04758cam a2200601 4500 233491974 TxAuBib 20150605120000.0 ||||||s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781616960452 1616960450 B083G6JLGQ Amazon 72fbb960-a447-40fb-a3d0-e39c57122b14 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 510434 OverDrive (Product ID) 510434 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Morrow, James. Shambling Towards Hiroshima [Libby eBook]. Tachyon Publications, 2009. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1942kB. Format: OverDrive Adobe PDF eBook, Filesize: 644kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Alternative History. Biological Warfare. World War II. conspiracy. Godzilla. Movies. Film. Navy. War. HTML:2010 Sturgeon Award winner Nebula and Hugo Award nominee It is the early summer of 1945, and war reigns in the Pacific Rim with no end in sight. Back in the States, Hollywood B-movie star Syms Thorley lives in a very different world, starring as the Frankenstein-like Corpuscula and Kha-Ton-Ra, the living mummy. But the U.S. Navy has a new role waiting for Thorley, the role of a lifetime that he could never have imagined. The top secret Knickerbocker Project is putting the finishing touches on the ultimate biological weapon: a breed of gigantic, fire-breathing, mutant iguanas engineered to stomp and burn cities on the Japanese mainland. The Navy calls upon Thorley to don a rubber suit and become the merciless Gorgantis and to star in a live drama that simulates the destruction of a miniature Japanese metropolis. If the demonstration succeeds, the Japanese will surrender, and many thousands of lives will be spared; if it fails, the horrible mutant lizards will be unleashed. One thing is certain: Syms Thorley must now give the most terrifyingly convincing performance of his life. In the dual traditions of Godzilla as a playful monster and a symbol of the dawn of the nuclear era, Shambling Towards Hiroshima unexpectedly blends the destruction of World War II with the halcyon pleasure of monster movies.. "Morrow understands theology like a theologian and psychology like a psychologist, but he writes like an angel.". HTML:Richard Elliott Friedman, author, The Hidden Book in the Bible. "Witty and touching paean to the glory days of horror movies . . . The sheer insanity of the premise only makes the eventual payoff even more powerful.". HTML:Publishers Weekly. "Sharp-edged, delightfully batty . . . skillfully mingling real and imaginary characters with genuinely hilarious moments.". HTML:Kirkus Reviews. "No book has captured the strange brew of jolly satire and moral indignity of vintage Kurt Vonnegut so well.". HTML:Time Out Chicago. "Amply displays [Morrow's] ability to juggle absurdity, tragedy, irony, and outrage.". HTML:Locus magazine. "A ridiculously fun read. Pitch-perfect satire.". HTML:Fantasy & Science Fiction. "The most provocative satiric voice in science fiction.". HTML:The Washington Post. "A stellar performance.". HTML:Booklist. Historical Fiction. Science Fiction. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Hugo Award Nominee. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-05 20:00:03. http://camellia.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=72fbb960-a447-40fb-a3d0-e39c57122b14 http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1486-1/72F/BB9/60/ShamblingTowardsHiroshima.epub Excerpt (Adobe PDF eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=72FBB960-A447-40FB-A3D0-E39C57122B14&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe PDF eBook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1486-1/72F/BB9/60/ShamblingTowardsHiroshima.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=72FBB960-A447-40FB-A3D0-E39C57122B14&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1486-1/72F/BB9/60/ShamblingTowardsHiroshima.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=72FBB960-A447-40FB-A3D0-E39C57122B14&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)