Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Lynn McGuire Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written Subject: "Monster Hunter Vendetta (Monster Hunter International Book 2)" by Larry Correia Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 19:01:09 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 36 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 02:01:12 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="0e7d4ebdd9c9f10550800744df20585f"; logging-data="824558"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18S9O9IgQtGGyMEBfnikawZBXA//Qbp+cE=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:EMO0PUJuCu35is/IwgiciRzt2UY= Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 2443 "Monster Hunter Vendetta (Monster Hunter International Book 2)" by Larry Correia https://www.amazon.com/Monster-Hunter-Vendetta-Larry-Correia/dp/1439133913/ Book number two of an eight book dark fantasy series. There are several other books that are spinoffs from the series, prequels and such. I first read this book in 2011. I reread the well printed and well bound MMPB published by Baen that I bought new on Amazon rather than find the book in my garage stash. I have all of the books in the series and am rereading through them. Anita Blake meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer and turns into a guy named Owen Pitt. An accountant turns into a Monster Hunter after a close encounter with a werewolf in his office. Even somewhat reminds me of Owen Deathstalker. If you like Urban Fantasy, you will love this hardcore story. If not, oh well. https://www.amazon.com/Deathstalker-1-Simon-R-Green/dp/1625672071/ The story is sound, the concept is good, the good guys are imperfect and the bad guys are real bad. And, I like Skippy. It just works that an Uzbekistan Orc can fly a Hind 24 with the best of them. I also like agent Franks. Who would not like Frankenstein's monster ? The author has a website. Note, the author does not suffer fools at all and will write a 2,000 word essay on why you suck. https://monsterhunternation.com/ My rating: 5 out of 5 stars Amazon rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (3,889 reviews) Lynn