Godzilla: King of the Monsters

The Official Movie Novelization

By: Greg Keyes

Narrated by: Michael Braun

Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

The official novelization of the summer blockbuster Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the latest film in the MonsterVerseTM franchise, starring Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, with Ken Watanabe and Ziyi Zhang.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters follows the heroic efforts of the cryptozoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super species, thought to be mere myths, rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity’s very existence hanging in the balance.

©2019 Greg Keyes (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Everything the movie could have been.

This book expands the movie's storyline giving the reader a bigger view on what happens when the titans are released and the notes from the members of Monarch add a lot to the lore.

Great Book.

I absolutely love the book, and the narrator is awesome. It has some stuff in it that wasn't in the movie, and goes a bit deeper into the character's psyches which I really enjoy. It's fast, fun, and yet has a good story that's paced well. If you like this kind of fiction, or are a Godzilla fan, I highly suggest you buy it.

A Thrilling Adventure, Extra Scences

This book was one of the rate treasure fans love, a novel that tells the story of the film and expands upon it bringing new scenes and a better understanding of what happened. It fills in the gaps and answers many question poses by the film. If you are a Toho film fan and have seen Godzilla, King of the Monsters, the film is a love letter to those of us who grew up with the Godzilla films. Special touches and elements are included here that harken back to those films. The events surrounding the ORCA make more sense in the book, since the extras were cut from the film. I hope the film will have a directors cut when released on Blu -ray. A gripping, thrilling story that was enhanced by the audiobook. A must for Godzilla fans. Audiobook version was great.

if you love godzilla you will love this book

Just finished the book godzilla king monster i loved this book. i wish there was music.

Perhaps I'm a bit biased as a life-long Godzilla fan, but this novelization was just as good as the movie and even managed to add things that were either subtle or implied by the film. The reading was easy to listen to, though this is the first audio book I've ever listened to, but still, it was good imo. Some of the lines are a bit cringy, yes, but that's not the issue of the audio book folks, so it's unfair to hold it against them.

All Monsters Attack

The King is here. Godzilla's presence in the Monsterverse has changed the world and this novel expands upon the film and adds more detail that a film is not able to go into. With added scenes of various characters not seen in the film, including one of Kong, this is a good adaptation and the narration by Michael Braun helps bring it to life.

cool

Liked the narrator and really enjoyed the book. Was never boring. Very vivid/thoroughly written scenes, but I'm by no means an expert in audiobooks. Haven't seen the movie but this book got me excited to watch it!

Excellent adaptation!

I picked up the novelization because I hoped it would elaborate on details that sped by so quickly in the movie as well as add depth to the characters, especially Emma. It certainly did that! The action scenes were exciting and the quiet scenes full of information and emotion that the movie had to gloss over. The narrator did an amazing job as well.

so much better than the movie!

I absolutely loved the movie, but this adds so many missing details that u felt after missing. it goes much more in depth about what happened across the world. now I'm going to go see it again!

narrator is AWESOME.

Michael Braun does an incredible job narrating the story. I highly recommend listening to this book.

If you loved the movie, then try this too.

Ok, i admit to being a complete and utter Godzilla geek. I eat, breathe and sleep Godzilla. Have all the movies, comics etc. etc.
So as you may guess, I saw this movie numerous times and got this book to bridge the gap between the movie being dropped from the cinemas to it being released on DVD. Yes, I admit it seems a sad confession. However, this book does offer and extra dimension to the movie as it adds some more backstory to the movie. Shows you what the charactors feel and also some scenes that weren't in the final movie, including some new monsters too.

Long live the king

I watched the movie before-hand. loved the detail in the novel that wasn't in the movie

Adds depth to the story

Given that GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS is a visual spectacle, you could be forgiven for thinking that a novelisation would lack the punch and drama of the movie, but you’d be wrong. Greg Keyes does a great job of adding emotional depth and resonance to the movie’s story, which is admittedly light. There are lots of nuggets of information connecting the story to the wider Monsterverse, with scenes on Skull Island and Kong, as well as more details of the other titans we see so sparingly on the screen.

Michael Braun’s reading is solid, giving the action urgency and humanity. It’s not War and Peace, but that’s not what a Godzilla movie - or novel - is for.

Hail to the King!

Loved the movie loved the novelisation

First of all I do recommend you watch the film first as the book is very faithful to it right down to dialogue. It also brings in events of the tie in comics which shows some franchise coordination on someone’s part that I appreciate despite not having read them myself at the time of this comment.
Each scene follows a different character and as a result gives us backstories and information not present in the film like someone’s claustrophobia or how long they’d been in Monarch.
Something that really appeals to the monster loving myth fan in me is that Each chapter starts with a researchers notes referencing monsters in ancient stories some real like Gilgamesh or the Argonauts while others are pure fiction to include Godzilla and other Titans but it works for world building.
Another is the inclusion of interludes that follow novel only characters at different Monarch sites guarding different Titans, mostly one solider at her new post, but my favourite part has to be how Keyes handles the mass awakening.
So yeah I do recommend this for anyone who enjoyed King of The Monsters or Godzilla in general.

5 Stars for Godzilla fans

If you're not a Godzilla fan you will most likely find this unsatisfying but I liked it.

Although I have it 5 Stars it is hardly inspired in terms of writing but is smooth in its execution. It goes well as an accompaniment to the movie, covering the story in its own right and adding in a little more. As long as you realise what you are getting.

Easy listen

It's the movie in book form. Decent enough, easy listen. Well written and narrated.

Hard to get through

I found it hard to get to the end of this book, how can a story about giant monsters be boring.

meh...

Well, what can I say about a book that mistakes the Spartans for Romans? Not one soul when editing or proofreading noticed????
Don't read it, it's really not worth it

Yeah not bad

This is a novelisation of a movie that requires not much thought or effort to watch and is basically just sci fi silliness. Likewise so is the book.

The attempt to draw out something more deep and meaningful with the writings being read at the beginning of each chapter was unnecessary and I felt spoilt the flow a bit.

Good fun, no brain required.

A fairly enjoyable book.

Not really an outstanding book but I got this as I missed the movie at the cinema and needed a monster fix..In the end I did enjoy the book but not a classsic and not something I feel compelled to tell anyone about it.