Two "Lost" Novels and the Unsung Father of Godzilla

As Godzilla celebrates his 70th anniversary, Monsters from the Id goes back to the beginning of the legend with a look at one of the character's unsung fathers and a pair of "long-lost" novels now available in English print for the first time.
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RECOMMENDED:

Shigeru Kayama, GODZILLA and GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN (translated by Jeffrey Angles): https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/b...

Interview: Jeffrey M. Angles (by Patrick Galvan):
https://ourculturemag.com/2023/10/08/inter...

Shigeru Kayama, GODZILLA (translated by Daniel DiManna & Robert Monsarrat) *AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY* https://projectkayama.wordpress.com/read-t...
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Technical advisor: Chip Hardbody (   / chiphardbody  )
Music by Karl Casey‪@WhiteBatAudio‬(   / @whitebataudio  )
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日本語翻訳：https://docs.google.com/document/d/13YtYCR...
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"The Shape Returns" by Karl Casey ‪@WhiteBatAudio‬