Godzilla (Scott Ciencin series)
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Godzilla is a series of children's novels about Godzilla
, the Japanese movie monster, by Scott Ciencin
.
The first novel, Godzilla, is based on the original film
. The second, Godzilla Invades America, features Godzilla fighting a giant scorpion
, Kamacuras
, and Kumonga
. The third book, Godzilla, Journey to Monster Island, featured Rodan
and Anguirus
. The last book, Godzilla vs. the Space Monster, has a face-off between Godzilla and King Ghidorah
.
Godzilla
is a daikaijū, a Japanese movie monster, first appearing in Ishirō Honda's 1954 film Godzilla. Since then, Godzilla has gone on to become a worldwide pop culture icon starring in 28 films produced by Toho Co., Ltd. The monster has appeared in numerous other media incarnations including video games,...
, the Japanese movie monster, by Scott Ciencin
Scott Ciencin
Scott Ciencin is an American author. He sometimes writes with Denise Ciencin.-Biography:Scott Ciencin is a New York Times bestselling author who writes adult and children's fiction and works in a variety of mediums including comic books. Among his works are novels written for the Dungeons &...
.
The first novel, Godzilla, is based on the original film
Godzilla (1954 film)
is a 1954 Japanese science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda and produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka. The film stars Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi, Akihiko Hirata and Takashi Shimura. The film tells the story of Godzilla, a giant monster mutated by nuclear radiation, who ravages Japan, bringing back the...
. The second, Godzilla Invades America, features Godzilla fighting a giant scorpion
Scorpion
Scorpions are predatory arthropod animals of the order Scorpiones within the class Arachnida. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by the pair of grasping claws and the narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back, ending with a venomous stinger...
, Kamacuras
Kamacuras
, is a fictional gigantic praying mantis that has appeared in the Toho produced Godzilla series. In its first appearance, the creature was called Gimantis in the U.S. version.-Showa:...
, and Kumonga
Kumonga
is a giant spider daikaiju that appeared in the Toho produced Godzilla series. In the monster's first two appearances, it was called Spiega or Spiga. Spiga/Kumonga is the main antagonist in Son of Godzilla.-Abilities:...
. The third book, Godzilla, Journey to Monster Island, featured Rodan
Rodan
is a fictional Japanese mutated pterosaur introduced in Rodan, a 1956 release from Toho Studios, the company responsible for the Godzilla series. Like Godzilla and Anguirus, he is designed after a type of prehistoric reptile...
and Anguirus
Anguirus
is the second Kaiju to appear in the Toho franchise. Anguirus appeared only a year after Godzilla in the 1955 Toho film Godzilla Raids Again...
. The last book, Godzilla vs. the Space Monster, has a face-off between Godzilla and King Ghidorah
King Ghidorah
is a kaiju, a fictional Japanese monster featured in several of Toho Studios' Godzilla films...
.
Series
- Godzilla (1996)
- Godzilla Invades America (1997)
- Godzilla, Journey to Monster Island (1998)
- Godzilla vs. the Space Monster (1998)