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Monster Hunter Memoirs: Sinners (2) Mass Market Paperback – January 30, 2018

by Larry Correia (Author), John Ringo (Author)

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THE MONSTER HUNTER MEMOIRS SERIES CONTINUES. TWO AUTHORS, WHO COMBINED HAVE OVER FOUR MILLION BOOKS IN PRINT AND 10 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERS, TEAM UP TO EXPAND LARRY CORREIA'S MONSTER HUNTER UNIVERSE!

NIGHTMARE IN THE BIG EASY

With New Orleans out of control, Chad Oliver Gardenier, one of Monster Hunter International’s premier hunters, has been dispatched from Seattle to reinforce the beleaguered members of MHI'S Hoodoo Squad in their fight against the darkness.

Chad had once taken a werewolf while wearing only jogging gear. With half a dozen or more loup garou appearing every full moon, mysterious shadow demons, houdoun necromancers, fifty-foot bipedal crocodiles showing up every couple of months and more vampires than a Goth concert, New Orleans in the '80s gives a whole new perspective to the term “Hell on Earth.” In fact, more monsters are popping up than crawfish at a fais do do! Chad may be able to collect enormous bounties for the monsters he kills. But there’s one catch: he has to stay alive to do it!

About Black Tide Rising series entry Under a Graveyard Sky by John Ringo:

“. . . the thinking reader’s zombie novel . . . Ringo fleshes out his theme with convincing details . . . the proceedings become oddly plausible.”—Publishers Weekly

“If you think the zombie apocalypse will never happen, if you’ve never been afraid of zombies, you may change your mind after reading Under a Graveyard Sky . . . Events build slowly in the book at the outset, but you can’t stop reading because it’s like watching a train wreck in slow motion: inexorable and horrible. And the zombie apocalypse in these pages is so fascinating that you can’t stop flipping pages to see what happens next.”—Bookhound

About John Ringo:

“[Ringo’s work is] peopled with three-dimensional characters and spiced with personal drama as well as tactical finesse.”—Library Journal

“. . . Explosive . . . fans . . . will appreciate Ringo’s lively narrative and flavorful characters.”—Publishers Weekly

“. . . practically impossible not to read in one sitting . . . exceedingly impressive . . . executed with skill, verve, and wit.”—Booklist

“Crackerjack storytelling.”—Starlog

About 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 people—gorgeously flawed human beings faced with horrible moral choices that force them to question and change and grow.”—Jim Butcher

“[A] no-holds-barred all-out page turner that is part science fiction, part horror, and an absolute blast to read.”—Bookreporter.com

“If you love monsters and action, you’ll love this book. If you love guns, you’ll love this book. If you love fantasy, and especially horror fantasy, you’ll love this book.”—Knotclan.com

“A gun person who likes science fiction—or, heck, anyone who likes science fiction—will 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 Ayoob

“This lighthearted, testosterone-soaked sequel to 2009's Monster Hunter International will delight fans of action horror with elaborate weaponry, hand-to-hand combat, disgusting monsters, and an endless stream of blood and body parts.”—Publishers Weekly on Monster Hunter Vendetta

The Monster Hunter Memoirs series by Larry Correia and John Ringo:

Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge

Monster Hunter Memoirs: Sinners

The Monster Hunter series by Larry Correia:

Monster Hunter International

Monster Hunter Vendetta

Monster Hunter Alpha

Monster Hunter Legion

Monster Hunter Nemesis

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Monster Hunter Memoirs
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January 30, 2018
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4.13 x 1 x 6.75 inches
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1481482874
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978-1481482875
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Larry Correia is the creator of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times best-selling Monster Hunter International series, with first entry Monster Hunter International, as well as urban fantasy hard-boiled adventure saga The Grimnoir Chronicles, with first entry Hard Magic, and epic fantasy series The Saga of the Forgotten Warrior, with first entry Son of the Black Sword. He is an avid gun user and advocate who shot on a competitive level for many years. Before becoming a full-time writer, he was a military contract accountant, and a small business accountant and manager. Correia lives in Utah with his wife and family.

John Ringo is the New York Times best-selling author of the Black Tide Rising series, the Posleen War series, the Through the Looking Glass series, and more, including the Troy Rising series, of which Live Free or Die is the first installment. A veteran of the 82nd Airborne, Ringo brings firsthand knowledge of military operations to his fiction.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Baen (January 30, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1481482874
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1481482875
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.13 x 1 x 6.75 inches

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Larry Correia is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-five novels. He’s best known for his Monster Hunter International urban fantasy series, the Saga of the Forgotten Warrior epic fantasy series, the Grimnoir Chronicles alternate history trilogy, the Dead Six military thrillers, and the sci-fi Gun Runner. He’s also written over sixty pieces of shorter fiction, many of which are included in his Target Rich Environment collections, and he has edited three anthologies.. He lives in Yard Moose Mountain, Utah with his wife, children, and fearsome Krasnovian Waffle Hound.

You can follow him at monsterhunternation.com.

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Jason Atgood

Non-Stop Humor, Action and Zing! Chad Takes on the Big Easy!

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2016

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I did a DANCE when this arrived in my mailbox!!! This is the 2nd book based on Chad, the former Marine who took us by storm when he was introduced to us by Correa in his last book "Grunge" . This one takes a turn to New Orleans, where Chad escapes to after an amusing romantic entanglement makes living in Seattle and breathing impossible.

This book has a different voice, as it is the result of two talented writers (I am now a John Ringo fan!). It takes the character Larry created and puts him in a non-stop all -out fight to the death with craziness of the Big Easy. Everyone and I mean everyone in New Orleans is in on HooDoo, and they respect the squad that stops the killing. Even the feds are slightly less bleepers in this book, and will actually once in a great while try to stop the monsters from killing people, instead of just intimidating and murdering witnesses.

My only wish is that Chad had more depth. He's convinced he's going to die ( a reasonable assumption in his business ), and that as long as he does his best and gets absolution for all the whoring around, (he's a total horn dog - his bleep probably glows in the dark) he believes he'll do God's work and go on to greener pastures. I like Chad (glowing bleep and all). In the last book he had more of a spiritual side and would sing songs I hear in church, an aspect that was missing from John's interpretation of Chad. Also, the action was so fast and non-stop and slap out crazy, it was hard to put down the book. I also enjoyed reading about the monster hunter characters in their earlier lives, before Z enters the pages. I LOVED his valet/butler! What a great character! I hope he's around in the later books and we can see what he's up to.

I will buy anything these guys write. If you want to enjoy a book that's non-stop action, with humor and zing, then read Sinners and Grunge and all of the Monster Hunter International books.

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John Perez

Entertaining stand-alone fun read

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2017

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This was a relatively quick, fun read. I finished it in a couple of sessions.

Having now read all of the Monster Hunter books, I look at the original Correia novels completely differently than the Memoirs collaborations. If you're looking for maximum character and plot development, then clearly the Correia originals put the new series to shame. They are long, complex, absorbing stories that flow and build upon one another across the several books.

That said, I found both of the Memoirs books--first Grunge and now Sinners--very enjoyable. Do they have the substance of the "classic" books? No. But what John Ringo has brought to the collaboration is a sense of fast-action fun. The main criticism of the new books seems to be that they are strings of anecdotal action sequences strung together, and feature a main character--Chad, aka "Iron Hand,"--that has some occasionally annoying personality traits and isn't as well-developed as the personalities in the main MHI books. But even if we accept those reasonable criticisms, Sinners remains entertaining. The plot device linking this to the universe is that it is a transcription of a previous generation Monster Hunter's archived diaries. It works for me. The seeming one-monster-incident per chapter flow makes it easier to read at one's own pace. And the vignettes ARE fun to read. Ringo's storytelling voice fits the image of the cocky, horomonal, etc. Chad perfectly. We see Larry Correia's touch linking the story to the MHI canon and tempering some of the potential excesses.

Bottom line: The main MHI books are finely crafted, multi-course meals. Sinners and its predecessor, Grunge, are better than fast food: maybe more like lunch at a casual chain restaurant. There's a time and place to enjoy both. If that's what you're in the mood for, and enjoy a no-frills Monster Hunter experience, you'll like this book. I'm hoping that Correia and Ringo's continued collaboration means that we'll be able to get Monster Hunter stories more often.

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Outstanding

Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2023

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Makes me want to run a game based on it. Kinda lankmahr meets Buffy at the hellmouth. Cannot wait to see the gods in town.

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Bought the eARC, and now the Kindle version. Yes, it really is that good!

Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2016

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2nd book in a fantastic memoir ride through the 80's and 90s when Susan and Ray Shackleford were still giants with only feet of clay. Chad hits New Orleans like a 10 ton hammer... or a 2.5 ton Buick?

Seriously, this book is amazing as usual with Ringo and Correia, and it picks up very quickly from the 1st in this series. Couple of months in the timeline later. Chad has had to move south. Something about an elf princess and angry cousins of hers. etc etc.

So... The Big Easy ain't all that easy when you're just about overrun by zombies, wights, fell creatures and maybe a few worse things. No Old Ones though. Probably. The words "Target Rich Environment" don't do it justice. More like, we can advance in any direction and attack the undead. I was tired after reading the book because the characters just never can catch a break. Things are so bad at times that the Monster Control Bureau is actually HELPFUL. Cognitive Dissonance begins now.

Caveat emptor: Don't read this one first! Go get Monster Hunter Grunge first. If you've not read any of the Monster Hunter international series, then Don't read these first at all. You'd be best served to read "Monster Hunter International" first of all, and that series first. Note the title "Memoirs" part of the title.

Another reason I did this review is that some idiot did a 1 star review on a brand new book because "Its not available on kindle" since that means sooo much to how good the book is. I freely admit to being a fanboi for both John Ringo and Larry Correia and I've read everything that either has published and I'll continue to do so. I've never been disappointed by any of either authors books and doubt I will be. Leaving a 1 star like that really angered me.

Get off my lawn you twit.

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Matthew Smith

Another take on a great series

Reviewed in Canada on February 26, 2018

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I really like the Monster Hunters Series be Larry Correia, and I really like John Ringo's writing, so I am glad that Larry Corriea let John Ringo play in his sandbox as it were.

Perceptive Reader

NOOOOOOO!

Reviewed in India on May 22, 2018

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Dear God! How could I even think that this book would provide me with some genuine entertainment?
I committed a sin by getting myself tripped by all the starred reviews. And now I am paying the price.
If you are looking for a 'fun' read, look elsewhere.

Simon M. Mehlman

What you want and plenty of it.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 10, 2017

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Easy read and a welcome addition to the series. I like the development through the story of a larger plot arc, but wish that the next instalment would be released sooner to help maintain the momentum. More please.

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Armin Lenz

Adding to the narrative

Reviewed in Germany on December 8, 2016

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After launching the Monster Hunter Memoirs prequel trilogy with "Grunge", John Ringo and his editing shepherd and universe creator Larry Correia descend onto New Orleans for more monster killing mayhem. After setting the tone with Grunge, they hit their stride in this book by touching base with a number of characters from Correia's main story line and pushing forward with the overall story arc that was vaguely hinted at in the first book and will come into focus in the third. A more identifiable timeline gives Sinners a more structured feel and helps it earn a fifth star. The fight scenes are vivid and solidly executed, the humor is meeting fan expectations but as always with a Ringo novel, the main ingredient is the description of what might be thought of as mundane situations that illuminate both the characters and their fictional environment and make both come alive.

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