Kaiju Rampage

by Eric S. Brown

Japan is at war. An army of ancient monsters have awoke from their slumber and are on their way to Tokyo. General Akio has been given the job of preparing the city against the coming horror. A joint American/Japanese naval taskforce has been dispatched to stop the Kaiju but if they fail, all of Tokyo may be destroyed. Kaiju Rampage is an all out monsterfest of nonstop action and horror.

138 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 19, 2016

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Reviews

[Peter Topside · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was very similar to Pacific Rim, but had a lot less character development. There was a great deal of action, big and small scale monsters, and a ton of firepower. And it’s mostly military personnel that we follow. So pretty typical Eric S Brown. The plot was what your expect and the characters were forgettable, but you’re reading it for the kaiju. And they were on point, with a ton of fun variations, including, my favorite, a jellyfish kaiju. I also thought that the term kaiju, always being associated with huge abominations, meant just that, so it was a nice change of pace to see them smaller, ranging from plane and human-sized versions. The story left off with an open ending, which was expected, so there wasn’t any sort of definitive conclusion. I enjoy Brown’s books, but I almost always have the same criticisms, in that the stories need to rely less on nonstop action, and dive further into the plots and supporting cast. That would really pull everything together and make his books feel much deeper and fine-tuned, but still keeping true to its action-driven roots, akin to Robert A. Heinlein.

[Eric]

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[FictionFreak · Rating 5 out of 5]

The name says it all

Kaiju Rampage is probably my favorite of Mr. Brown's kaiju fare. His grim events are present here as with all of his books. The variety of things featured was nice, also. If you want a quick kaiju fix, try this one.