But then I was listening to the audio book, which for some reason is more potent. The latter was graphic enough to trigger the gore anxiety I developed after passing out in a rather graphic first aid class presentation once. Monster hunters are not known for polite language, and their work is messy. I’ll need to issue a language and gore warning. Knowing as much as I do, I still didn’t care. If you didn’t know much about Correia you wouldn’t notice the obvious parallels. On the other hand, he’s as dumb as a box of rocks at times, and has a terrible temper. Pitt is certainly good at keeping himself–and everyone else–alive. But with the return of an ancient evil–and the old guy in his head–his troubles have only just begun.Ĭonsidering that Correia himself is an accountant and gun-nut, one could make a strong case for this being a “ Mary Sue” novel. It shouldn’t be much of a spoiler to reveal that Pitt does not become a werewolf, so the government Monster Control Bureau can’t kill him, and that he joins MHI. One of the two MHI contacts is a beautiful, smart, gun-nut woman. The second is a private company called Monster Hunter International who, having heard of his incredible feat of survival, have come to recruit him. They’re there to kill Pitt if it turns out he was made a werewolf himself.
The first is the government agency in charge of keeping monsters “under wraps” so as not to spook the public. When he awakens he is visited by two groups. While unconscious he is contacted by a mysterious, eastern European man who tells him he has been chosen for a task to stop the coming storm.
Pitt, or “Z”, manages to kill the werewolf, but is seriously wounded–he technically dies on the operating table. And that’s before he turns into a werewolf and tries to kill him. The story is still king, and I enjoyed this story quite a bit.Īnd just what is the story, you ask? Let me tell you! Owen Zustava Pitt is an accountant (who put himself through school as an illegal pit fighter) whose boss is a real monster. There’s certainly a lot of gun description and gun admiration, but it makes a certain amount of sense, as these monster hunters rely on their weapons. So perhaps it could be considered Rural Paranormal Fantomance? Or perhaps “gun porn”. You could maybe consider it Paranormal Romance, except there’s a lot of gunfights, monster-hunting, and other assorted action getting in the way of the romance. You could consider “MHI” urban fantasy, except it mostly takes place in rural Alabama. That bookseller sold enough of his books that he made it on a bestseller list without the help of a major publisher.īefore long Correia had a contract with Baen Books for “Monster Hunter International”. He sold over 2000 copies, and caught the attention of a bookseller who likes to champion independent authors.
MONSTER HUNTER INTERNATIONAL GUN REVIEW SERIAL
Encouraged by the amount of hits his serial was getting, he decided to try a full-blown novel. He got his start in writing with a collaborative serial on a gun enthusiast forum. He’s a self-publishing success-story who parlayed his success into not having to be a self-publishing success-story any more. I’ve been hearing about Larry Correia for a few years now.
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