These days, the only thing they fear is the EPA (and Fish and Wildlife, and OSHA, and…). In the years since, Monster Hunter has made its founder’s family rich by collecting government-sponsored bounties on supernatural creatures like werewolves, zombies, and vampires. The company called Monster Hunter International was founded when a group of good Southern boys got a lynch mob together in order to drive some unsavory elements (read: vampires) out of their town. The plot reads like something intended for a weekend of tabletop gaming, complete with prophetic visions from the storyteller to keep the protagonists on track. Because it was self-published and only later picked up by Baen, Monster Hunter International shows no sign of an editor’s pen. I don’t have space to cover all the flaws in this book, so I’ll just hit the highlights. This book was originally self-published, and owes its success to Mr. And we hate you.”) Unfortunately, I decided to read his novel, Monster Hunter International. But most importantly, MONSTER HUNTER NEMESIS is the most fun and entertaining novel I’ve read in years.I had a warm spot in my heart for Larry Correia after reading his HK rant. NEMESIS is simply a superior novel in every respect, truly a representation of how much Correia has grown and evolved as an author. MONSTER HUNTER NEMESIS is Larry Correia’s best Monster Hunter novel by a long-shot-and that isn’t meant to be insulting to his other novels in the series. I’ve really come to appreciate Correia’s ability to provide fleshed-out secondary characters. I was pleased to see Kerkonen back, and also to see the MCB squad in a completely different light (can’t say much else without spoiling it). The side characters really make NEMESIS a homerun, though. Franks is handled impressively well, and I love that most of his dialogue consists of one-liners. To me, any book is pointless without good characters who grow. What I liked most about the novel, though, was the character development. NEMESIS may be Correia’s most action-packed novel, if you can believe it. One thing Correia has never been accused of is writing action poorly. It’s so much more complex than you can imagine. I want-soooo badly-to talk about Frank’s origins, but that would ruin the books for you. Numerous times while reading, I would realize that this was the payoff for set up THREE BOOKS AGO. NEMESIS proves Correia is actually a tremendously skilled author, and that he has put tons of thought into his world. I often see criticism of Correia stating he lacks nuance, and that he has flat characters and shallow world-building. It is also extremely detailed in terms of world and mythos building. This novel is pretty deep in terms of character development almost right from the beginning. The trouble with reviewing NEMESIS is doing so without spoilers. MONSTER HUNTER NEMESIS is Larry Correia’s best Monster Hunter novel by a long-shot, and the others in the series are great. The novel picks up right where MONSTER HUNTER LEGION ( EBR Review) leaves off. NEMESIS has Franks falsely accused and on the run for a majority of the novel. And the answers made for one of the most entertaining reads of 2014.Ĭorreia calls this novel, “Agent Franks vs the World,” and that description isn’t far from the truth. But we still didn’t have all the answers. As book by book went by, we got more pieces of info and came to realize Franks wasn’t exactly human. When Franks was introduced in MONSTER HUNTER INTERNATIONAL ( EBR Review), he became an immediate favorite of mine, and a huge portion of Larry Correia’s readership. Why? Because Agent Franks is the main character. For me personally, NEMESIS is my favorite Monster Hunter novel. If you’ve paid attention to this site, you already know that MONSTER HUNTER NEMESIS ( Amazon) was one of EBR’s top novels for 2014. Oops! With the paperback edition of MONSTER HUNTER NEMESIS recently being released, I looked back over our reviews and discovered the absence. So we apparently never reviewed this novel.
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