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Shambling Towards Hiroshima 

Shambling Towards Hiroshima (2009)
A novel by James Morrow

 
In the tradition of Godzilla as both a playful romp and a parable of the dawn of the nuclear era, this original satire blends the destruction of World War II with the halcyon pleasure of monster movies. In the summer of 1945 war is reigning in the Pacific Rim, while in the U.S., Syms Thorley continues his life as a B-movie actor. But the U.S. Navy would like to use Thorley in their top-secret Knickerbocker Project, putting the finishing touches on the ultimate biological weapon: a breed of gigantic, fire-breathing, mutant iguanas. Thorley is to don a rubber suit that will transform him into the merciless Gorgantis and star in a film that simulates the destruction of a miniature Japan - if the demonstration succeeds, the Japanese will surrender, sparing thousands of lives; if it fails, the mutant lizards will be unleashed. Godzilla devotees and history buffs alike will be fascinated by this conspiratorial secret history of a war, a weapon, and an unlikely hero who will have to give the most convincing performance of his life.

 
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Paperback Editions

February 2009 : Paperback
Title: Shambling Towards Hiroshima
Author(s):: James Morrow
ISBN: 1892391848 / 9781892391841 (USA edition)
Publisher: Tachyon Publications
Availability: Amazon UK   Amazon   Amazon CA   

Kindle Editions

February 2013 : Kindle edition
Title: Shambling Towards Hiroshima
Author(s):: James Morrow
ISBN: B00BCKAENA
Publisher: Gateway
Availability: Amazon UK   

February 2009 : Kindle edition
Title: Shambling Towards Hiroshima
Author(s):: James Morrow
ISBN: B004INHH9C
Publisher: Tachyon Publications
Availability: Amazon   Amazon UK   

 


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