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.

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.

the story was interesting, albeit a bit long.

the story was generally interesting. however, there were sections that appeared more wordy than necessary.

Excellent action packed and fast paced

I loved this story. The narration is great. Can't wait for the next one.

great

this was intriguing and full of action and adventure. could not stop listening to it

Great story read by a great narrator

The narration is outstanding. The book came alive and I enjoyed the crap out of it.

Damn, what a good book.

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

If you're into action and cool gun stuff, this is the book for you.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Z...He's pretty much a Badass!

What about Oliver Wyman’s performance did you like?

The man does some good voice work, he really gets into the feeling of the characters.

Very Entertaining

Kept me wanting more the whole book. Sort of a bit nerdy but I'm into that kind of thing.

Couldn't set it down

I had never heard of the author before, but took a chance based on the good reviews. Glad I did!!! I loved it!! its fast paced, plenty of action, and the narration was perfect. Since listening to it the first time, I've listened to all of the books in the series. I also listened to his Grimnior series and liked it even more!!!

If you like monsters and secret agents...

Would you listen to Monster Hunter International again? Why?

This is just a fun book. I had read Heavy Magic and really liked Larry Correia's style of mixing genres together. In many ways, this is a typical story of a normal guy who deals with unexpected adversity with unexpected skills. We've read it all before. But Correia does a great job of bringing the fantastic (vampires, werewolves, orcs, etc.) into the real world that is both entertaining and plausible. There are a lot of ups and downs and a few episodes of deus ex machina, but that is sort of expected from this type of book. I would just say that you will enjoy the story and cheer for the characters.

Have you listened to any of Oliver Wyman’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Wyman does a very creditable job here. He is very strong on the narration and handles most of the accents well. He could be a little stronger with his female voices - they do not have distinct enough characters. But overall, very enjoyable.

What's not to love.

Do you love action? Do you love monsters? Do you love butt-kicking monster hunters led by a former accountant? How could you not. This is a fun, action-packed listening experience. The story is laced throughout with great action, interesting characters, lots of humor all tied in with a great story. Oliver Wyman does an amazing job making these characters come to life. Monsters are real, cosmic entities are trying to destroy all of humanity and a group of geared up, armored up hunters aim to stop them. If you like anything I've listed above, you'll love this book. Enjoy.