Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia

Where did you get the idea for Monster Hunter Bloodlines, and how, if at all, did that idea evolve as you wrote it? novels, and it follows him trying to chase down the thief who stole the weapon, and then trying to stay ahead of the spectral bounty hunter that is sent to retrieve it and kill anyone that gets in its way. This book is from the point of view of Owen Pitt, who is the main character of most of the M.H.I. Unfortunately, so do a few other groups, so stuff gets crazy.

Now they’ve gotten word that an arcane super weapon - potentially capable of destroying this villain once and for all - has come up for bid on the underground supernatural black market, so they decide to steal it. For the last few books the heroes have been dealing with the schemes of this really powerful evil bad guy. Moving on, what is the new book, Monster Hunter Bloodlines, about, and how does it connect, both narratively and chronologically, to the previous one, Monster Hunter Guardian?īloodlines takes place roughly a year after the events of Guardian. I’m more of a World Of Tanks or Call Of Duty guy.Ĭool. Just out of curiosity, have you ever played the game? Or watched the movie? Other than the name I don’t think they have much in common. novel back in 2007 before hardly anybody in America had heard of the Japanese game series. The first book, Monster Hunter International, came out in 2009, and there are now eight books in the regular series, as well as three spin offs - Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge, Monster Hunter Memoirs: Sinners, and Monster Hunter Memoirs: Saints, all co-written with John Ringo - and a collection of short fiction by other authors.Īnd just so everyone knows: these novels are not connected to, or inspired by, the Monster Hunter video games, correct? The company that the series is about, M.H.I., is headquartered out of Alabama, but takes on monster related jobs around the world. The series takes place in our world, only with the premise that monsters are real, and some people deal with monster problems for profit. The short pitch is that it’s The X-Files meets The Expendables. The Monster Hunter International is a fun, action adventure, fantasy series.

Let’s start with some background: What is the Monster Hunter International series about, and when and where do these stories take place? In the following email interview, Correia discusses both the series and this latest chapter, as well as two other newly released books that have his name on the cover.

All of which comes up in the newest installment, Monster Hunter Bloodlines ( hardcover). Like the video games, to which there is no connection, Larry Correia’s Monster Hunter International novels have people, well, hunting monsters…just in a different place, and in different ways, and more for profit than survival.

Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia