“Screw the Ferox,” I tell him. “We have work to do, and not a lot of time to do it in.”
I pick a world where a man stands boldly against a horde of monsters, point to it, and say, “In the immortal words of Jean Luc Picard: ‘Engage.’”
Look for PROJECT LEGION in 2016!
Keep turning the pages for concept art,
fan art, a preview of the Project Nemesis
comic book Issue #1, and more!
A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR
Four years ago, when I started working on Nemesis and the FC-P, my lofty goal was to create America’s first real iconic kaiju. Sure, we have King Kong, but he’s just a big ape and a snack for Godzilla, who Americans have adopted as their own. But the big green G will always be, at heart, Japan’s kaiju. And now we have the kaiju in Pacific Rim, but they’re hardly the main focus of the movie. There is Cloverfield, but can anyone even remember what that monster looks like?
Since her birth, Nemesis has steadily grown, both in the books and in the real world. She started as the bestselling original (not Godzilla) kaiju novel ever. After the second novel, Project Maigo, came along, she landed a video game deal—Fall of Nemesis: Colossal Kaiju Combat. The third novel, Project 731, expanded the audience again and shortly after that, the series was granted its own comic book series, adapting Project Nemesis, with issue one being released just weeks after the book in your hands. Now, with the fourth Nemesis novel, Project Hyperion, published, I’m looking forward to her next growth spurt. The fifth book in the series, Project Legion, will be released in 2016 and will make the Nemesis Saga the longest running kaiju novel series ever published, beating out the 1990s Godzilla run. I don’t know if Nemesis qualifies as a franchise yet, but she is on the cusp for sure. And for that, I have YOU to thank.
Your support over the years, spreading the word, creating fan art and being passionate about the books affects the Nemesis brand in the same way people do when Nemesis eats them! With each review, blog post, video, podcast mention, etc, Nemesis grows, and who doesn’t want the Goddess of Vengeance to grow?! So show your support for the Queen of the Monsters, and post reviews online, at online retailers and on Goodreads. Tell your friends about the book. Post fan art. Spread the word however you can, and maybe the next deal for Nemesis will be a TV series or movie!
Thanks again for all your amazing support, and for reading Project Hyperion!
—Jeremy Robinson
ART GALLERIES
The following art galleries include original creature concept designs by the amazing Matt Frank, along with step-by-step art revealing how the Project Hyperion cover was created by the artist known as “Shark.” As always, there are several pages of amazing fan art. And if all of that wasn’t enough, there are also several preview pages from issue #1 of the Project Nemesis comic book, also drawn by Matt Frank.
MATT FRANK CREATURE DESIGNS
This first gallery includes the original creature concept designs for Nemesis and the new Kaiju: Lovecraft and Giger, as well as the series’ first giant mech: Hyperion. The designs are by the always amazing Matt Frank, who has provided art for all four Nemesis books, and is now illustrating the Project Nemesis comic book. You might also recognize his work from many Godzilla comic books.
Check him out at: www.mattfrankart.com.
STEP BY STEP COVER CREATION BY “SHARK”
Six months ago I received a package, from Sci-Fi World, the largest Chinese publisher of Science Fiction. The package wasn’t the right size or shape for a book, so I wasn’t sure what they’d sent me. When I tore it open, I had no idea what to expect, but never in my wildest dreams could I have guessed that it was the Chinese edition of Project Nemesis, formatted like a magazine and featuring one of the most mind-blowing illustrations of Nemesis I have ever seen. I tracked down the artist, who goes by “Shark,” to thank him for his work. We struck up a conversation, and when I realized that he was a true fan of the series as well, I asked him about doing the cover for Project Hyperion. The result of that conversation now graces the cover of this book! To check out more of Shark’s amazing work, visit him at: sharksden.deviantart.com.
FAN ART GALLERY
Soon after the release of Project Nemesis, I started receiving fan art inspired by the book. After the release of Project Maigo, which included the first fan art gallery in any of my books, I wasn’t sure if the trend would continue, but over the past few years I’ve been continually surprised by the amount of Nemesis art being produced, and by the quality. But more than anything else, I’m humbled by the passion people display for this monstrous creation. Nemesis might be a 350-foot-tall goddess of vengeance, but she wouldn’t be anything without you all.
If you would like your fan art to be featured in any future Nemesis books, send it to [email protected] at a 300dpi image quality. The only real rule is that the images have to feature Nemesis (or any of the characters and new Kaiju from Project Maigo, Project 731 and Project Hyperion) and they cannot feature any trademarked or copyrighted Kaiju, such as Godzilla, Gamera, etc... Thank you very much to all the amazing artists who submitted their work for publication in Project Hyperion, and I look forward to seeing more!
—Jeremy Robinson
NEMESIS VS. HYPERION
The piece of fan art on the following page is from cover artist, Shark.
Visit him at: sharksden.deviantart.com.
HYPERION VS. GIGER
The piece of fan art on the following page is from artist, Frankie B. Washington.
Visit him at: www.frankiebwashington.com.
NEMESIS RAMPAGE
The piece of fan art on the following page is from artist, Tony Luke.
Visit him at: tonyluke.deviantart.com.
PROJECT NEMESIS ISSUE #1 PREVIEW
The following pages contain a preview of the upcoming Project Nemesis comic book from American Gothic Press in association with Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine.
Interior Art by Matt Frank and written by Jeremy Robinson.
COMING IN OCTOBER 2015
PROJECT NEMESIS
Comic Book Issue #1
(Matt Frank Cover A)
Previews ordering code:
AUG150990
COMING IN OCTOBER 2015
PROJECT NEMESIS
Comic Book Issue #1
(Bob Eggleton Cover B)
Previews ordering code:
AUG150990
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jeremy Robinson is the international bestselling author of fifty novels and novellas including MirrorWorld, Uprising, Island 731, SecondWorld, the Jack Sigler thriller series, and Project Nemesis, the highest selling, original (non-licensed) kaiju novel of all time. He’s known for mixing elements of science, history and mythology, which has earned him the #1 spot in Science Fiction and Action-Adventure, and secured him as the top creature feature author.
Robinson is also known as the bestselling horror writer, Jeremy Bishop, author of The Sentinel and the controversial novel, Torment. In 2015, he launched yet another pseudonym, Jeremiah Knight, for two post-apocalyptic Science Fiction series of novels. Robinson’s works have been translated into thirteen languages.
His series of Jack Sigler / Chess Team thrillers, starting with Pulse, is in development as a film series, helmed by Jabbar Raisani, who earned an Emmy Award for his design work on HBO’s Game of Thrones. Robinson’s original kaiju character, Nemesis, is also being adapted into a comic book through publisher American Gothic Press in association with Famous Monsters of Filmland, with artwork and covers by renowned Godzilla artists Matt Frank and Bob Eggleton.
Born in Beverly, MA, Robinson now lives in New Hampshire with his wife and three children.
Visit Jeremy Robinson online at
www.bewareofmonsters.com.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Matt Frank is a comic book illustrator and cover artist who has worked on well known titles such as Transforme
rs and Ray Harryhausen Presents, but he is perhaps most well known for his contributions to multiple Godzilla comic books. He’s also the artrist for the upcoming Project Nemesis comic book from American Gothic Press. He lives in Texas and enjoys pineapple juice.
Visit him online at: www.mattfrankart.com.
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ALSO by JEREMY ROBINSON
Standalone Novels
The Didymus Contingency
Raising The Past
Beneath
Antarktos Rising
Kronos
Uprising (aka: Xom-B)
Flood Rising
MirrorWorld
Nemesis Saga Novels
Island 731
Project Nemesis
Project Maigo
Project 731
Project Hyperion
SecondWorld Novels
SecondWorld
Nazi Hunter: Atlantis
(aka: I Am Cowboy)
The Antarktos Saga
The Last Hunter – Descent
The Last Hunter – Pursuit
The Last Hunter – Ascent
The Last Hunter – Lament
The Last Hunter – Onslaught
The Last Hunter – Collected Edition
The Jack Sigler/Chess Team Thrillers
Prime
Pulse
Instinct
Threshold
Ragnarok
Omega
Savage
Cannibal
Jack Sigler Continuum Novels
Guardian
Patriot (2015)
Cerberus Group Novels
Herculean
Chesspocalypse Novellas
Callsign: King
Callsign: Queen
Callsign: Rook
Callsign: King 2 – Underworld
Callsign: Bishop
Callsign: Knight
Callsign: Deep Blue
Callsign: King 3 – Blackout
Chesspocalypse Novella Collected Editions
Callsign: King – The Brainstorm Trilogy
Callsign – Tripleshot
Callsign – Doubleshot
Horror Novels
(written as Jeremy Bishop)
Torment
The Sentinel
The Raven
Refuge
Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Novels
(written as Jeremiah Knight)
Hunger
Viking Tomorrow (2015)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Prologue I
Prologue II
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Interlude
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Epilogue
A Note from the Author
Art Galleries
Matt Frank Creature Designs
Step By Step Cover Creation by “SHARK”
Fan Art Gallery
About the Author
About the Artist
Project Nemesis Comic Preview
Also by the Author
Copyright ©2015 by Jeremy Robinson
All rights reserved.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission of the author.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information address Jeremy Robinson at:
[email protected].
Cover design copyright ©2015 by Jeremy Robinson
Visit Jeremy Robinson on the World Wide Web at:
www.bewareofmonsters.com
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