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Monster Hunter International (Monster Hunter International #1)
Five days after Owen Zastava Pitt pushed his insufferable boss out of a fourteenth 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...more
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...more
Paperback, 457 pages
Published
December 20th 2007
by Infinity Publishing
(first published 2007)
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Monster Hunter International (MHI #1)
This is one KICK ASS rockin,' rock 'em-sock'em, Jesus Block 'em, Rock and Roll, if it Moves shoot it if it don't use it like a bullet proof shield or cannon fodder, Monster Huntin', holy smokin' good read.
Calling this an Urban Fantasy is, like calling Smokin' Joe Frazier a pansy. There are some mistakes you only get to make once before you need a good plastic surgeon and a blender to prepare your food properly so it won't get stuck in the straw when you drin...more
This is one KICK ASS rockin,' rock 'em-sock'em, Jesus Block 'em, Rock and Roll, if it Moves shoot it if it don't use it like a bullet proof shield or cannon fodder, Monster Huntin', holy smokin' good read.
Calling this an Urban Fantasy is, like calling Smokin' Joe Frazier a pansy. There are some mistakes you only get to make once before you need a good plastic surgeon and a blender to prepare your food properly so it won't get stuck in the straw when you drin...more
At first glance (say at the title) anyone would probably take this book to be basically "brain candy". And they'd be right....but sometimes you find some really good brain candy. While this book is openly a little on the "hokey" side...it's an excellent read. I enjoyed this book immensely.
I was looking at the time for something light and had this book recommended to me by a stranger while browsing the shelves in Books-A-Million. (Okay, so I talk to people I meet in the fantasy isles in book sto...more
I was looking at the time for something light and had this book recommended to me by a stranger while browsing the shelves in Books-A-Million. (Okay, so I talk to people I meet in the fantasy isles in book sto...more
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Lots of non-stop action, odd monsters, & bullets. Owen is a good hero; tough, big, & one hell of a shot, but goofy around the girl he wants. He's not all that good at several important things like walking quietly or hearing well. It makes him more believable. That's the case with most of the characters. They each have some fun quirks & more depth than I expected to find in what is basically a comic book novel. No graphics, but that same sort of tongue-in-cheek, suspend-all-belief, &...more
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4.5 stars. The description on the back of the book is a very good compass for gauging whether you will like this book. If you like LOTS and LOTS of monsters and other supernatural creatures and LOTS AND LOTS of guns combined with a tone that is very similar to the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher then I think it is fair to say YOU WILL LOVE THIS BOOK. A super secret "private" agency that hunts down and kills monsters (for rich bounties paid by the government)...what's not to love. Just about every m...more
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Apr 02, 2012
Ilona Andrews
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I want to like this book, because this is so right up my alley and the story is really good. It's a fun, well-researched pulp, but at this point I feel like I'm fighting through a jungle, cutting at the bamboo with a machete. For every plot turn, I have to read three pages of filler. Also, the male protagonist is a bit Gary Stu. He is three hundred pounds of solid muscle. He is a genius. He is competitive sniper super shot. He is a super awesome mixed martial artist, who had fought in cage match...more
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2.5
This book opens with a bang, throwing you into the action from the get-go, but it didn't really capture me up front. Once it settled down a bit, however, and started developing the characters and the humor, I started to get into more. For most of the book I was thinking to give it a 3 stars and maybe bump it up to 3.5 - but, as a few other reviewers commented on, it started dragging a lot towards the end, pulling it down into 2.5 territory.
I think, in some ways, though, that I'm just not an a...more
This book opens with a bang, throwing you into the action from the get-go, but it didn't really capture me up front. Once it settled down a bit, however, and started developing the characters and the humor, I started to get into more. For most of the book I was thinking to give it a 3 stars and maybe bump it up to 3.5 - but, as a few other reviewers commented on, it started dragging a lot towards the end, pulling it down into 2.5 territory.
I think, in some ways, though, that I'm just not an a...more
Dec 21, 2012
Carol
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
urban fantasy readers who love action
Three and a half stars. Turned out to be a fun, engaging read, and I'll definitely check out the next book in the series. The first person point of view is told by an unusual hero; a large, "ugly," now scarred accountant who was raised in family that emphasized guns and survival skills. As such, his language is straightforward, but not so simplistic that I was bored. Flashes of humor and modern references kept the voice fresh, making me feel like although he took situations seriously, he also sa...more
There’s no deep story or intricate plot here…This book is just pure high adrenaline fun. If you’re afraid of the dark, then this book may not be for you; but if not, then buckle up and hang on for a wild ride. This book starts off with a bang and keeps on going….Lots of monsters, lots of guns, and lots of fun! I will definitely be reading the next book in this series soon!
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Three and a half stars, rounded up to four. For now. I'm waffling on it. Finished waffling: 3 stars.
I'd intended to read this before long ... I heard nothing but raves about it, but wasn't at all sure what to expect. Whatever that was, this somehow wasn't it.
I very quickly began to understand some of the raves from friends – the first-person-POV Hero, Owen Zastava Pitt, sounded very much like a couple of them. The main resemblance lay in the fanatical devotion to guns.
Not a devotion I share. G...more
I'd intended to read this before long ... I heard nothing but raves about it, but wasn't at all sure what to expect. Whatever that was, this somehow wasn't it.
I very quickly began to understand some of the raves from friends – the first-person-POV Hero, Owen Zastava Pitt, sounded very much like a couple of them. The main resemblance lay in the fanatical devotion to guns.
Not a devotion I share. G...more
I want to again thank Beanbag and Hugh the C for the recommend of this book. I wanted to read something for Halloween not in my usual genres and this book really fit the bill. Not only was it interesting, it was downright fun at times, as we watch Owen save the world.
Owen Z Pitt is just trying to become a normal Joe Q Public accountant. But when his boss suddenly turns into a werewolf and tries to eat Owen's face off, well Owen has issues with that. He suddenly finds himself in the spotlight as...more
Owen Z Pitt is just trying to become a normal Joe Q Public accountant. But when his boss suddenly turns into a werewolf and tries to eat Owen's face off, well Owen has issues with that. He suddenly finds himself in the spotlight as...more
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3.5 Really entertaining dude-lit!
“Our business is monsters. And business is booming.”
Owen Zastava Pitt was just trying to be normal. He used to be a bouncer who spent his evenings participating in illegal pit fights, but he managed to earn a CPA and became a boring accountant for a big corporation — pension and dental benefits included. Being tall and weighing in at 300 lbs, he didn’t quite look like an accountant — and he still spent his weekends as a gun hobbyist — but he was making progress…....more
“Our business is monsters. And business is booming.”
Owen Zastava Pitt was just trying to be normal. He used to be a bouncer who spent his evenings participating in illegal pit fights, but he managed to earn a CPA and became a boring accountant for a big corporation — pension and dental benefits included. Being tall and weighing in at 300 lbs, he didn’t quite look like an accountant — and he still spent his weekends as a gun hobbyist — but he was making progress…....more
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5* for now to remind me to find more. "Monster Hunter International" (1) makes use of Larry Correia's experience in accountancy and guns. I don't x-rate, because the splat boom from the start are cartoon-like, loss of loved ones isn't overwhelming obsessive like Rowling. Amid bloody bodies, gruesome gore, splintered skulls, cerebral slime, an honorable ugly hero faces the Cursed One and his Master Vampires invading redneck antebellum southern U.S., so alien insect 10K' high Old Ones and minions...more
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I enjoyed the book.I made the mistake of going to the author's blog to find out if and when a sequel was being released... in fairness, I'm struggling to separate what I think of the author's political opinions from what I think of his storycrafting, which is quite well done. The characters are vivid and memorable, the storyline is solid, and he really knows his weaponry. I was hoping for more wargs, but nothing's perfect.
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This was so much fun to read.
As I started reading the first chapter I was kind of put off by the hero's first-person account. At first I wasn't sure why but as I continued to read I realized...OH, I'm a chick. You see, the hero is Owen Z. Pitt. He is an accountant and avid gun lover. He is a big guy and has trained in fighting techniques so when he describes the opening fight to the death scene it's all very macho.
On one otherwise normal Tuesday evening I had the chance to live the American dr...more
As I started reading the first chapter I was kind of put off by the hero's first-person account. At first I wasn't sure why but as I continued to read I realized...OH, I'm a chick. You see, the hero is Owen Z. Pitt. He is an accountant and avid gun lover. He is a big guy and has trained in fighting techniques so when he describes the opening fight to the death scene it's all very macho.
On one otherwise normal Tuesday evening I had the chance to live the American dr...more
I'm all over the board on how I feel about this one. Two stars feels too harsh, but three feels too generous. Let's call it two-and-a-half...
The book is over 700 pages long, but it does move along briskly. I think they could have easily shaved at least 200 pages away and it would have been a tighter, more interesting read. It was odd that with that many pages, there weren't any "easing into it" battles. After training, the first battle is directly tied to the Big Crappy Things Happening, and eve...more
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I didn't have very high expectations for this book. I bought it for my boyfriend, and figured I might as well read it before giving it to him. Then I couldn't put it down. While the writing quality isn't great, the content is gripping enough that I barely cared: the story sucked me in until I could ignore awkward sentence constructions and the occasional grammatical error. That takes a lot of doing, but Correia did it.
More importantly, the book could have been written with my boyfriend as the sp...more
More importantly, the book could have been written with my boyfriend as the sp...more
I started reading this series because I got tired of female protagonists in the 'urban fantasy' genre. Far to frequently for my taste these series end up morfing into oversexed romance novel. Not a big romance girl so I decided to branch out to series with more male protagonists.
So, with that said, onto MHI. I got a little frustrated by the pacing and the big bad. I enjoyed the characters and the premise of MHI. Part of the problem with the pacing probably boils down to 2 things. 1) It's his fi...more
So, with that said, onto MHI. I got a little frustrated by the pacing and the big bad. I enjoyed the characters and the premise of MHI. Part of the problem with the pacing probably boils down to 2 things. 1) It's his fi...more
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Feb 04, 2011
Benjamin Thomas
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
action-adventure,
horror
Boy, if you've ever wanted to read an all-out action book, I've found one for you. Monster Hunter International is about an ordinary guy, an accountant no less, who finds himself having to fight a werewolf on the very first page. The fact that the werewolf is his condescending boss makes it all the sweeter when he finally defeats him after a bloody battle. As a result, MHI (Monster Hunter Int'l) recruits our ordinary guy and trains him to go after vampires, ghouls, wights, gargoyles and assorted...more
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Some people tend to think that books as a medium in general tend to be inherently better than movies. This is only the case when you compare "classics" with current blockbusters. Monster Hunter International is the equivalent of the Hollywood production that makes you wonder what's the point of wasting two hours to go through it. Bland characters that you couldn't care less for, one-liners that cause an eye-roll more often than a smirk, lots of cliches and stereotyping, etc.
And this comes from...more
And this comes from...more
Check out this review and others on my blog.. Conflicted Cauldron
Monster Hunter International is a book about people who, well, hunt monsters. Owen Zastava Pitt, "Z", was a CPA and a (mostly) regular guy until his boss turns into a werewolf and they have an epic showdown. His victory catches the attention of MHI and he joins their company as a professional monster hunter.
First off, the name. Owen happens to be one of my all time favorite names for men. Pitt reminds me of Dirk Pitt, the misogynis...more
Monster Hunter International is a book about people who, well, hunt monsters. Owen Zastava Pitt, "Z", was a CPA and a (mostly) regular guy until his boss turns into a werewolf and they have an epic showdown. His victory catches the attention of MHI and he joins their company as a professional monster hunter.
First off, the name. Owen happens to be one of my all time favorite names for men. Pitt reminds me of Dirk Pitt, the misogynis...more
Owen Z. Pitt Texan, gun lover and accountant was working late one night when he was savagely attacked by his boss. He never liked his boss but this night gave him more to hate about the jerk because that pain in the ass grew fangs and claws and became a werewolf right before Owen's eyes and savagely engaging Owen in the fight of his life. (Too bad he did not sneak out the office before the moon came out.) Owen is a big guy and had a gun on him so he manages to get the upper hand in the fight and...more
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Owen Zastava Pitt and Deacon Chalk would probably get along like a house on fire. Even better, a house on fire filled with monsters that they had just wasted--since both those gentlemen pretty much believe that the only good monster is a dead monster.
And they both surely do love their guns. The bigger the better. Generally described in loving detail, to the point where the MHI series is sometimes called “gun-porn”, and justifiably so.
It’s also fun. Not part...more
Owen Zastava Pitt and Deacon Chalk would probably get along like a house on fire. Even better, a house on fire filled with monsters that they had just wasted--since both those gentlemen pretty much believe that the only good monster is a dead monster.
And they both surely do love their guns. The bigger the better. Generally described in loving detail, to the point where the MHI series is sometimes called “gun-porn”, and justifiably so.
It’s also fun. Not part...more
I really wanted to like this book. The narrator was good, and the premise was fantastic. The book begins as our accountant main character gets to throw his werewolf boss out of a window.
I was expecting a nice, action-packed romp where our accountant got to develop into a character who'd shout one-liners at nasty horrors. If the book continued this way, it would be an easy 5/5.
But, then the author's political views started to intrude. I wouldn't mind the gun-porn. But the random political asides...more
I was expecting a nice, action-packed romp where our accountant got to develop into a character who'd shout one-liners at nasty horrors. If the book continued this way, it would be an easy 5/5.
But, then the author's political views started to intrude. I wouldn't mind the gun-porn. But the random political asides...more
Monster Hunter International
is a b-grade movie, but a very good one. You can practically see the cheap special effects, tropes and cliches galore, the hammy acting, the hammy acting, and the great towering mountains of glorious cheese. But keeping all that in mind, it's surprisingly decent; very fast-paced, varied, interesting, with some nice original ideas and touches and an endearingly gorilla-class protagonist who somehow still manages to make it as a hero. Interesting twists along the way...more
This is brain candy at its best. Not a paranormal romance, just good Urban Fantasy. Sure our main protagonist has his eye on a woman, but its none of that mess we see in the romantic side of the genre.
Our main Protagonist is Owen Pitts. And he is a big, ugly clumsy bastard, who just happens to be a gun nut, and can probably beat the hell outta a werewolfe bare handed(which he does). Not bad for an accountant right?
This story I believe was written to be a fun read and thats all, but it's actually...more
Our main Protagonist is Owen Pitts. And he is a big, ugly clumsy bastard, who just happens to be a gun nut, and can probably beat the hell outta a werewolfe bare handed(which he does). Not bad for an accountant right?
This story I believe was written to be a fun read and thats all, but it's actually...more
It has been awhile since I have read a book that was this fun and a joy to read. I am a huge Vince Flynn and Brad Thor fan. I just added Larry Correia to the list of books That I will buy every single thing they (he) publishes. Clever, witty and funny.
Owen Pitt. A guy that I can identify with. Boring life and a smart ass gun nut. Attacked by his boss (I cannot identify with being attacked by a werewolf because that has not happened to me yet. Or being an accountant for that matter because I su...more
Owen Pitt. A guy that I can identify with. Boring life and a smart ass gun nut. Attacked by his boss (I cannot identify with being attacked by a werewolf because that has not happened to me yet. Or being an accountant for that matter because I su...more
The writing in MHI is solid, the plot never bores the reader, and it's easy to root for the good guys. There's lots of action. If that's the sort of book you like, then you'll probably like this one.
I wished the whole thing was just a bit smarter. The hero of the thing is suppose to be a genius, but he never does anything particularly clever. Monsters are killed by shooting them, lots, sometimes with silver. There are no trick, magic, or sneaky plans. They just march in and shoot them. Probably...more
I wished the whole thing was just a bit smarter. The hero of the thing is suppose to be a genius, but he never does anything particularly clever. Monsters are killed by shooting them, lots, sometimes with silver. There are no trick, magic, or sneaky plans. They just march in and shoot them. Probably...more
This book was described to me as a 'guilty pleasure' type of read. It is most certainly not that.
While the beginning of the book does stretch the concept of 'suspension of disbelief' it really is a fun read.
The main is an accountant. But wait, he's also a cage fighter. But wait, he was also trained in weapons and combat tactics by his Green Beret father. But wait...
Yes, it goes on like that for a bit as the author lays down the ground work as to why the main is uber and why he needs to be uber....more
While the beginning of the book does stretch the concept of 'suspension of disbelief' it really is a fun read.
The main is an accountant. But wait, he's also a cage fighter. But wait, he was also trained in weapons and combat tactics by his Green Beret father. But wait...
Yes, it goes on like that for a bit as the author lays down the ground work as to why the main is uber and why he needs to be uber....more
Do you like bad guns? Do you like crazy monsters? Do you like people shooting the crazy monsters with guns? Then this is definitely the book for you. You will meet werewolves, vampires, elves, and everything in between. Follow the wild adventures in monster hunting with the employees of Monster Hunter International and their adversarial relationship with the Federal Agents of the Monster Control Bureau. The action jumps off the first page at full throttle where you will enjoy the main character...more
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Larry Correia is the New York Times bestselling author of the Monster Hunter International series, the Grimnoir Chronicles, and the thriller Dead Six. My next novel, Monster Hunter Legion, will be available September 2012.
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