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Monster Hunter Legion (Monster Hunter International #4)

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Monster Hunter International might be the premier monster eradication company in the business, but they’ve got competition.

When hunters from around the world gather in Las Vegas for a conference, a creature left over from a World War Two weapons experiment wakes up and goes on a rampage across the desert. A not-so-friendly wager between the rival companies turns into a ra

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Apr 27, 2013 Mike (the Paladin) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, favorites, urban-fantasy, action, horror, thriller

If I were wont to use such phrases I might open this review with "HOT D**N this is a good book!" But I don't use those phrases so I'll just say...now among my favorites!

Get this series. Start at book 1 (Monster Hunter International) and follow the series. As I've said before, this is prime, 100% grade A brain candy. It's an action treat for lovers of Urban Fantasy, Action, Horror, thrillers and so many crossover genre areas that it will appeal to a great many readers and groups of readers. And a...more

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Oct 07, 2012 I, Curmudgeon rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: action-adventure, audio-book, colorful-supporting-characters, creature-feature, fantasy, good-read, humor, kindle-book, recommended, romance-in-the-folds, series, strong-roles-for-female-characters, thriller, uniquly-unusual

GREAT GOOGLEY-MOOGLIE! HOLY SMOKE! E-GAD, MAN! BOWHICA! SNAFU! FUBAR! and ZOWIE!

The fourth book in the Monster Hunter International Series by Larry Corriea is no joke. It's every bit as much fun as the first 3, maybe better than the last two, but, it's too close to call. The crew's back, and, yes, they pissed off another supernatural, monstrous and wicked evil monster being. I mean, c'mon Pitt! Haven't you met a supernatural being that you didn't piss off?

Here we go again, and this time,...more

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Nov 18, 2012 Barbara rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sf

The opening scene, with the brawl in the buffet, had me chortling and I pretty much didn't stop the whole way through. Plenty for the gun nut to enjoy, although personally I would have liked to have more screen time for Milo and the other explosive experts. Things that go boom are just as much fun as things that go bang.

It's not just a romp with stock characters. I think the author does a good job of making his characters individuals with realistic reactions to their experiences. I particularly...more

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Sep 04, 2012 Rich Tate rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

I’ve often looked at this series as a saga that would garner cult classic status but the latest installment of MHI really pushed the writing and story to a whole new level.

The earlier installments have often reminded me of The Black Company in the way it was written, this is certainly not a bad thing mind you as I was a huge fan of that saga, but it was something that would never truly break into the mainstream.

Monster Hunters International always had that same sort of feel to me, mainly because...more

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Mar 14, 2013 Cedar Sanderson rated it 5 of 5 stars

My best friend and I have had an ongoing discussion about series, which came up again as i was telling him about this read. His problem with series is that often, the main character becomes so powerful that he is no longer believable. Owen could easily have gone there, but in this book he escapes that fate. The Monster Hunter series starts out stretching your suspension of disbelief in human physics and anatomy as it is, so I can easily accept 0wen as he is, god touched, and highly competent. Ow...more

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Dec 23, 2012 Steve Poling rated it 5 of 5 stars

If you like guns, and dislike the old horror-movie trope of "our bullets have no effect on the monster," then you should check out the Monster Hunter International series of novels by Larry Correia.

The latest Monster Hunter novel is "Monster Hunter Legion." It continues the series reprising the roles of most of the characters you've gotten a chance to meet in the previous novels. What's cool about this novel is the unique way Correia has found to recycle some well-loved characters from previous...more

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Oct 21, 2012 Jeffrey rated it 3 of 5 stars

Larry Correia is a formidably fluid, funny writer. His skills as a humorist are entirely in evidence in this latest installment of his popular Monster Hunter International series.

He also has a dab hand with characters, effortlessly (OK, I know, I know, it only *seems* effortless) creating memorable characters in wonderfully convoluted situations.

For this reader, the only issue I have with the MHI series is that:

1) It comes out infrequently. Yes, to be sure, there are 4 books in the series now, b...more Larry Correia is a formidably fluid, funny writer. His skills as a humorist are entirely in evidence in this latest installment of his popular Monster Hunter International series.

He also has a dab hand with characters, effortlessly (OK, I know, I know, it only *seems* effortless) creating memorable characters in wonderfully convoluted situations.

For this reader, the only issue I have with the MHI series is that:

1) It comes out infrequently. Yes, to be sure, there are 4 books in the series now, but there could be more. Larry? C'mon. Slacker!

2) Sure I can count, why? The second issue is that the plot twists are frequently too deus-ex-Skippy (read the book, you will *love* the orc Skippy and his brother Edward). In another world - urban paranormal - I've called this "Power Creep". It's a lot like feature creep in a specification. The powers a character has - as originally delineated - simply aren't sufficient to enable them to handle the ever increasing threats, plot twists and dangers that occur as the series moves along.

So - those powers increase. Sometimes they increase in a more-or-less believable fashion, sometimes they just increase. At something like 6'5" of badassery, Correia's primary character, Owen Z. Pitt (the Z is for Zastava - http://www.urbandictionary.com/define... an accountant forced by circumstance to kill his dreadful boss, who grew all furry and murderous. Now he's a professional Monster Hunter for Monster Hunter International.

Being big, strong, tough and very heavily armed not enough? OK, let's add more - become The Chosen, develop psychic powers and discover you have a raft of spirit protectors, and more. Much more.

All this is written about in Correia's engaging, light and fluid style, but surprisingly, a lot of it just doesn't ring true.

In "Legion", the latest deus-ex-save-my-ass comes about in the form of the spirits of dead Monster Hunters, who coincidentally happen to be able to interact with (read: slay) the nightmare monsters conjured up by the latest Big Baddie to Fall Under the Guns, Knives and 20mm Cannon of MHI.

Picky? Probably. I wrote a similar review about Kim Harrison's latest offering in her wonderful "The Hollows" series, so you know I only say these things about writers whose work I love. I believe they can do better - and I believe the stories would be better without: Power Creep!

That is all - but don't mind me - run out and grab a copy, you'll love it. I did.(less)

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Oct 06, 2012 Alisi rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: absolute-favorites, urban-fantasy, urban-scifi

Just finished and I have to say I loved it! XD~

I'm not a huge fan of books containing mostly killing and shooting and lots of violent action, but god, this series just drags you in.

This book brings back the first person narrative and we're back following Z. I wasn't certain how I'd initially react to this. Correia is a clever author but I felt his first person narratives to be a weakness in him. If I can criticize one thing in the first two books, it'll be the first person narrative. So when it...more

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Sep 28, 2012 Chris Bauer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Author Larry Correia has produced yet another excellent installment of his Monster Hunter series. To be clear, if you're in the mood for subtle, introspective fiction with delicate plot twists don't bother.

The entire series is based on action + supernatural horror with generous doses of laugh out loud dialogue.

Several things deeply impress me about the series as a whole;
1. Characters are remarkably consistent yet grow and morph without altering the principles which make them so very interesting...more

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Sep 12, 2012 Fangs for the Fantasy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Z and his fellow hunters are attending the first every International Hunter Convention in Las Vegas. A unique, happy opportunity to network with fellow hunters, check out the shiniest new toys and hear about hunting techniques from all over the world. And have a brawl that ruins the dining room, but that’s a side point.

That’s before Special Task Force Unicorn, the government organisation that uses the supernatural rather than just destroys it, calls with a job for them. There’s a creature on the...more Z and his fellow hunters are attending the first every International Hunter Convention in Las Vegas. A unique, happy opportunity to network with fellow hunters, check out the shiniest new toys and hear about hunting techniques from all over the world. And have a brawl that ruins the dining room, but that’s a side point.

That’s before Special Task Force Unicorn, the government organisation that uses the supernatural rather than just destroys it, calls with a job for them. There’s a creature on the loose that needs killing – but the bounty seems unnaturally high for the simple kill they find.

Except they haven’t killed it – they’ve brought it back with them to the convention. A creature released from Decision Week, a time when the US was exploring ways to use the supernatural to end World War 2, and it’s a being every bit as bad as you can imagine. Hunters have lots of experiences to fuel those imaginations.

How do you fight an intangible force that can throw absolutely everything at you and can come back from the dead? And how much can they lose before they stop it? More – how does this link in to the sinister pattern all the Hunters have been seeing, a vast uptick in terrifying supernatural activity around the world – all suggesting something big is coming. Something apocalyptic, if you listen to Z’s father.

A large part of the attraction of these books is the glorious action-movie feel to them. Sometimes you just want to read a book about blowing up the gribbly things with lots of explosions. It’s not exactly the highest or more sophisticated desire, but it still makes them pretty fun reads.

But it would be a mistake to dismiss these books as just being a mix of gun drooling (which I don’t care for) and massively impressive, epic fight scenes. There is a long, sustained meta-plot that has been developed from the very first book. The story keeps growing, the world getting richer and more and more characters are added to the mix, each of which add their own pieces to the overall story. This isn’t just a “see bad thing, blow up bad thing”, every bad thing they blow up adds more to plot and adds new allies and new players.

Even the story of this book itself is as much a mystery as it is a survival horror. The monster isn’t something that can be simply blown away with a sufficiently large gun. Tracking it down, discovering exactly what it is, exactly what it can do and how something like that can be stopped while sparing as many lives as possible is not even slightly simple. It’s also a story full of well written emotional content. Z’s worry about his wife, about the people he cares for are very well written and carry a lot of emotional impact. It adds a level of tension to the story that is exceptional – especially since so many stories rely on creating menace for the protagonist who, in general, we know is going to survive. You can still create fear and tension that way, but it’s hard to do. By creating not just threat for Z, but also for his loved ones – real, fascinating characters the reader is already strongly invested in – then that tension is really well maintained since any of these characters could die.

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Aug 20, 2012 Kelly Thurman rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Larry Correia's "Monster Hunter" series is one of my very favorites. Not since Harry Potter have I cared this much about the next book in any ongoing tale. A few days ago, I snagged the ebook version from Baen and happily dived into Monster Hunter Legion.

This installment gets off to a bit of a rough start. Owen and the other Monster Hunters are in Vegas for the first-ever monster-hunting convention, which brings people from all...more Original review at my blog: http://thesnarkyspinster.blogspot.com...

Larry Correia's "Monster Hunter" series is one of my very favorites. Not since Harry Potter have I cared this much about the next book in any ongoing tale. A few days ago, I snagged the ebook version from Baen and happily dived into Monster Hunter Legion.

This installment gets off to a bit of a rough start. Owen and the other Monster Hunters are in Vegas for the first-ever monster-hunting convention, which brings people from all over the world. Correia uses Owen's first-person narrative to remind us what happened in the first three books, which is a bit clumsy at times. I roll my eyes just a little, but the first chapter sorts out things soon enough. As in, Owen and his buddies get into an epic fistfight at a Las Vegas buffet. As usual, Correia delivers with action scenes; this one is great. Windows get broken, people throw meat at each other, and somebody even (almost) drowns in a chocolate fountain.

Shortly after being sprung from jail, Hunters in charge of that diverse assortment of teams are called in and sent on a super-scary, top-secret mission. If they succeed, their bounty is ten million dollars—a ridiculously high sum even by Monster Hunter standards. They don't get that much for staking master vampires.

Whether they like it or not, Monster Hunter International must deal with an otherworldly monster that's determined to wreck everybody's crap. In most-convenient fashion, Owen's half-assed, psychic-hotline abilities kick in, in the form of a dream, to show him and MHI the way.

However, Owen's facing some new challenges in Legion, many of which involve his family. Correia's still developing his main character, making the guy more human and, somehow, even more likeable than before. The cocky, almost-superhuman smartass I already loved reading about has to make extraordinarily difficult decisions…and deal with the consequences.

At times, the Monster Control Bureau (that government agency tasked with dealing with monsters and keeping private Monster Hunters in line) seems more like a really bad Saturday Night Live skit than a real agency. I swear, one of them actually utters the phrase, "Things aren't what they seem." I laughed, but I'm pretty sure that wasn't the expected response.

Ultimately, Legion is another great installment in the "Monster Hunter" series. These books are supposed to be fun and this one delivers plenty of that. You should pick up this series if you like guns, things that go boom, monsters getting their asses curb stomped, and snark. (less)

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Jun 22, 2012 Michael rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book has been amazing. Larry Correia keeps them coming and I can't get enough. I read through this very fast because I kept wanting to pick back up and not stop. The latest Monster Hunter International book was fast paced and added more to the story so far. We see the return of a lot of characters that we are all familiar with and get a glimpse at the big picture. Owen is struggling in this book with becoming who he needs to be. We meet some of the major players here now too, things that ha...more

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May 27, 2012 Laurel rated it 4 of 5 stars

When I read that the advance eARC was out, I was torn. If I read it 4 months early, that meant I'd have an even longer wait until the next book. But how could I leave an MHI story unread?! Ultimately, I gleefully caved and bought the ebook!

First, I love that the story is occasionally told from the perspective of other hunters. I sincerely hope that we get a short story or novella, heck even a full novel, from Holly's perspective! Mosh is also quite fun.

Secondly, the story races along, decadently...more

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Sep 10, 2012 Gabriel rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy-series

If the Joe Ledger series is a guilty pleasure than this series is what I keep hidden in the attic. Not that I actually keep anything hidden in the attic. Truth be told I don’t even have an attic, so there. Point is that I like monsters and things that go bang and this series delivers those things with very little time wasted on anything else. Mind candy doesn’t have to be complex to be good.
Without giving too much away the Dragon in this book was fantastic. I like the exchange between him and t...more

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Sep 04, 2012 Beanbag Love rated it 5 of 5 stars

What can I say? I'm crazy about this series.

Monster Hunter Legion takes place largely in Las Vegas during a convention of monster eradication companies. This was a great premise, IMO, because we'd read in earlier books about other monster hunting companies, but we really hadn't met any worthy of the vocation. So getting competitive, slightly insane mercenaries together for a weekend in Vegas is just a lot of fun.

However, it also necessitated a kind of clunky, outline-like beginning to get all t...more What can I say? I'm crazy about this series.

Monster Hunter Legion takes place largely in Las Vegas during a convention of monster eradication companies. This was a great premise, IMO, because we'd read in earlier books about other monster hunting companies, but we really hadn't met any worthy of the vocation. So getting competitive, slightly insane mercenaries together for a weekend in Vegas is just a lot of fun.

However, it also necessitated a kind of clunky, outline-like beginning to get all these characters in the same place and introduce some new ones. That doesn't take long, though, and before you know it, the adventure has begun.

The past MHI books have often felt like a roller coaster of action and suspense. This installment maintains the suspense throughout and the action builds steadily rather than hitting and receding intermittently. It's very effective and the climactic action sequence is as good, if not better, than anything in any previous MHI book. By the time everything all came down, I was completely invested, emotionally engaged, and on the edge of my seat.

I loved Monster Hunter Alpha, but this is a great follow-up. The first person POV is back from the first two books, but Correia does switch out and give us at least one more POV, so I appreciated that. I personally love his facility with third person, I think he's one of the best in the business at delineating character "voices" and interpretations.

The story holds together very well and lives on in the thoughts after it's finished. It may be an action-based urban fantasy but it's got all the elements needed for an overall satisfying reading experience.

This story has a lot less "gun porn" than the first three (I thought Alpha already had pulled back on that element). I never minded the gun porn, but it's like my friends teasing me that I like "guy music", it's not for everyone. I also like "guy movies" and, apparently, "guy books". I love that visceral kick I get from hard and fast action whether it be from thrashing guitars, breathless car chases, or stories that include every action device you can think of twisted on its head. I like a wide variety of genres and this no less than anything else.

The first three books are available together in an omnibus called "The Monster Hunters" (very inexpensive in e-book from Baen). So, if you can abide "guy books", I highly recommend this series. (less)

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Nov 30, 2012 Derrick rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, horror, military, urban-fantasy, 1000th-review

Firefox crashed about 1/2way through my first draft. Bleh. So here is another take.

This review represents my 1000th review here on GR. I'm pretty proud of that fact. Even though some of those reviews are of the "I hate/love this book" type. At least I took the effort, you know?

So, MHI: Legion.

A monster hunt that is totally hardcore, of global ramifications AND is just a taste of the badness that is coming. Imagination, determination, BIG guns and serious bodily harm all round.

Team Force Unicorn....more

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Oct 18, 2012 Daniel rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: action-adventure, fantasy

I was honestly a little worried about whether Larry Correia would ever be able to recreate the magic of his first Monster Hunter novel. The last two instalments seem to have suffered from editing, counter-intuitive as that may seem. They both lacked the free-wheeling punch that made the original so much fun. I needn't have worried, though, because Larry looks to have found his groove again.

For anyone who hasn't heard of this series, let me just say that the cover pretty much sums it up. There is...more

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Mar 25, 2013 Donna Weaver rated it 4 of 5 stars

WHAT MY STARS MEAN:
5 Stars--the book had a profound impact on me. It touched me on some special level and lingered with me long after I'd finished reading it.
4 Stars--I loved this book. If I don't own it, I will buy it so I can read it again and again.
3 Stars--I enjoyed the book but may have had an issue or two with it.
2 Stars--I had more than a few issues with it.
1 Stars--I hated it.

WHAT IT'S ABOUT:
Monster Hunter International might be the premier monster eradication company in the business, bu...more WHAT MY STARS MEAN:
5 Stars--the book had a profound impact on me. It touched me on some special level and lingered with me long after I'd finished reading it.
4 Stars--I loved this book. If I don't own it, I will buy it so I can read it again and again.
3 Stars--I enjoyed the book but may have had an issue or two with it.
2 Stars--I had more than a few issues with it.
1 Stars--I hated it.

WHAT IT'S ABOUT:
Monster Hunter International might be the premier monster eradication company in the business, but they've got competition.

When hunters from around the world gather in Las Vegas for a conference, a creature left over from a World War Two weapons experiment wakes up and goes on a rampage across the desert. A not-so-friendly wager between the rival companies turns into a race to see who can bag the mysterious creature first.

Only there is far more to this particular case than meets the eye, and as Hunters fall prey to their worst nightmares, Owen Zastava Pitt and the staff of Monster Hunter International have to stop an ancient god from turning Sin City into a literal hell on earth.

MY TAKE:
This is another rip-roaring ride. And all I can say is that if "Z" manages to live to an old age, he's going to have some serious issues with arthritis. You can't get as beat up as he does and not pay for it as you age.

The story continues as "Z" and his friends and family proceed toward their destiny. I enjoyed learning more (and getting into) Trip's and Holly's histories--and getting to see Ed the Orc at work. I was glad to see "Z"'s brother Mosh again, especially at the end.

I know wartime brings about some interesting pairings in real life, and Correia's certainly got some of those going on in this series. There were some new characters introduced and some old ones we thought were gone came for a visit.

Correia can sure write some despicable bad guys. And the despicable bad guys masquerading as good guys are especially vile. Like Sirius Black told Harry Potter, not all bad people are Death Eaters.(less)

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Oct 19, 2012 Karissa rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is the 4th book in the Monster Hunter series and it was an absolutely spectacular book. Tons of action, more information on Owen being the Chosen One, dragons, and nightmares coming to life all make for a super engaging, high octane read.

I listened to this on audibook and I highly recommend listening to this series on audiobook. The books are incredibly well read and lots of fun to listen to. I read the first couple books in the series and have listened to the last two. I actually enjoy lis...more This is the 4th book in the Monster Hunter series and it was an absolutely spectacular book. Tons of action, more information on Owen being the Chosen One, dragons, and nightmares coming to life all make for a super engaging, high octane read.

I listened to this on audibook and I highly recommend listening to this series on audiobook. The books are incredibly well read and lots of fun to listen to. I read the first couple books in the series and have listened to the last two. I actually enjoy listening to these books even more than reading them.

Owen and crew are in Las Vegas for the first annual International Monster Hunter convention when things go very wrong. An ancient world war II lab experiment is rampaging through the desert. This creature can bring a person’s worst nightmare to life. Owen and company have to take out this creature before it turns Las Vegas into a literal hell on earth.

This book has tons of action and guns; and some great new characters too. This is a wonderful storyline that is somewhat self-contained but also does an excellent job of building the overall storyline about Owen being the Chosen One.

This is the first book where we really get a look into the international monster hunter scene. Let me tell you some of these international monster hunters are just as kick-ass as our favorite Monster Hunter International crew. A new American based monster hunter team also enters the story; they are PT (Paranormal Tactical) and they cause a lot of trouble for MHI.

All of our MHI favorites are here, with a couple new MHI recruits along for the ride as well. Earl’s girlfriend, Heather, even makes an appearance. I hope we see more of her in future books. Owen’s brother Mosh also plays a big role in this story.

The enemy they are facing off with is an especially evil one. This enemy can bring a person’s nightmares to life. When all the Monster Hunter conference attendees are trapped in one hotel together...well that makes for quite a dangerous situation. All these Monster Hunters have some pretty awful nightmares.

Seeing what nightmares the Hunters face-off with tells us a lot about their characters. We learn a lot more about what Holly had to endure too.

As you can imagine from the above there is a ton of monster fighting in this book. Some of the monsters are pretty disturbing. There is a lot of gore and violence and swearing; but if you are a fan of this series that’s nothing new. A lot more gun-talk again in this book book compared to the previous one.

Corriea does an excellent job of having a story that is resolved in this book (taking out the nightmare fiend) and tying it in with the overall story. We learn a lot more about task force Unicorn, which was mention in the previous book, and a lot more about what it means for Owen to be the Chosen One. All of these stories are building towards something big and this is the first book where that is really brought out into the open and discussed.

Overall a spectacular continuation of this series. This is a wonderful action packed story with some great new characters. There is an excellent story tied up in this book, but we also get more of the overall story about Owen being the Chosen One and the rising monster activity. Just a perfectly balanced book. I really enjoyed it a lot. Highly recommended to those who like action-packed urban fantasy and don’t mind learning a lot about guns. I can’t wait to see what happens next.(less)

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Oct 02, 2012 Raymond rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It seems that most of the activity in this novel takes place in the Las Vegas Strip in a casino and convention center called "The Last Dragon" that is owned and managed by one who is called "Management".
We have visitied Las Vegas several times and we prefer the casino area called "South Point" although the older area that is termed the "Fremont Street Experience" with the light show is not to be missed!
I felt deep sympathy for Management in this novel because of the calamitous destruction of Th...more

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Feb 28, 2013 Ian rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: action, pulp, urban-fantasy, horror, comedy

A leaner, sleeker MHI novel! This entry in the series is about 1/3 shorter than the previous three and, while miss a lot of that extra detail, I understand perfectly why Correia might have left it out. This novel takes place over a weekend at the first annual monster hunter conference in which all the world's hunters (and related parties -- including "monsters' rights" activists, politicians and academics) gather in Las Vegas to network and discuss things relevant to their field. As such, this n...more

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Sep 26, 2012 Thomas Taylor rated it 3 of 5 stars

I am giving Monster Hunter Legion 3 stars, but I must say it was a bit of a disappointment. Mostly I was underwhelmed by the setting (locked in a Vegas hotel) and just the general procedural-feeling of the story in general.

You could have told me up front that the book was about all of the monster hunters in the world getting locked up in a Vegas hotel with a nightmare monster, including MHI, and would have been excited.

What actually presented itself just felt rather hollow. Bad guys showed up,...more

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Oct 04, 2012 Stephen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Oh wow, where to start? First of all Correia is a former handgun instructor so he knows his weapons and his tactics. For this part alone, this book is awesome. He keeps throwing twists and turns in the book that you would not expect, but once are revealed you say "I should have seen that one coming!" Even Correia's stock characters have backgrounds and are interesting, which is something you don't find in many modern authors. I also appreciate that his vampires are not a cross between Dracula an...more

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Oct 02, 2012 Ryan Burt rated it 5 of 5 stars

1) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

2) Genre: Paranormal Fantasy

3) Synopsis: Owen Zastava Pitt is back and he is at a Monster Hunter Convention. Life in Vegas should be gambling and buffets but of course the world is about to end and only 'The Chosen One' will be able to save the day.

4) Feelings: I love the Monster Hunter series. I truly do. Owen Pitt is one of my favorite characters of all time. This book has everything a growing boy could want. Guns (lots of guns), explosions, battles, mysterious creat...more

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Apr 11, 2013 Kat Hooper rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: audiobook

Originally posted at FanLit. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/

What’s more fun than hanging out with Owen “Big Z” Pitt, Earl Harbinger, Julie, Milo, Holly, Trip, Mosh Pitt, and Skippy the orc at the MHI compound in rural Alabama? How about MHI meeting up with teams from all over the world at a monster hunter conference in Las Vegas? And how about if that ancient Lovecraftian god that Big Z pissed off three books ago decides to unleash his wrath right about now? And how about if those incompetent...more Originally posted at FanLit. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/

What’s more fun than hanging out with Owen “Big Z” Pitt, Earl Harbinger, Julie, Milo, Holly, Trip, Mosh Pitt, and Skippy the orc at the MHI compound in rural Alabama? How about MHI meeting up with teams from all over the world at a monster hunter conference in Las Vegas? And how about if that ancient Lovecraftian god that Big Z pissed off three books ago decides to unleash his wrath right about now? And how about if those incompetent federal agents who keep trying to cover up the monster attacks want to make sure that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, so they quarantine all those monster hunters in a luxury hotel?

Well, if you’re already a fan of Larry Correia’s MONSTER HUNTER INTERNATIONAL series, I’m sure my description above is ‘nuff said for you. I don’t even need to mention guns, explosions, a brawl in a rotating restaurant, shattering windows, explosions, hotel rooms containing extradimensional spaces, guns, gigantic spiders, WWII weapons experiments, a chocolate fountain, mad science, explosions, slot machines, harrowing helicopter rides, Faberge eggs, explosions, guns, dragons and, best of all, Agent Franks.

So if you’ve already enjoyed the first three books, go ahead and get Monster Hunter Legion because this story is just as exciting as the previous ones. Correia widens the plot, further develops the characters, keeps up the fast and furious action, and continues to make us laugh. The whole thing is still a little too violent for me, but at least Monster Hunter Legion is less gory than Monster Hunter Alpha — more guns and explosives, fewer fangs and claws. The ending makes clear that this series isn’t finished yet. I’m looking forward to book five.

If you haven’t read the previous books, Monster Hunter International, Monster Hunter Vendetta, and Monster Hunter Alpha, you should give them a try, especially if you like great characters, cool monsters, black humor, tight plotting, nail-biting tension, and some serious gun porn. I recommend the awesome audio productions being produced by Audible Frontiers and narrated by Oliver Wyman.(less)

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Oct 13, 2012 Gary rated it 5 of 5 stars

I was extremely upset when I progressed towards the end of this book because I probably had to wait at least another year for the next book to be released.

Just when the overall story seems to begin on another whole level of epicness.

WHY.

WHY. WHY. WHY.

Sigh.

I guess good things come to those who wait, huh?

That said, this fourth instalment was bloody amazing! Correia sure outdid himself on this one. It was a little better than "Vendetta", to be honest. It's Vegas, baby!

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Jan 12, 2013 Nathan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed-2012, fantasy

This is another spectacular book by Larry Correia. It's a romping, stomping tale of supernatural invading death and destruction stopped by the will and firepower of Monster Hunters. The plot is pretty straightforward and doesn't have a whole lot of surprises or interesting twists, which I think is the reason that I can't rate it as high as the previous books. It seems a whole lot like a bridge book where it sets the stage for more to come, and really just creates supporting events for the future...more

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Apr 23, 2013 Michael Flanagan rated it 4 of 5 stars

The fourth book in the Monster Hunter series has all the fun, action and gore of the previous books. But this offering is like a best of, delivering all your favourite monster from MHI past in one hell of a smorgasbord. All your favourite characters are present as well with plenty of explosion and kick ass and take names later guns. This book even has a forbidden love story arc…I kid you not! Do not read this book if you are looking for something deep and profound, but if you want a great action...more

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Sep 12, 2012 Alastair Mcrae rated it 5 of 5 stars

This was my favorite book in my favorite series by my favorite author. Larry Correia can really write a fun/action-packed tale. I mean a really action-packed story. Did I mention that there was a lot of action? I love the characters and how they continue to unfold in each story.... And I love all the action. I hear that the next book is going to be written from agent Franks perspective and I cannot wait to read it. We got a few tantilizing bits of Franks backstory in this book and I am really in...more

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Nov 09, 2012 Jordan Steinhoff rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012

This series just continues to be great.

Legion is back to Owen as the main POV character after Earl's tale in the previous book.

I like Earl but I'm glad to be back to Owen.

This book takes place at a Monster Hunter convention in Las Vegas and while there is a great deal of telegraphing of the plot in this one, it's still an amusing and enjoyable read.

More of the same from the first 3 books. Guns, banter, hunters and monsters. If you've enjoyed the first three, no reason to think you won't enjoy th...more

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