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.

The A Team meets Supernatural

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

Yes. Great story, full of action and humor. Lots of language though, FYI.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Pitt - He's a bad-A

What does Oliver Wyman bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

great voice variation. Added a lot of life to the characters.

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

no

Any additional comments?

MHI is a fast and loose. Its like the A-Team crashed its van into Sam and Dean from Supernatural, and splattered gore on a bunch of frat-house girls crossing the street, and the whole lot of them stopped to laugh at the scene.

Seriously - Great book. Larry has a great style. Yeah, he's known for describing the hardware, but, well, that's awesome.

The plot is solid, the humor is good, and there were even some nice twists salt and peppered throughout the novel. I'll certainly be picking up the next book in the series.

If I had to sum it all up, I'd say this is pure entertainment.

Also, I've had the pleasure of attending some conferences in which Larry spoke. He's a great guy, and I saw the same fun spirit with which he writes come out in person.

Good times.

Very enjoyable listen, great story.

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

I have now finished book two and I am hooked. Well written for the casual reader/ listener.

I like that the author did not write another vamp/were lovefest.

What about Oliver Wyman’s performance did you like?

The reader does a good job, keeps the story moving well.

Good Reading, good pace, enjoyable.

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

I laugh allot.

Any additional comments?

In this story monters are to be hunted for profit and profit is GOOD!

That was how long?!!

I noticed at some point that this story is almost 24 hours, and was shocked. Because it seemed like half that. I can't give a greater compliment except that it seemed too short, and I wanted more. I will be moving on to the second novel almost immediately. Oh, and Oliver Wyman is fantastic, excellent character 'voices'.
AWESOME!

Loved the narrator, story was pretty good too

Loved the narrator, story was pretty good too. At times I was a bit like OK let's go, but I never struggled with the story.

Oliver Wyman has an outstanding performance!

What did you love best about Monster Hunter International?

Oliver Wyman takes a great story and brings it alive. He manages the main character with the dry wit and believable experience needed for the lead while opening the listener to the supporting characters in their own light. Masterfully read and the voice changes perfectly done to emphasize each of the participants in the story.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Every lead character came alive as a result of the readers ability to bring out their demeanor.

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

Oliver Wyman makes the character Pitt created by Larry Correia an intriguing dry witted but personable character. His knowledge of guns in incredible and fun to listen too even in the most technical terms. Earl Harbinger is another dry witted strong leader but his character leaves you wanting to learn more. All lead characters are delivered in the strongest presence.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, most definitely!

best surprise I've had in a while

I'm usually a big fantasy reader but decided to switch it up for a change. I wasn't disappointed at all.

I counld not stop listening!!!

What did you love best about Monster Hunter International?

I loved the story, the way the narrator brought the characters alive with the voices. I honestly could not put it down!!

What did you like best about this story?

I liked everything about the story not just one thing.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

If I could have listened to it in one sitting, I most definitely would have

Fun battling supernatural creatures and love story

Doesn't have the colorful characters of the Grimnoir series (Jake, Fey, etc) but good characters and fun story fighting werewolves, vampires and then the really dangerous creatures. Plus a love story.
The reader does an excellent job voicing all the roles, hope to hear more of his work.

Entertaining, but kinda in a B-movie way

Okay, I arrived at the Monster Hunter series because I first read the two Son of the Black Sword books. I loved them, they were great works. They of course are Larry Correira's latest works and so he has grown quite a bit as an author. I thought I would come check out his acclaimed Monster Hunter series. Now, I took it with a grain of salt, because I knew it was his early work and again, I knew that authors grow through experience.

This first book was enjoyable, but not so tightly plotted or coherent. I can accept that for a first work. It had fun enough ideas and such. I just wished something a little more fantastical would happen. It was kinda just point and shoot. I did like it enough that I will give the second book a shot. I hope the story is a little tighter and more engaging.

One thing that I really did not like about the book is the narrator. He just sounded kinda bored the whole time. Plus, I dislike first person narrations when the narrator isn't equal in age to the character. It feels off. Owen in this book is in his mid-twenties I believe, yet the narrator is in his mid-forties. It's just a personal taste, but the age disparity makes it feel wrong to me. It feels disingenuous.

Close but not quite there

I really wanted to like it but had a few too many eye rolling scenes to even finish it. The extensive descriptions of the guns just didn't draw me in. I could see people that really like guns enjoying this but there was just so much gun fan service. zzzz Some scenes were awesome but not enough to hook me.

The narrator almost saved it. He rocked!