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Project Nemesis (A Kaiju Thriller) (Nemesis Saga Book 1) by [Jeremy Robinson, Matt Frank]

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Project Nemesis (A Kaiju Thriller) (Nemesis Saga Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Jeremy Robinson (Author), Matt Frank (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 5: Nemesis Saga

Jon Hudson, lead investigator for the Department of Homeland Security’s Fusion Center-P, thinks his job is a joke. While other Fusion Centers focus on thwarting terrorist activity, Hudson’s division is tasked with handling paranormal threats to national security, of which there have been zero during his years at the DHS. When yet another Sasquatch sighting leads to a research facility disguised as an abandoned Nike missile site in the back woods of Maine, Hudson’s job becomes deadly serious.

Hudson and the local Sheriff, Ashley Collins, suddenly find themselves on the run from a ruthless ex-Special Forces security team, but the human threat is short-lived as something very much not-human destroys the facility and heads for civilization, leaving only a single clue behind—a name scrawled in blood: Nemesis. Working with his team at Fusion Center-P, Sheriff Collins and a surly helicopter pilot named Woodstock, Hudson pursues the creature known as Nemesis, attempts to uncover the corporate secrets behind its creation and accidental release and tries to comprehend why several clues lead to a murdered little girl named Maigo.

But as the body-count explodes, along with the monster’s size, it quickly becomes clear that nothing short of a full military response can slow Nemesis’s progress. Coordinating with every branch of the U.S. military, Hudson simultaneously searches for clues about Nemesis’s origins and motivations, and leads the counterattack that will hopefully stop the monster before it reaches Boston and its one million residents.

Witness the birth of a legend as Jeremy Robinson, bestselling author of SecondWorld and Ragnarok, combines the pacing of Matthew Reilly with the mystery of James Rollins and creates the first iconic American Kaiju* story since King Kong. Includes original creature designs by legendary Godzilla artist, Matt Frank.

*Kaiju is Japanese for “strange beast.” The genre includes classic monsters such as Godzilla, Gamera, Mothra, Rodan and King Ghidorah.

The sequel to Project Nemesis, PROJECT MAIGO, is available now!

PRAISE FOR JEREMY ROBINSON

"Robinson blends myth, science and terminal velocity action like no one else."
-- Scott Sigler, NY Times Bestselling author of INFECTED and ANSCESTOR

"Just when you think that 21st-century authors have come up with every possible way of destroying the world, along comes Jeremy Robinson."
-- New Hampshire Magazine

"There's nothing timid about Robinson as he drops his readers off the cliff without a parachute and somehow manages to catch us an inch or two from doom."
--Jeff Long, NY Times bestselling author of THE DESCENT

"Jeremy Robinson is a fresh new face in adventure writing and will make a mark in suspense for years to come."
--David Lynn Golemon, NY Times bestselling author of LEGEND and EVENT

"Jeremy Robinson is an original and exciting voice."
--Steve Berry, NY Times bestselling author of THE EMPEROR'S TOMB

"With THRESHOLD, Jeremy Robinson goes pedal to the metal into very dark territory. Fast-paced, action packed and wonderfully creepy! Highly recommended!"
--Jonathan Maberry, NY Times bestselling author of ROT & RUIN

" [SecondWorld] is gripping, propelled by expertly controlled pacing and lively characters. Robinson's punchy prose style will appeal to fans of Matthew Reilly's fast-paced, bigger-than-life thrillers, but this is in no way a knockoff. It's a fresh and satisfying thriller that should bring its author plenty of new fans."
-- Booklist

"A brisk thriller with neatly timed action sequences, snappy dialogue and the ultimate sympathetic figure in a badly burned little girl with a fighting spirit... The Nazis are determined to have the last gruesome laugh in this efficient doomsday thriller."
-- Kirkus Reviews

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PRAISE FOR JEREMY ROBINSON

"Robinson blends myth, science and terminal velocity action like no one else."
-- Scott Sigler, NY Times Bestselling author of INFECTED and ANSCESTOR

"Just when you think that 21st-century authors have come up with every possible way of destroying the world, along comes Jeremy Robinson."
-- New Hampshire Magazine

"There's nothing timid about Robinson as he drops his readers off the cliff without a parachute and somehow manages to catch us an inch or two from doom."
--Jeff Long, NY Times bestselling author of THE DESCENT

"Jeremy Robinson is an original and exciting voice."
--Steve Berry, NY Times bestselling author of THE EMPEROR'S TOMB

"With THRESHOLD, Jeremy Robinson goes pedal to the metal into very dark territory. Fast-paced, action packed and wonderfully creepy! Highly recommended!"
--Jonathan Maberry, NY Times bestselling author of ROT & RUIN

" [SecondWorld] is gripping, propelled by expertly controlled pacing and lively characters. Robinson's punchy prose style will appeal to fans of Matthew Reilly's fast-paced, bigger-than-life thrillers, but this is in no way a knockoff. It's a fresh and satisfying thriller that should bring its author plenty of new fans."
-- Booklist

"A brisk thriller with neatly timed action sequences, snappy dialogue and the ultimate sympathetic figure in a badly burned little girl with a fighting spirit... The Nazis are determined to have the last gruesome laugh in this efficient doomsday thriller."
-- Kirkus Reviews

" Relentless pacing and numerous plot twists drive this compelling stand-alone from Robinson... Thriller fans and apocalyptic fiction aficionados alike will find this audaciously plotted novel enormously satisfying."
--Publisher's Weekly

About the Author

JEREMY ROBINSON is the author of thirty novels and novellas including the highly praised, SECONDWORLD, as well as PULSE, INSTINCT, THRESHOLD and RAGNAROK the first three books in his exciting Jack Sigler series. Robinson is also known as the #1 Amazon.com horror writer, Jeremy Bishop, author of THE SENTINEL and the controversial novel, TORMENT. His novels have been translated into ten languages. He lives in New Hampshire with his wife and three children.

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ASIN : B00A7FQ5O8
Publisher : Breakneck Media (November 21, 2013)
Publication date : November 21, 2013
Language : English
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Print length : 290 pages
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Donald T.

Proof once again that Robinson is best served alone

Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2012

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Project Nemesis is a SciFi / monster story reminiscent of the old Godzilla movies....only much better. The book has a solid, satisfying conclusion, while at the same time leaving the door open to sequels. And Robinson should consider writing those sequels because he has a winner here - both in the story line and with the loveable characters.
Nemesis also proves once again that Robinson is better without any co-authors. Any of his fans realize that all of the Chess Team novellas were co-written, along with Ragnarok, with other authors. Nemesis is Jeremy Robinson by himself and at the top of his game again. A very enjoyable read.

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T James

I'm buying the author a drink

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2019

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I'm not the type of person to judge writting style, errors ,etc I'm not an English major ..I run a sports bar in a tourist town ..but I love to read and after a long day at work there is nothing better then siting on the couch with the family while I read a good book and this book was awesome !! Had action humor , gore ,but not over the top , an easy to follow plot ,characters that were explained but not to much ,i dont need the life history of them and was just flat out fun to read ..I use kindle unlimited so i hope he gets $$ for the books but to insure he does I'm going to just buy the next ones instead of using the "read for free " option. Great job Jeremy , if your ever in my neck of the woods dinner and drinks are one me

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A Kaiju-Sized Mixed Bag

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2015

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I officially became a fan of Robinson’s writing after reading his excellent novel: Island 731. It was a book that encapsulated just about everything that I love about horror with enough intense thrills to keep the excitement at an all-time high, while wrapping it all up with some very compelling original fiction that created questions worth seeking answers for. Project Nemesis marks my second foray into Robinson’s work. It’s his attempt at replicating the intense destruction found in kaiju films via prose form, yet on the same massive scale as you’d expect on the big screen. The overall result is unfortunately a bit mixed in my opinion. Robinson is able to perfectly illustrate the colossal spectacle one would expect from iconic kaiju films such as Godzilla, Gamera, or Pacific Rim; however, the book unfortunately also has a lot of problems.

The pacing of this book is definitely a double-edged sword. On one hand, Project Nemesis conveys a sense of speed and urgency that demands your attention from start to finish. The threat of a massive monster who could seemingly appear just about anywhere at any given moment creates a nonstop feeling of dread and anticipation for Nemesis’s inevitable arrival. However, the downside to Robinson’s breakneck speed comes in the form of extremely poor characterization. The characters of Project Nemesis, specifically Jon Hudson and Ashley Collins, are introduced instantaneously and then immediately thrown into the fire. You’re barely given a basic understanding of who these characters are, or why you should care for them aside from their status as the book’s protagonists. Make no mistake, if you enjoy a fast-paced narrative with plenty of action, then there is something for you to like with Project Nemesis. However, as much as I enjoy a greater sense of urgency; when I’m investing my time into reading a book, as opposed to a film or television, I expect a greater degree of naunce in regards to characterization because the author is given the means to do so as opposed to the other aforementioned mediums. Perhaps this book channels the spirit of kaiju films a little too well. The general case in said films has the protagonist portrayed as a cookie-cutter two-dimensional Everyman for which the audience can use as a surrogate to project themselves into the film’s larger than life scenario. In other words, the emphasis isn’t on the protagonist, but rather on the spectacle of the event itself. Yet with a book, the author has the opportunity to add this missing layer of characterization, and in this regard I feel Robinson doesn't succeed here. At best, Jon Hudson is a surrogate for the reader to project themselves onto. At worst, he’s a generic, albeit passable protagonist with little to no defining characteristics to call his own.

It begs to question why the FS-P, (the branch of the DHS the protagonist works for) even exists in the first place. It’s quickly established that the FS-P, or “Fusion Center-Paranormal” is a small subsidiary of the DHS that is tasked with the primary goal of hunting down leads on paranormal events in the off-chance that they ever become a threat to national security. I have an issue with this premise; prior to the book’s events, there have been zero documented paranormal incidents within the story's universe, so why does this organization even exist? Usually government agencies are founded in response to a specific event, or a significant demand in society; so the idea that an entire organization exists, (not to mention is also funded by the U.S. government's tax dollars) for the sole purpose of tracking down some unknown malefactor that the US government has no logical reason to believe even exists is baffling to me. It would make far more sense if the FS-P was created in response to this book’s events rather than it existing beforehand.

My final critique is the romance that instantaneously sparks between Hudson and Collins. It’s so by-the-numbers and artificially forced that it made me stop and ask “why?” It honestly felt more like Robinson was checking off a list of tired fiction clichés rather than it being an integral part of the book. Just because the story happens to feature a man and a woman as the lead protagonists doesn’t mean that they must become a couple, or at least in such a rushed and unbelievable manner. Whether it be novels, television, or movies, I am so tired of writers feeling they need to force a romance into a story in order to meet some unspoken rule.

Despite my list of critiques, this book has done a lot to warrant a read. For starters, I love the extra mile Robinson went by having the artist Matt Frank, actually illustrate the monster’s various evolutionary forms in exquisite detail. One of my favorite elements of a kaiju film, (or monster films in general), is the monster’s physical appearance. For once, I didn’t want to leave it up to my own mental interpretation, and am very grateful to be shown Robinson’s exact vision on the kaiju being illustrated stage-by-stage in such a beautifully vivid manner. The artwork is fantastic and I constantly found myself returning to the pages with the pictures in order to refresh my memory.

There is also a large amount of humor instilled in Project Nemesis, a stark contrast when juxtaposed with Island 731's darker and gloomier tone. Too much humor is something I’m usually skeptical towards since it runs the gambit of undermining the tension established by the narrative. However, in this case, it also doesn’t hurt to poke fun once in a while at the utter absurdity of the situation presented to the characters. After all, you can’t watch a kaiju film without smirking at least a little at how outlandish the entire idea is to begin with. Fortunately, Robinson doesn’t go overboard and manages to balance the humor in the book just well enough so that it doesn’t erode the sense of immediacy and danger of the narrative.

As with Island 731, Robinson has a true knack for interweaving incredibly fascinating mythology into his books. I loved uncovering the dark and terrifying mystery of Island 731’s horrific past, and now I can say the same for Nemesis’s creation. It’s an interesting take on the kaiju genre and I’m now interested to see how he expands this compelling lore into the two sequels.

Project Nemesis is a solid book for what I feel is a very underrepresented genre; however, it is not without significant faults and is unfortunately a pretty substantial step down from Island 731. I really enjoyed Robinson’s take on the Kaiju genre, and I’m definitely interested in the sequels where the threat is going to only get bigger. However, the book does have quite a few cons that were very hard to look past, even when I was enjoying the brief, yet lighting fast narrative. The characters are generic stand-ins at best, most of which belong to an organization whose existence isn't justified no matter how far you stretch your suspension of disbelief. The romance in particular felt incredibly forced and unnecessary, at least at this early point in the trilogy; Robinson could have at least given the two characters more time to grow over the course of the books before establishing them as a couple. Yet where the book succeeds is with its exciting narrative that always emits a greater sense of urgency and danger, as well as the love and care that went into crafting the compelling, and original, kaiju Nemesis, via both prose and through visual artwork.

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Joshua

A Monster of a Good Book

Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2015

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Okay if this book doesn't get the Godzilla/ Pacific Rim Summer Blockbuster Michael Bay explosion/ destruction fest in my life time then I'm going to explode.

This book is excellent, and the fact that to my knowledge no one's bought the rights to make a movie adaptation is is baffling, this would be so refreshing. if I see another Twilight/Hunger Games/Divergent/ Maze Runner Y.A P.O.S I might torch a Barnes and Nobles or two (I AM KIDDING ON THAT PLEASE DON'T CALL THE POLICE! )

This book is paced beautifully, the main character is hysterical at times and there were parts where he actually got me laughing. The character's are interesting and our monster the NEMESIS is a treat and I like how she's actually causing property damage for a large portion of the book instead of just coming at the end and then making me fork over cash for part two (I've already read part two and it's even better), I actually couldn't put this book down at times, and that's pretty rare for me honestly because even good books I will eventually put down and come back to in a week. Must buy especially if you love Godzilla or Pacific Rim.

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It pays off

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 14, 2019

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I bought this because basically, it ticked a heap of boxes for me and I wanted some light reading for my holiday.

I was highly rewarded. I smiled for the entire time I read this book and it paid off dutifully at the end. For all the moaning reviews about this book, just ignore them and read it and have fun. The was actually recommended by the developers of the video game Stellaris too, so props to them for sharing some great fiction I might not have otherwise heard about. The book moves at a hefty pace and all the correct characters are lovable when they should be lovable and detestable when the should be detestable.

Much like the giant robot genre, the Kaiju fan is sorely under served when it comes to quality fiction, but this is right there at the top.

If any of you doubt my recommendation, take on board this: I am now going to buy the next four books in the series.

Phil

Simple but sound idea, executed poorly

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2017

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I loved the idea of a solid kaiju book. You know what you’re getting with giant monsters - a fairly clandestine story involving the revival of an ancient monster and a shady cover up. A series of attacks and escapes with a rapidly growing path of destruction. No one’s going into this expecting anything but a predictable romp. All that’s needed, really, is a decent bit of craft and character to make it an enjoyable ride. Both are lacking here. The reasonably able action sequences are adrift in a sea of clumsy dialogue and cartoonish characters that cover the full spectrum of Everyman Hero With Every Skill Needed; Raging Template Villain; Male Fantasy Female Sidekick, and Racial Stereotype. The narrative chops pointlessly between tenses, with a dose of inanity that makes the giant monster the least unlikely thing about it. Case in point, after the conclusion of a page or two of discussion over whether the helicopter flies to the city or the hospital, we’re told the hospital is 5 minutes away by car.

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Joshua Ryan

Godzilla vs nemesis movie in the pipeline?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 29, 2014

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So, We have Jeremy Robinson, the American Matthew riley giving us a Kaiju thriller of all things? Theres such thing as a Kaiju thriller? Seems so. And what a weird story it is...
We have a couple of guys running around the woods getting shot at, and a strange series of events eventually leads to a massive monster rampaging around Boston, and eating Just about everything She can find. In order to make up for his slight weakness in visually descriptive prose, He has has an artist create some rather spiffy sketches of his monster, and all in all, the story works. It's exactly what I expect from a Jeremy Robinson Book, a fast pace (but not stupid hollywood action movie fast), a rather intelligent plot and quite a cinematic writing style... And I got everything that I asked for. However, I will criticise it on several points. His weakness in visual description means that the climax feels short and rushed, and his science seems to be less good than some of his other books. The book also doesn't really have a conclusion, which does weaken the plot to an extent as well... But it's still a worthwhile read

karen simich

A thrilling story that I couldnt put down until I'd read the last page.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2021

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A thrilling story that I couldnt put down until I'd read the last page.

Shannon Briggs

OMG!!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 31, 2019

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Just a classic monster story! I throughly enjoyed it.
Read in a day with an extremely late night!

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