I just bought Monster Hunter Nemesis by Larry Correia ARC (Advanced Reader Copy). Who’s excited? This girl! It was (for me) quite steep at $15 but screw it, let’s support the author!
MHN is the 5th installment of the Monster Hunter International (MHI) series. In a nutshell, MHI’s premise is that monsters (and subsequently those who hunt monsters) exist. It’s really just an easy read full of guns and tons of action. Larry Correia is a certified firearm instructor, so his descriptions of guns are pretty spot on (then again, this is coming from someone who knows nothing about guns so take that with a grain of salt). From the first page of the first book (entitled “Monster Hunter International” as well), we get a taste of how Correia writes, the main character Owen Zastava “Z” Pitt, an accountant (just had to mention that bit. How many accountants are hardcore gun nuts? Seriously?) battling with his werewolf boss, effectively plunging him (and us) into a world of vampires (no overly hormonal teenagers here), ghouls, ghosts and goblins. I don’t even know why I love MHI so much. It’s pretty typical in that there’s a badass hero, there’s a badass alien evil force thing and the badass hero and his badass friends storm the evil entity, guns ablaze, literally. Think of this book as the B movie you love to watch on a rainy day. Maybe a tad silly, maybe crazily unbelievable, but you still enjoy it tremendously. The characters pretty much don’t change in the entirety of the book (and subsequent books), but they’re still so much fun to read about.
But I’m getting sidetracked. I really just wanted to share my excitement on Nemesis’s release. Blurb from Baen books:
Agent Franks of the U.S. Monster Control Bureau is a man of many parts—parts from other people, that is. Franks is six foot five and all muscle. He’s nearly indestructible. Plus he’s animated by a powerful alchemical substance and inhabited by a super‑intelligent spirit more ancient than humanity itself.
Good thing he’s on our side. More or less.
Sworn to serve and protect the United States of America from all monsters by one of the country’s founding fathers, Franks has only one condition to the agreement: no matter what the government learns of him, no matter what is discovered concerning his odd physiology or the alchemy behind the elixir that made him, the government is never, ever allowed to try and make more like him. Such is absolutely forbidden and should the powers‑that‑be do so, then the agreement is null and void.
Project Nemesis: in a secret location, using sophisticated technology and advanced genetic engineering, the director of the very agency Franks works for is making more like him. And the director is not content with making one. Nope, he’s making thirteen.
Now all bets are off, and Hell hath no fury like a monster betrayed. Particularly if that monster happens to be an undying killing machine capable of taking out vampires and werewolves with one hand tied behind his back.
Full disclosure, I’m a biiiiit apprehensive as, although this book promises lots of monster-butt-kicking action, I didn’t love the last MHI book that didn’t focus on Z (MH Alpha). But Franks is one of my favorite characters in MHI and it would be interesting to see things from his perspective. Z’s perspective only shows us Franks’ badassery, but I’d like to see what’s beyond that.
If you’re interested in purchasing a copy (ebook), head on over to Baen Books (only place the ebook is available). http://www.baenebooks.com/p-2385-monster-hunter-nemesis-earc.aspx The officially released books cost only $6 so if you haven’t yet purchased earlier MHI books (or The Grimnoir Chronicles by Correia which also rock!), go to Baen Books. Hurry! And wouldn’t hurt to leave a review on Goodreads or Amazon. =D
The books are DRM free so you can read it on any device you wish (Kindle, Nook or even your cellphone). If you want to wait for the official, proofread copy, it will be released on July 1, 2014.
After reading my glowing comments, I realized I sound too advertise-y but no one is paying me to promote Larry Correia or his books. I just personally love them and would like to share the love.
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