Monster Hunter Guardian (8)

FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK. LATEST ENTRY IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING MONSTER HUNTER INTERNATIONAL SERIES.REVENGE IS A MOTHERWhen Owen Pitt and the rest of the Monster Hunter International crew are called away to mount a monthslong rescue mission in a monsterinfested nightmare dimension, Julie ShacklefordOwens wife and descendant of MHI founder Bubba Shacklefordis left behind. Her task: hold down the fort and take care of her new baby son, Ray.But then a routine field call brings her facetoface with an unspeakable evil calling itself Brother Death. Julie is the Guardian of a powerful ancient artifact known as the Kamaresh Yar, and Brother Death longs for it. In the wrong hands, it could destroy reality as we know it. Julie would die before giving it up. Then little Ray goes missing, taken by Brother Death. The price for his safe return? The Kamaresh Yar.To reclaim her son, Julie Shackleford must fight her way through necromantic death cults, childstealing monsters, and worse. And shell have to do it all before Brother Death can unleash the Kamaresh Yar. It may be one woman against an army of monsters, but Julie Shackleford is no ordinary womanshes maybe the toughest mother on the planet!About Monster Hunter Guardian:Once you open the cover, be prepared for an evening to disappear like a werewolf with a portal ring.New York Journal of BooksAbout Larry Correia and the Monster Hunter International series:[E]verything I like in fantasy: intense action scenes, evil in horrifying array, good struggling against the darkness, and most of all peoplegorgeously flawed human beings faced with horrible moral choices that force them to question and change and grow. Jim Butcher[A] noholdsbarred allout page turner that is part science fiction, part horror, and an absolute blast to read. Bookreporter.comIf you love monsters and action, youll love this book. If you love guns, youll love this book. If you love fantasy, and especially horror fantasy, youll love this book. Knotclan.comA gun person who likes science fictionor, heck, anyone who likes science fictionwill enjoy [these books] . . . The plotting is excellent, and Correia makes you care about the characters . . . I read both books without putting them down except for work . . . so whaddaya waitin for? Go and buy some . . . for yourself and for stocking stuffers. Massad AyoobThis lighthearted, testosteronesoaked sequel to 2009 s Monster Hunter International will delight fans of action horror with elaborate weaponry, handtohand combat, disgusting monsters, and an endless stream of blood and body parts. Publishers Weekly on Monster Hunter VendettaAbout Sarah A. Hoyt:[Three Musketeers creator] Alexandre Dumas would give [Sarah A. Hoyt] a thumbs up. Steve Forbes[F]anciful and charming. Library Journal Firstrate space opera with a moral lesson. You won t be disappointed. Glenn Reynolds, Instapundit.com[A] tour de force: logical, built from assumptions with no contradictions . . . gripping. Jerry PournelleExceptional, wonderful, and enormously entertaining. Booklist