By Pat Cadigan (Titan Books, 2023)

When I heard that there was an upcoming English-language novelization of Ultraman, I was excited. Even more excited when I found out that Pat Cadigan was writing it. Cadigan is a science-fiction legend, one of the key writers of the cyberpunk movement of the ‘80s, winner of numerous awards. Having her write an Ultraman book indicates that somebody at the top was taking this project seriously. Additionally, I was curious about how a novelization of this type of television show might work. How do you create a single, regular-length novel from a highly episodic show with 39 episodes?

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