{"product_id":"the-kaiju-preservation-society-john-scalzi","title":"The Kaiju Preservation Society (John Scalzi)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2023 Hugo Award for Best Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eParks \u0026amp; Recreation \u003c\/i\u003ein \u003ci\u003eThe Kaiju Preservation Society\u003c\/i\u003e by John Scalzi - a thrilling, fast-paced adventure set on an alternate Earth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today' - Joe Hill, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fireman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey're big, they're bad and they're about to become extinct . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJamie's dream was to hit the big time at a New York tech start-up. Jamie's reality was a humiliating lay-off, then a low-wage job as a takeaway delivery driver. During a pandemic too. Things look beyond grim, until a chance delivery to an old acquaintance. Tom has an urgent vacancy on his team: the pay is great and Jamie has debts - it's a no-brainer choice. Yet, once again, reality fails to match expectations. Only this time it could be fatal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt seems Tom's 'animal rights organization' is way more than it appears. The animals aren't even on Earth - or not our Earth, anyway. In an alternate dimension, massive dinosaur-like creatures roam a tropical, human-free world. And although Kaiju are their universe's largest and most dangerous animal, they need support to survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom's 'Kaiju Preservation Society' wants to help. However, others want to profit. Unless they're stopped, the walls between our worlds could fall - and the consequences would be devastating.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of Adrian Tchaikovsky and Michael Crichton.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hugely enjoyable' - \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An escapist delight' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eJohn Scalzi is one of the most popular and acclaimed SF authors of his generation. His debut, \u003ci\u003eOld Man'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003es War\u003c\/i\u003e, won him science fiction's John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers include \u003ci\u003eThe Last Colony\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFuzzy Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLock In\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRedshirts\u003c\/i\u003e, which won 2013's Hugo Award for Best Novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Emperox \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Kaiju Preservation Society\u003c\/i\u003e. Material from his widely read blog \u003ci\u003eWhatever\u003c\/i\u003e has also earned him two other Hugo Awards. He lives in Ohio with his wife and daughter.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 272 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65919626117469,"sku":"K096214249","price":11.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9621424900001A.jpg?v=1789396254","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-kaiju-preservation-society-john-scalzi","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}