Godzilla at World's End [Mass Market Paperback]

Marc Cerasini (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 31, 1998

This sophisticated sci-fi thriller is set in the year 2001. A team of young science students makes an eerie discovery. Miles below the surface of the South Pole, the Ancient Ones, a race of crystalline beings, have awakened after a million years, horrified to find "their" world infected by a plague of humans. To eliminate humanity, the Ancient Ones create an army of cybernetic monsters who lay waste to South America, China, and Russia before descending upon Japan to do battle with Godzilla. The young scientists in Antarctica and Godzilla, King of the Monsters, are humanity's last line of defense against the giant monster army of the Ancient Ones.  Nonstop action and thrilling battles will keep young adult readers glued to the page!  

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This sophisticated sci-fi thriller is set in the year 2001. A team of young science students makes an eerie discovery. Miles below the surface of the South Pole, the Ancient Ones, a race of crystalline beings, have awakened after a million years, horrified to find "their" world infected by a plague of humans. To eliminate humanity, the Ancient Ones create an army of cybernetic monsters who lay waste to South America, China, and Russia before descending upon Japan to do battle with Godzilla. The young scientists in Antarctica and Godzilla, King of the Monsters, are humanity's last line of defense against the giant monster army of the Ancient Ones. Nonstop action and thrilling battles will keep young adult readers glued to the page!

From the Back Cover

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On May 20, Sony-TriStar will release a blockbuster feature film starring the legendary creature

On May 20, Sony-TriStar will release a blockbuster feature film starring the

legendary creature. An icon beloved worldwide who never seems to go out of

style, Godzilla(TM) was awarded MTV's Lifetime

Achievement Award in 1996. In toys, in comic books, and in these exciting

Random House titles, Godzilla(TM) rules!

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 321 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers; 1st edition (March 31, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679888276
• ISBN-13: 978-0679888277
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #147,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Godzilla returns to save the world and this book (almost)., March 24, 2000

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Chadwick H. Saxelid "Bookworm" (Concord, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Godzilla at World's End (Mass Market Paperback)

This sequel picks up after Godzilla 2000 ends (appropiately enough). There are plenty of in-joke references to Emmerich and Devlin's Independence Day and their own Godzilla film's add compaign. There are also references to other classic SF flicks, notably John Carpenter's superlative version of The Thing, and H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulthu Mythos stories. Sadly the humans eclipse some of the monster action, so this feels kind of slow mving. Kaiju classic creatures Megalon and Hedorah (aka The Smog Monster) feel tacked on rather than integral parts of the main plot. But the ending is nothing short of incredible and leaves the reader wanting more. If only the monsters had been better handled, this would have garnered five stars. Recommended.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for G lovers, December 2, 2002

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Heisei Godzilla (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Godzilla at World's End (Mass Market Paperback)

I loved it. It included some great monsters like Gigan, Megalon, Hedorah, and Biollante. I do like seeing Megalon and Gigan in serious roles because the old films made them to be mindless space monsters. I recommend it to any and all.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is Marc Cerasini's best book yet., April 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Godzilla at World's End (Mass Market Paperback)

I hope Marc Cerasini is very proud of his book.I think that the best part is when the Destiny Explorer is attacked by Battra.I am looking forward to reading his next book,Godzilla and the Lost Continent.I am wondering what the new, monsterous threat could be?Maybe Space-Godzilla or the Destoyer.Anyway, he writes the best godzilla books I've ever read.He even inspired me to write my own books.