Of course, what Greek myth meant by hubris in this context is dramatically different from what we mean by the term in the modern era.īack then it meant those who attempted to harness the powers of the gods. The monster is named after the goddess Rhamnousia, the great geek Nemesis who was a blind champion of justice that would bring down terrible judgement on those who dared to wander the pastures of hubris. Often hilarious and sometimes bizarre giant monster (or Kaiju if you're feeling sexy) book featuring a wholly original creature going on a rampage through the United States named "Nemesis". *Kaiju is Japanese for "strange beast." The genre includes classic monsters such as Godzilla, Gamera, Mothra, Rodan and King Ghidorah. Includes original creature designs by legendary Godzilla artist, Matt Frank. Witness the birth of a legend as Jeremy Robinson, bestselling author of SecondWorld and Ragnarok, combines the pacing of Matthew Reilly with the mystery of James Rollins and creates the first iconic American Kaiju* story since King Kong. military, Hudson simultaneously searches for clues about Nemesis's origins and motivations, and leads the counterattack that will hopefully stop the monster before it reaches Boston and its one million residents.
Coordinating with every branch of the U.S. Working with his team at Fusion Center-P, Sherriff Collins and a surly helicopter pilot named Woodstock, Hudson pursues the creature known as Nemesis, attempts to uncover the corporate secrets behind its creation and accidental release and tries to comprehend why several clues lead to a murdered little girl named Maigo.īut as the body-count explodes, along with the monster's size, it quickly becomes clear that nothing short of a full military response can slow Nemesis's progress. Hudson and the local Sherriff, Ashley Collins, suddenly find themselves on the run from a ruthless ex-Special Forces security team, but the human threat is short-lived as something very much not-human destroys the facility and heads for civilization, leaving only a single clue behind-a name scrawled in blood: Nemesis. When yet another Sasquatch sighting leads to a research facility disguised as an abandoned Nike missile site in the back woods of Maine, Hudson's job becomes deadly serious.
While other Fusion Centers focus on thwarting terrorist activity, Hudson's division is tasked with handling paranormal threats to national security, of which there have been zero during his years at the DHS. Jon Hudson, lead investigator for the Department of Homeland Security's Fusion Center-P, thinks his job is a joke.
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