Monster Hunter International

By: Larry Correia

Narrated by: Oliver Wyman

Length: 24 hrs

Publisher's summary

Five days after Owen Zastava Pitt pushed his insufferable boss out of a 14th 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.... Welcome to Monster Hunter International.

©2009 Larry Correia (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

An interesting take on monsters

If you could sum up Monster Hunter International in three words, what would they be?

Get paid to hunt monsters. This books works on pre-established ideas about monsters. They take the idea of hunting monsters being turned into a private enterprise. The author is definitely either very much a fan of both monster mythos and guns or has quite the research team. The descriptions that go into the weaponry is quite impressive. This book follows the Owen Z. Pitt who is thrown into this world and doesn't hate. He is put up against a host of different monsters, and finds a place in his new world.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Franks is the most interesting character. Tragically you don't find out why until book 2.

Which character – as performed by Oliver Wyman – was your favorite?

Harbinger is portrayed very well as a tough no nonsense southerner.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This books has several points in it where you really don't know what will happen. It is well paced and worth a listen for the run time.

Any additional comments?

If you are like me and really enjoy Harbinger as a character book 3 is a real treat.

Delivers as expected

What three words best describe Oliver Wyman’s voice?

Gravel

Any additional comments?

It is exactly as advertised. Which should be a good thing, but it lacks subtlety. In a world with a LOT of good options in the genre, it was a little to much for me. The main character was unrealistic and unappealing, and the "save the world" moment asked for a touch too much suspended disbelief.

With all that said, if you're looking for a shoot-em-up slug fest with a macho hero, this is totally for you!

It Is Fun!

The story and reading performance catch you from the first page and keep you enthralled thru the end!! It's Fun!

So Surprised

Picked this book out of the blue, figuring I would try something different than the Charlaine Harris, Molly Harper and Mary Janice Davidson books I normally buy. I was so impressed, I listened to all of the ones in this series and then downloaded the two in Correia's other series. I'm really looking forward to the next one in this series though. Loved all of the fight scenes, the descriptions of the action make it feel like you can actually see what is going on, I found myself sitting in my car twice, just to finish a chapter (I probably looked like a brainless moron, staring off into space listening.) I'm a serious fan now.

Special Forces versus Horror Monsters ...

... with a splash of Tolkein fantasy. What's not to like! Plus, the narrator is hilarious. Downloading the next book!

This one got me hooked

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Would recommend this one for someone who likes a little blood with their humor. Stretches belief occasionally but strength of the characters pulls it off

What about Oliver Wyman’s performance did you like?

Oliver was great, perfect reader for this book. Good variety in characters and great rhythm.

Good pacing throuout

This was a really fun exciting book. The author obviously puts a lot of thought into pacing. No boring Chapters of pure exposition here.

great story

well told story. narration was exceptional. characters were, well let's just say they were great characters. will be listening to more in the series.

This was fantastic!

You have got to read it. AND I am pretty sure the end set us up for a sequel.
Creativity I enjoyed, would get to a destination in my car and sit to listen just a little while longer.
The hero Pitt, he is wonderful and gets the , well, don't want to spoil it.
A few clever twists in the story you will enjoy.

Must Love Guns

While the story and characters are interesting and engaging, the book was ruined for me by the tedious descriptions of exactly which gun/missile they were going to use to blow up each monster. I'm sure there are people out there who cant get enough of this but I found it disturbing and boring. I absolutely love the Hard Magic series (which also has its fair share of gun talk but doesnt take it to the same extreme). This is not Hard Magic and I wont be continuing on.