Correia used to be active on firearms discussion boards, where he would write about his interest in weapons and low-budget monster movies, and also get inspiration from various online threads. His stories are typically action-oriented with accurate and detailed depictions of firearms usage. Writing career Ĭorreia's works often include magic and mythical monsters, such as vampires and werewolves. ![]() In 2013, he began working as a writer full-time. He also started working as a firearms instructor and a CCW instructor. He worked as an accountant for several years before Correia opened a gun store with business partners while continuing to work as an accountant. Īfter returning home from his mission, he got married before graduating with an accounting degree. While attending Utah State University, Correia-who was raised Catholic-joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a two-year mission in Alabama. He stayed in California for about a year before joining his family in Utah. In 2014, Correia started the Sad Puppies campaign to nominate works for the Hugo Award, including his own, that he claimed were more popular but often unfairly passed over by voters in favor of more literary works or stories with progressive political themes.Ĭorreia grew up in El Nido, California working on his Portuguese father's dairy farm until his mid-teens, when his family moved to Utah. He has won the Dragon Award for Best Military Science Fiction or Best Fantasy Novel four times. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2011, and his works have been nominated for the Audie Award multiple times, winning twice. He has authored or co-authored over 20 novels, has over 50 published short works, and has co-edited three published anthologies. Correia lives in Utah with his wife and family.Larry Correia is an American fantasy and science fiction writer, known for his Monster Hunter International, Grimnoir Chronicles, and Saga of the Forgotten Warrior series. Before becoming a full-time writer, he was a military contract accountant, and a small business accountant and manager. He is an avid gun user and advocate who shot on a competitive level for many years. 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 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 hardboiled 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. so whaddaya waitin’ for? Go and buy some. I read both books without putting them down except for work. The plotting is excellent, and Correia makes you care about the characters. If you love fantasy, and especially horror fantasy, you’ll love this book.” - “A gun person who likes science fiction-or, heck, anyone who likes science fiction-will enjoy. About Larry Correia and the Monster Hunter International series: “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 “ no-holds-barred all-out page turner that is part science fiction, part horror, and an absolute blast to read.” - “If you love monsters and action, you’ll love this book. ![]() At the publisher’s request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). For as dangerous as the chaos god is, there is something much older-and infinitely more evil-awakening deep in the jungles of South America. It's a race against time, the Secret Guard, a spectral bounty hunter, and a whole bunch of monsters to acquire the Ward Stone and use it against Asag. But before the stone can be handed off, it is stolen by a mysterious thief with ties to MHI and the Vatican's Secret Guard. ![]() ![]() When Owen and the MHI team discover that one of Isaac Newton's Ward Stones is being auctioned off by Reptoids who live deep beneath Atlanta, they decide to steal the magical superweapon and use it to destroy Asag once and for all. IN A BUSINESS LIKE MONSTER HUNTING, IT'S ALL ABOUT SETTING PRIORITIES The chaos god Asag has been quiet since the destruction of the City of Monsters, but Monster Hunter International know that he is still out there, somewhere-plotting, waiting for his chance to unravel reality.
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