Monster Hunter International

Larry Correia

Aug 2009 · Baen Publishing Enterprises

About this ebook

Welcome to Monster Hunter International.

Five days after Owen Zastava Pitt pushed his insufferable boss out of a fourteenth story window, he woke up in the hospital with a scarred face, an unbelievable memory, and a job offer.

It turns out that monsters are real. All the things from myth, legend, and B-movies are out there, waiting in the shadows. Officially secret, some of them are evil, and some are just hungry. On the other side are the people who kill monsters for a living. Monster Hunter International is the premier eradication company in the business. And now Owen is their newest recruit.

It's actually a pretty sweet gig, except for one little problem. An ancient entity known as the Cursed One has returned to settle a centuries old vendetta. Should the Cursed One succeed, it means the end of the world, and MHI is the only thing standing in his way. With the clock ticking towards Armageddon, Owen finds himself trapped between legions of undead minions, belligerent federal agents, a cryptic ghost who has taken up residence inside his head, and the cursed family of the woman he loves.

Business is good . . .

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Lexile Score: 710

Ratings and reviews

It's an entertaining read, but not much else. Though to be fair, I don't think it's trying to be more than that. The characters are entertaining but standard generic action movie archetypes without much depth. To me the biggest missteps are with the big bad. The cursed one is cool enough, but having a chosen one to fight off the invasion of cheap non scary versions of Lovecraft type monsters pulled me out of it and felt out of place.

An enjoyable read. Engageing character that you come to care about. The action is fast paced and exciting. I found the detail spent describing all the firearms used but be a bit excessive. But it does demonstrate that authors love and knowledge of guns. Looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

Exciting, hard to put down. The other really likes guns, which kind of sidetracks the story some times when he goes full gun nerd describing the weapons. But overall a super fun read. The climactic ending did not disappoint in the least. I will absolutely be continuing the series.

About the author

Larry Correia is hopelessly addicted to two things: guns and B-horror movies. He lists his occupations: gun dealer, firearms instructor, accountant, and writer, and is part owner of FBMG (Fuzzy Bunny Movie Guns) a company specializing in firearms and movie props. He shoots competitively and is a certified concealed weapons instructor. Larry resides in Utah with his very patient wife and family. He has also designed a special patch for the agents of Monster Hunter International, Inc. As he puts it, "If you don't look good while you're killing stuff, then you're not really a monster hunter."