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.

Literary junk food of the highest order.

What did you love best about Monster Hunter International?

Let me first say that if you want high fiction, look elsewhere. This story is FUN. It's interesting, it possesses some plot twists, but ultimately it is an action-packed, good-guys-win-bad-guys-lose adventure.

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

The story made me bark out laughter several times. Pitt can be a wise-ass, and in keeping with the mostly light, fun story, the bad guys get what's coming to them. I got a warm fuzzy feeling when Pitt threw Grant Jefferson off the ship, and I might have even said,"Ha, the prick deserved it" out loud.

Any additional comments?

If you like guns, explosions, guns, violence, guns, and an easily accessible love story with likeable characters and guns, this one is for you.

Monster Hunting At It's Best

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

I was skeptical when I got the book, but to my surprise I really enjoyed it.

What did you like best about this story?

The main character takes a lickin and keeps on tickin

What about Oliver Wyman’s performance did you like?

Wyman was able to switch characters seamlessly and does voices well.

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

I laughed many times and really enjoyed the writers sense of humour.

Any additional comments?

A bit juvenile in places, I wonder who the writer’s target audience is.

just my type of book

I really enjoyed this book, however the narrator, was amazing at doing voices but mispronounced some of the gun terms. I would consider myself a gun guy, and when I hear him mispronounce saiga it makes me cringe. there was a few other mispronunciations but compared to other books it wasn't that bad. he mispronounced wendigo as well. This narrator was amazing at doing accents and voices. And I've already started the second book which is a testament and itself, and he's amazing at an English accent. The plot was awesome definitely well-thought-out and like I said I've already started the second book. try this book out!

Fantastic book can't wait for the next book

Truly a good book with plot twist I could kinda tell were coming but still definitely worth the listen

A book about the awesome scene in tremors

You know that awesome scene in tremors, here's an entire book about it... well not about the story of tremors as much as the unload your clip part, meaning lots and lots of guns...and lots of guns.

MHI is a killing machine.

What did you love best about Monster Hunter International?

The story line is a great part of this kicking the hell out of monsters story. And it hooked me for the next book in the series.

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

The whole book is great. It's so hard to pick just one part.

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

Owen Pitt, He starts kick but and he just keeps doing what he is best at.
Skippy, He did that one justice. Great job Oliver Wyman, Two thumbs up.

Great Book

This is one of my favorite series of books! The book is well paced with lots of action and plot twists. Oliver Wyman is my absolute favorite narrator! He has a great deep voice and does a good job differentiating between characters.

Go to re-listen

So I love this book and the series. EVERYONE I suggest it to loves it too.
A friend suggested it to me a few years ago and I've been hooked ever since.
The characters are all very well thought out and you fall in love with each one. It's kick ass without Ever taking itself seriously. It's a fun listen/read and while it has serious parts those are always sprinkled with lighted hearted humor.

Meh

I’ve read much better from Larry Correia. This book is simply 5th grade reading level. It’s not bad but more like reading a movie script written by Michael Bay on his weekend.

Favorite Series of all time.

I loved this whole series. The Voice acting was good. I think it would have been better with some sound effects though. It has a great story line and guns, RPGs, Explosions, Romance, not to Gory, but it also had some comedy.