Monster Hunter Legion

Monster Hunter, Book 4

By: Larry Correia

Narrated by: Oliver Wyman

Length: 16 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

Monster Hunter International might be the premier monster eradication company in the business, but they’ve got competition.

When hunters from around the world gather in Las Vegas for a conference, a creature left over from a World War Two weapons experiment wakes up and goes on a rampage across the desert. A not-so-friendly wager between the rival companies turns into a race to see who can bag the mysterious creature first. Only there is far more to this particular case than meets the eye, and as Hunters fall prey to their worst nightmares, Owen Zastava Pitt and the staff of Monster Hunter International have to stop an ancient god from turning Sin City into a literal hell on earth.

©2012 Larry Correia (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Oliver Wyman narrates the entire tale with a swagger in his voice. Even the chapter headings sound aggressive. His characters are so unique that at times listeners may think there's a second narrator." ( AudioFile)

Management material

Yes, there is a hotding dragon, who is epic and sarcastic. Although the story had lots of tie ins and adventure the repetitions the coming grand finale and 'you are special' episodes are a tad tiresome. We, the readerw, have not forgotten the plot. Many well written characters and sarcastic dislogue which is funny.
All in all, a good read/listen.

spot on

mr correia's character development, attention to detail and conservative styled humor, is just "hard rock cafe"
awesome...
my favorite character by far is agent franks....
you just can't go wrong with
frankenstien!!
excellent work!

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

Yes, it compares excellently.

Any additional comments?

I really like this series. The one thing that is kind of annoying is the in-depth description of people getting beat on while the main character or another character just sits there and watches. I mean, we're talking about a group of heavily armed individuals here but they watch as something or someone just hammers on one of their own. I just don't buy it.

Great and entertaining!

The narrator rocks! He brings a lot to the story. My only complaint is it was over too soon!!! They need to be longer! I need more monsters!!!

Fun, fun, fun

Another great story! I love the action and the family that MHI has become since the addition of the Pitt boys!

Least favorite so far, but still really good

This was really good. But it wasn't able to match the "epicness" of the second book. Also some of the characters i really enjoyed from the 3rd book were underused. I felt that the ending felt really rushed. I don't really understand why each book in the series is getting shorter and shorter.

Head banger orcs, trailer park elf, now a hoarder.

Gotta love the creativity of Larry Correia, he takes you in the opposite way you think he will and he comes up with some bizarre monsters. Then he takes the plain old boring monsters of everyday and makes them have the crazy human traits that we all have or know somebody who has them. Traits that we love to watch reality shows about. I was glad that I read the Tanya, Princess of the Elves from his web site before I read this book. It's a short story of how Edward and Tanya met, a fun read.

Ed reminds me of Snake Eyes from GI Joe!

not much of Harbinger, rest of characters grow and develop. i love the orcs! cant wait to finish the series

 great storytelling once again

Owen just keeps on getting into trouble. Big scary monsters and ways to kill him.

What A Shock...

I would've never thought it possible for me to love a series of books with lots of guns, violence and monsters.
Now, I can't get enough.
And I'm kind of unhappy that I've just purchased this on the 2nd day of it's release and now have to wait for the next installment.
Personally, I'm holding Larry Correia and Oliver Wyman responsible; Correia weaves a fast-paced interesting tale that's surprisingly almost plausible and Oliver Wyman simply brings the men AND the women in these stories to life in a way that audiobook readers hope for with every download.

One of the best aspects of this series is that the characters are so very, very different from myself that there is very little for me to identify with and despite that, they're very real, down to earth people who could be (and probably are) my neighbors. I find myself empathizing with them and cheering them on whether they're dealing with end-of-the-world-monsters or bureaucrats. In the midst of unusual and/or challenging situations these characters are still just men and women dealing with whatever life is handing them and struggling to do the best they can; some are heroic, and some are evil-kind of like what we run into everyday. Yet it's heartening to think that there's an organization that looks for "flexible minds" and trusts in the diversity and innate humanity of most individuals. Plus I just like a story that includes werewolves and dragons based on a gun-nut accountant and his Southern Belle art lover wife who kicks ass and carries big guns. Now THAT''S quite a love story!

What I didn't like about this book? Other than the fact that it wasn't long enough and I wanted more Earl? Nothing. The story offers a compelling take on an interesting point in history; we learn a little more about an organization that doesn't officially exist as well as learn a little more about its nefarious head. We get to see the repercussions of past adventures for members of MHI as well as for those who are collateral damage like Mosh (David). This story explores the fears of the hunters and as a writers device it's brilliant-we get the back story for characters we've come to love and we also encounter characters we thought we'd lost forever while getting more information about Owen and Julie. This is solid story-telling from Correia; the story may drive the characters but it's the people he's created and that Wyman gives life and substance to that always leaves me wanting more.