Monster Hunter Nemesis Signed Edition (2014) - Plot & Excerpts
Another fantastic story from Larry Correia. This time the MHI crew is largely out of the picture as we follow Franks on his one man mission to stop the Nemesis project. Gaining a new appreciation for Franks, I enjoyed this book immensely. As always I was impressed with the humor, and impressed it was there, since the character really doesn't lend himself to anything other than grim efficiency.As always, the guns and tactics are well researched and brilliantly written. I am just hoping the next book will start with Franks killing a certain Succubus. In Monster Hunter Nemesis this latest in the Monster Hunters International series, the MHL as a whole plays a very small role. It’s mainly about Franks AKA Frankenstein if you’re a classics buff although, in this case, he is something different. Although created in a lab at the Frankenstein castle, he is not what he seems. A couple of hundred years and a Revolution ago, Franks signed a contract with the newly formed United States to protect it. But now another secret government agency STFU or Unicorn for short has created more like Franks without understanding the true nature or of these creations which is a violation of this contract. Worse, they have attacked Franks and, although they didn’t succeed, he is blamed by almost everyone for the violence of the attack. Now, Franks has declared the contract null and is on the run with the aid of the very few who believe in his innocence, determined to wreak havoc on those who were really responsible. I have often wondered if anyone has done a study on what a person’s reading habits say about them. Monster Hunter Nemesis by author Larry Correia is the fifth in a series and, let’s be honest, it’s gunporn with monsters and, in this case, just a smidge of gun-totin’ Christian theology so here’s the thing – I’m a middle-aged atheist Social Democratic voting Canadian who has never touched a gun so how to explain my love for these books. And if I’m still being honest I’d have to say damned if I know but I do. It certainly doesn’t qualify as great literature. The characters are all one dimensional and that one dimension resides somewhere only psychopaths dwell. They’re all uber-violent regardless of race, creed, gender, or monster affiliation and they all love it. They’re pretty much all super freedom loving survivalists even those who work for the government or at least some super secret part of it – in most cases, it’s more about the love of the kill and less about any love of country. It’s non-stop heart pounding adrenaline pumping action from beginning to end; it’s urban fantasy at its most violent with characters we should hate but somehow are made to like; it’s guns, God, and gore and, as much as I hate to admit it, I love every blood-soaked minute of it. So does that make me a bad person?
What do You think about Monster Hunter Nemesis Signed Edition (2014)?
lots of background on Franks. Disappointed that MHI really was not in the picture on this one.
—nas66shk
Just love the Monster Hunter series and can't wait for the next one!
—conette
