Godzilla Invades America

Godzilla Digest Novel Series #2

by Scott Ciencin, Bob Eggleton (Illustrator)

From the author of several bestselling Dinotopia children's novels comes a tale of courage, friendship, and adventure! A young Japanese boy is having trouble fitting in to his new American home. So when Godzilla arrives on America's shores, the boy decides to run away to follow him. In the process, he meets a young scientist named Hiro, who is on a quest of his own. The unlikely pair soon find themselves in the midst of an incredible adventure--and at the center of the biggest monster battle America has ever seen!  

101 pages, Paperback

First published November 11, 1997

About the author

Scott Ciencin was a New York Times best-selling novelist of 90+ books. He wrote adult and children's fiction and worked in a variety of mediums including comic books. He created programs for Scholastic Books, designed trading cards, consulted on video games, directed and produced audio programs & TV commercials, and wrote in the medical field about neurosurgery and neurology. He first worked in TV production as a writer, producer and director. He lived in Sarasota, Florida with his wife (and sometimes co-author) Denise.

(Also wrote under the pseudonyms Nick Baron and L.J. Oliver)

Reviews

[hotsake (André Troesch) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just a short, fun little adventure. The Godzilla POV chapters were a surprise and I'm not sure how I felt about them.

[Tor Domay · Rating 4 out of 5]

It has a perfect blend of Showa/Heisei era Godzilla, plus the spotlight on the bug brand of kaiju, including an original monster never before seen, was a refreshing treat.

[Hew La France · Rating 3 out of 5]

I first discovered this book existed back in 2000, when the internet was still dial-up, and I was JUST getting into Godzilla. I looked EVERYWHERE for this thing; Borders, the public library, the school library, the two different bookstores that USED to be in the mall.. no one had it. Fast forward to 04/20/2018; I'm in a second-hand store, and BAM; there it is.

Overall, the book was alright. Being a children's book, the author (who is no Troy Denning, like Goodreads says it is) was careful to not make Godzilla too... Godzilla-ish. He's more in line with Showa-Era Godzilla... late Showa-Era Godzilla. A little goofy, a smidge over-the-top ridiculous... but overall, not the worst Godzilla story I've ever seen. If you're a hardcore Godzilla fan, you'll probably enjoy this. My inner-8-year-old self was EXSTATIC to finally be reading this. Casual Godzilla fans and non-fans... will likely hate this... a lot.

[Donavon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun story, but feels too much like Showa era movies (especially All Mosters Attack).

Scenes from Godzilla's point of view were surprise, which drove move that 60's era even more.