Kevin Coolidge columnist Wellsboro Gazette You aren't going to find MHI on the New York Times bestseller list, or Oprah any time soon, but maybe she should lock and load and lighten up. If you like SF, military fiction, or horror, you'll find yourself staying up late at night to finish, and anticipating the next novel. The action slows down after a great intro that grabs your attention, but quickly jumps back to the fight. There are some rough spots, and at 452 pages, it's a little longer than is needed. He also loves B movies, and has a twisted sense of humor, and it all makes for a highly entertaining read. He knows guns and weapons and he likes to blow things up, and have a lot of fun doing it. Larry is a certified weapon instructor and it shows in his writing. I picked up this first novel because it sounded like a fun, fast read, and it is. You'll also find some likable, well-developed heroes that bleed, and a full-speed action yarn that's funny as Hades. There's specialized body armor, big guns with unusual ammunition, and bloodsucking fiends. They pack napalm-fed flamethrowers and lots of firepower. They do more than dare to raise a candle to the darkness. MHI,a remarkable group of misfits that has banded together. He just wants to work hard, get himself a wife and 2.5 kids, and settle in the suburbs, but when his boss literally tries to bite his head off, Owen is thrust into a world that he never knew existed - a world where monsters are exist, and there is good money to be made killing them. He's your average, everyday working stiff. Our story starts with one Owen Zastava Pitt. Monster Hunter International is the number one agency for eradication of evil. Lurking in the shadows, seeking our destruction, or just plain hungry. Creatures from myth, legend, and B-movies are out there. It turns out that monsters are real, and that's why I found myself devouring Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia. I didn't want to know my boss was a werewolf. I didn't want my insurance rates to skyrocket. I didn't want to have to replace my headlight. My idea of danger is getting a paper cut. I would never have considered doing something that sounded so crazy. It's really much more complicated than that. No, I didn't wake up that morning and plan on killing my boss with my Subaru. Understand, I felt obligated to burn hot rubber across his hairy back. No, not the one with the nude roller derby girls, the other "American" dream. Suddenly, I found myself able to fulfill the American dream. Monster Hunter International It's your average, everyday Wednesday evening I had just stopped by to pick up the latest issue of the Wellsboro Gazette. Highly recommended for fans of Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, zombies, vampires, werewolves, special operations, firepower, roleplaying, Tolkien, and good writing. This great story will have mass appeal to readers throughout the contemprary fantasy and horror genres, as the writing is strong, the protagonist is likable, the minor characters are well developed, it is well researched, and the occasional violent scenes aren't too over the top. On the last page, the protoganist has accomplished something that no other mortal in the History of mankind has ever done: gotten on Great Cthulhu's personal $h*t list! In the sequel Owen and MHI might not even need to hunt for monsters anymore. Where is this man's multi-million dollar book contract? WHY hasn't a major publisher picked this up? Not only is this the GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN, but it is clearly going to develop into a SERIES. I'm shocked not only that a debut novel could be so great (professional, polished, and highly engaging with strong characterization and none of the usual cliches), but that he actually paid to have it published. This is the best book I've ever read in my life. After all, they're probably just being loyal to their friend, and are a bunch of gun enthusiasts who think zombies and Cthulhu are cool, and may not've even read any other books over the past ten years. I heard about this book from an online forum that isn't even book related, and after hearing a bunch of fellows gush about how their buddy's self-published Print On Demand book was the best thing they've ever read, I was skeptical. Thus, I think I'm qualified to predict that - properly marketed - "Monster Hunter International" is a potential bestseller. Plus I have an English degree and have dabbled at writing, myself. Over the past few years, I've at least sampled a book by every author currently publishing novels in the contemporary "horror" and "dark urban fantasy" genres. In my lifetime, I've read over 3,000 books.
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