Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization

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General Information
Author	Greg Keyes
Published by	Titan Books
Publication date	May 28, 2019
Genre	Science-fiction
Production Information
Type	Print and digital
Page count	304
ISBN	ISBN 178909092X ISBN 978-1789090925
Chronology
Next	Godzilla vs. Kong - The Official Movie Novelization

Not to be confused with Godzilla: King of the Monsters (book).

Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization is a novel based on the 2019 Legendary Pictures film, Godzilla: King of the Monsters. The book was written by Greg Keyes and was published by Titan Books. The novelization was released on May 28, 2019.

Plot

Godzilla: King of the Monsters follows the heroic efforts of the cryptozoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and its ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species--thought to be mere myths--rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.

Appearances

Characters

• Dr. Mark Russell
• Dr. Emma Russell
• Madison Russell
• Dr. Rick Stanton
• Dr. Ishirō Serizawa
• Alan Jonah
• Dr. Sam Coleman
• Chief Warrant Officer Jackson Barnes
• Admiral William Stenz
• Dr. Ilene Chen
• Dr. Ling Chen
• Senator Williams
• Staff Sergeant Anthony Martinez
• Dr. Tim Mancini
• First Lieutenant Lauren Griffin
• Colonel Diane Foster
• Dr. Houston Brooks
• Ren Serizawa (mentioned)

Monsters

• Godzilla
• Mothra
• Rodan
• Ghidorah
• MUTO 3
• Behemoth
• Scylla
• Methuselah
• Mokele-Mbembe
• Na Kika
• Kong
• Skullcrawler
• Leafwings
• Margygr (corpse)
• MUTO 1 (corpse)
• MUTO 2 (corpse)
• MUTO Prime (corpse)
• Leviathan (mentioned)
• Typhon (mentioned)
• Shinomura (mentioned)

Organizations

• Monarch
  • G-Team

Differences from the film

Very few changes were made in the novel, barring a select few scenes and greater use of some of the lesser-used Titans. Namely:

• Mokele-Mbembe was featured much more heavily, having several chapters set at his containment site in Sudan.
• A new Titan, Margygr, was seen at Castle Bravo.
• The Titans Na Kika and Behemoth were shown escaping their containment centers, and the escapes of Scylla and Methuselah were shown more in-depth; some Monarch agents rebel and release captive Titans after watching Emma Russell's message.
• Madison Russell is shown to have a more spiritual connection with Mothra.
• Additional scenes showing Alan Jonah as a more malevolent character with him threatening Madison and ordering one of his men to cut her throat if Emma goes near the ORCA without his permission.
• Andrew Russell's death and the impact it had on the Russell family are elaborated on.
• Jonah has a father-son relationship with Asher, and details of Jonah's past are revealed, including how he and Asher met and Jonah's daughter Lindy.
• On Skull Island, Kong hears Ghidorah's call but ignores it until it causes the Skullcrawlers to stir.
• Characters mention the events of Godzilla: Awakening and Godzilla: Aftershock.
• When she steals the ORCA, Madison subdues one of Jonah's men with a stun gun.
• It's revealed that Vivienne Graham has nieces and nephews, and Ishiro Serizawa has a son named Ren Serizawa. The son would later go on to have a significant role in the sequel Godzilla vs. Kong as well as its novelization.