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On sale Aug 25, 2026 | 400 Pages | 9781835417515

A thrilling and cataclysmic collection of city-smashing titans and the desperate coalitions of humanity clinging to survival in the wreckage, from the New York Times-bestselling and multiple award-winning editors.

Featuring bestselling and award-winning authors such as Tananarive Due, Christopher Golden, Seanan McGuire, Scott Sigler and Steve Alten, author of The Meg.


An explosive collection of monster terror, featuring 25 original tales of creatures the size of skyscrapers. See cities shattered and worlds ended, as great beasts rise from the deep.

Featuring work from:
Linda D. Addison
Kevin J. Anderson
Kelley Armstrong
Maurice Broaddus
Tananarive Due
Luke Dumas
Taiyo Fuji
Kane Gilmour
Maxwell I. Gold
Christopher Golden & Daniel Golden
Henry Herz
Jamal Hodge
Ai Jiang
Alma Katsu
Tim Lebbon
Jonathan Maberry
Seanan McGuire
Lee Murray
Tobi Ogundiran
Cynthia Pelayo
Jeremy Robinson
Scott Sigler
Benjamin Spada
Anne Walsh
"Anything I would have written would have insulted these Kaiju authors and their flock of fans. The Big Bad Book of Kaiju is my Kaiju primer … a detailed road map into another world – go big or go home, because in the end it’s all Kaiju."
Steve Alten, author of The Meg


"Absolutely loved this collection of stories! Characters, pacing, thrills and chills and tons of fun!"
Heather Graham
Jonathan Maberry is a New York Times best-seller, five-time Bram Stoker Award-winner, anthology editor, comic book writer, executive producer, magazine feature writer, playwright, and writing teacher/lecturer. He is the editor of Weird Tales Magazine and president of the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers. He is the recipient of the Inkpot Award, three Scribe Awards, and was named one of the Today’s Top Ten Horror Writers. His books have been sold to more than thirty countries. He writes in several genres including thriller, horror, science fiction, epic fantasy, and mystery; and he writes for adults, middle grade, and young adult.

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A thrilling and cataclysmic collection of city-smashing titans and the desperate coalitions of humanity clinging to survival in the wreckage, from the New York Times-bestselling and multiple award-winning editors.

Featuring bestselling and award-winning authors such as Tananarive Due, Christopher Golden, Seanan McGuire, Scott Sigler and Steve Alten, author of The Meg.


An explosive collection of monster terror, featuring 25 original tales of creatures the size of skyscrapers. See cities shattered and worlds ended, as great beasts rise from the deep.

Featuring work from:
Linda D. Addison
Kevin J. Anderson
Kelley Armstrong
Maurice Broaddus
Tananarive Due
Luke Dumas
Taiyo Fuji
Kane Gilmour
Maxwell I. Gold
Christopher Golden & Daniel Golden
Henry Herz
Jamal Hodge
Ai Jiang
Alma Katsu
Tim Lebbon
Jonathan Maberry
Seanan McGuire
Lee Murray
Tobi Ogundiran
Cynthia Pelayo
Jeremy Robinson
Scott Sigler
Benjamin Spada
Anne Walsh

Praise

"Anything I would have written would have insulted these Kaiju authors and their flock of fans. The Big Bad Book of Kaiju is my Kaiju primer … a detailed road map into another world – go big or go home, because in the end it’s all Kaiju."
Steve Alten, author of The Meg


"Absolutely loved this collection of stories! Characters, pacing, thrills and chills and tons of fun!"
Heather Graham

Author

Jonathan Maberry is a New York Times best-seller, five-time Bram Stoker Award-winner, anthology editor, comic book writer, executive producer, magazine feature writer, playwright, and writing teacher/lecturer. He is the editor of Weird Tales Magazine and president of the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers. He is the recipient of the Inkpot Award, three Scribe Awards, and was named one of the Today’s Top Ten Horror Writers. His books have been sold to more than thirty countries. He writes in several genres including thriller, horror, science fiction, epic fantasy, and mystery; and he writes for adults, middle grade, and young adult.

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