Monster Hunter Vendetta

By: Larry Correia

Narrated by: Oliver Wyman

Length: 21 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

Accountant turned professional monster hunter Owen Zastava Pitt managed to stop the nefarious Old Ones' invasion plans last year, but as a result made an enemy out of one of the most powerful beings in the universe. Now an evil death cult known as the Church of the Temporary Mortal Condition wants to capture Owen in order to gain the favor of the great Old Ones. The Condition is led by a fanatical necromancer known as the Shadow Man. The government wants to capture the Shadow Man and has assigned the enigmatic Agent Franks to be Owen's full-time bodyguard, which is a polite way of saying that Owen is monster bait.

With supernatural assassins targeting his family, a spy in their midst, and horrific beasties lurking around every corner, Owen and the staff of Monster Hunter International don't need to go hunting, because this time the monsters are hunting them. Fortunately, this bait is armed and very dangerous.

©2010 Larry Correia (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"This lighthearted, testosterone-soaked sequel to 2009's Monster Hunter International will delight fans of action horror with elaborate weaponry, hand-to-hand combat, disgusting monsters, and an endless stream of blood and body parts." ( Publishers Weekly)

not bad

I liked the first book but this one is poorly written and author has been very predictable.

Monsters that really kick butt

I have really enjoyed the whole series, very different to my usual genre.
Whilst the narrator is really good with this story line I found some of his characters voices very similar so could sometimes be confusing on which character was talking.
Unlike the other books in this series, this books chapters jumped backwards and forwards in time. I found this confusing and twice had to check I did not have the shuffle advice turned on.

All in all a good book and story

Owen Pitt is the man

Second book in the series and it just keeps getting better. Action and humor. The author keeps developing the characters and we get to see why the main character has become the man he is today by the relationship he has with his father. I really enjoy this series and will finish the whole series back to back.

BIG FUN

Spend you money and hold on for a fun ride. This is monster and gun nut nirvana with a dash of laughs.

Good Stuff !!

Well written story with interesting characters & Creatures plus interesting plot twists. This is the second book of the series and after listening to both , I hope Mr. Correia continues with it.

An outstanding reader and a spectacular series

This is book 2 of a 3-book series. I read all three of these in print before getting the audio version, and while I liked them very well in print, they are even better in audio format. Reader Oliver Wyman nails a wide variety of voices and personalities for everything from subhuman monsters to crusty century-old werewolves and a combat accountant. He does a good job on women's voices, too.

Monsters of all types are real, and outbreaks are quietly suppressed by the various government agencies for multiple nations as well as private contractors. Monster Hunters International is one of those private groups, recruiting constantly to keep up with demand for their services and to offset the inevitable losses of personnel.

One of those recruits is Owen Zasava Pitt, self-described combat accountant. He survived a werewolf attack to be recruited by MHI, and he is the focus of books one and two. He's died several times and gained some psychic and quasi-magical powers in the process. Being a team-member for MHI is a lot more interesting than being a CPA.

In this volume, Owen is the target of a cult that wants to capture him for presentation to the evil Old Ones, thus acquiring favor. The US government agency, Monster Control Bureau, wants the leader of the cult, The Shadow Man, and is using Owen as bait. All of MHI is under threat by the evil cult, and they'll do anything to get to Owen, including attacking his family.

All the favorite characters from the first book are back, including Skippy and his tribe. I won't spoil them for you by trying to describe them, but they are stalwart warriors, and fortunately they're on MHI's side.

MHI has a wide variety of weaponry, and Milo, their own "Q," is constantly inventing new gadgets. It's a good thing, particularly when you find yourself beset by zombie elephants.
The substance of a quote from the book: "Just where do you get dead elephants?" asks Owen. "The Internet," replies The Shadow Man.

In a further complication, Owen has been scratched by a human zombie, and is doomed to die. In an effort to save his family and all of his friends, he sacrifices himself, going willingly into the domain of the Old Ones to satisfy their demands. He marries his true love, Julie, in a quick ceremony conducted by one of Skippy's tribe, but he can't even kiss her goodbye for fear of transmitting the deadly zombie virus. Feeling feverish and shaky, he heads into the underworld, hoping that he can do some damage before he dies...again.

Monster Hunter International and Monster Hunter Vendetta should be read as a single book. Monster Hunter Alpha is more of a stand-alone book in the Monster Hunter universe.

Zombies, vampires and gnomes, oh my

What did you love best about Monster Hunter Vendetta?

Definitly the character dynamics, and non stop action

Who was your favorite character and why?

Colin, a natural born underdog and scrapper.

Which scene was your favorite?

Colins reunion with Julie, after going through that they both deserve medals

Omg!!!

What did you love best about Monster Hunter Vendetta?

Great plot packed with action, more action and emotional at times. Can't wait for the next book in this series...The whole book is great but the main character can get a little annoying at times when he keeps getting beat up, but hey I understand that their team work is what makes the book complete!! Everyone counts "spoiler alert" and portraying Agent Franks as Frankenstein wow just great!!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Monster Hunter Vendetta?

Emotional moment when the monster recognizes Julie and didn't kill her because she was the only human who had shown him kindnes!!!!

What about Oliver Wyman’s performance did you like?

Everything, he brings the book to life with all the voices performed. I really enjoyed the monster deep voices you can just picture them! If you have a vivid imagination like mine you know what I'm talking about!

Any additional comments?

I will recommend this book to listeners who enjoy a good action pack and interesting story line not much romance but it's well worth it. Got this book for my husband but I enjoyed it nonetheless!!!!!

Hilarious!

This second MHI book is awesome. It had me laughing out loud,and i don't laugh at just anything. This book continues with some bad ass monsters and demons trying to wipe out some of MHI's best. But it also will finally tell us where internet spam comes from, the secret lives of garden gnomes,and online trolls.

Awesome story,funny listen,get it.

GREAT

Love this series, the narrator is amazing and the Monster Hunter collection is my favorite go to's! Highly recommend.