, with some truly interesting takes. It does get a bit much to digest it all in one big bite..boom tish. ( )
  StaticBlaq | Apr 26, 2015 |
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Marquitz, TimEditormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Sharps, NickolasEditormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Annandale, DavidContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Barron, NataniaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Berryhill, ShaneContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Black, NathanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Clines, PeterContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Erdelac, Edward M.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gates, JaymContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Genesse, PaulContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gilmour, KaneContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hoffman, ErinContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Jones, Howard AndrewContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Koch, J.C.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Long, Timothy W.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lovegrove, JamesContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
MacLean, MikeContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Maxey, JamesContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Rawlik, PeterContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Reynolds, JoshContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Robinson, JeremyForewordsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Sherman, SeanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Stenson, PeterContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Stufflebeam, Bonnie JoContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Swallow, JamesContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Tracy, Patrick M.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Werner, C.L.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Wood, JonathanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Eggleton, BobCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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A revised and updated 2nd edition, Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters is a collection of stories focused on strange creatures in the vein of Pacific Rim, Godzilla, Cloverfield, and more. Opening with a foreword by Jeremy Robinson--author of Project Nemesis, the highest selling Kaiju novel in the United States since the old Godzilla books--the collection features work from New York Times bestsellers to indie darlings. Authors include Peter Clines, Larry Correia, James Lovegrove, Gini Koch (as J.C. Koch), James Maxey, Jonathan Wood, C.L. Werner, Joshua Reynolds, David Annandale, Jaym Gates, Peter Rawlik, Shane Berryhill, Natania Barron, Mike MacLean, Timothy W. Long, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, Kane Gilmour, Peter Stenson, Erin Hoffman, Howard Andrew Jones, Edward M. Erdelac, and James Swallow.

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Contents:
  • Foreword / Jeremy Robinson
  • Big Ben and the End of the Pier Show / James Lovegrove
  • The Conversion / David Annandale
  • Day of the Demigods / Peter Stenson
  • The Lighthouse Keeper of Kurohaka Island / Kane Gilmour
  • Occupied / Natania Barron
  • One Last Round / Nathan Black
  • The Serpent’s Heart / Howard Andrew Jones
  • Monstruo / Mike MacLean
  • The Behemoth / Jonathan Wood
  • The Greatest Hunger / Jaym Gates
  • Heartland / Shane Berryhill
  • Devil’s Cap Brawl / Edward M. Erdelac
  • Shaktarra / Sean Sherman
  • Of the Earth, of the Sky, of the Sea / Patrick M. Tracy and Paul Genesse
  • The Flight of the Red Monsters / Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam
  • Operation Starfish / Peter Rawlik
  • With Bright Shining Faces / J.C. Koch
  • The Banner of the Bent Cross / Peter Clines
  • Fall of Babylon / James Maxey
  • Dead Man’s Bones / Josh Reynolds
  • Stormrise / Erin Hoffman
  • Big Dog / Timothy W. Long
  • The Great Sea Beast / Larry Correia
  • Animikii vs. Mishipeshu / C.L. Werner
  • The Turn of the Card / James Swallow
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