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Okay, for those of you who are unfamiliar with the world of Monster Hunter International, MHI was born back in the olden days on TFL, as a result of a thread started by Law Dog about "Lines I'd like to hear in a horror movie someday" and inspired by a quote from Buzz Knox. I launched my writing career by posting the Welcome back, Mr. Nightcrawler serial here on THR with Nightcrawler.

MHI was originally a self-published little "gun-culture" book about the kind of people who frequent places like THR blasting the crap out of B-movie monsters. The little self published book took off, became a hit, and I ended up getting picked up by a large publishing house. The Baen version of MHI became a bestseller, and made the jump from "gun-culture" niche novel to the mainstream, despite the fact that it is filled with guns, guns, and more guns, and it offended the tender sensibilites of most Manhattan based reviewers. :p

Monster Hunter Vendetta is the sequel.

The actual book doesn't release until September. The E-Arc is basically an e-book released 3 months early for the folks who just hate waiting. It is $15 instead of the standard $6 for Baen e-books. Plus you get the fun of helping find all my typos. It is readable on your computer, Kindle, or any other reading device.

Many THR members have read MHI (available on Amazon and bookstores everywhere) but why should you read Vendetta?

I paused in front of Milo’s giant wall of weapons. What gun for armored zombie elephant? Man, what kind of messed up job do you have to ask yourself that kind of question? Then I had my answer, sitting right in front of me on a giant wheeled tripod.

“That’s our job. We’re supposed to protect and defend the taxpayers,” he smiled, and in the dark I wasn’t sure if the government man or Susan had been more intimidating, but for totally different reasons. One because it represented a soulless entity with the power to suck the very blood from the innocent, and the other because it was a vampire.

I’ve made a lot of people angry throughout the course of my life, but I’d never hit a 10,000 foot tall crustacean with an atom bomb before.

And for those of you who've read MHI, you get to learn who Agent Franks is. :)

Or you can wait 3 months and buy the book... Oooohhh, you know you want the early version.
 
I'd love to read it now but I'm going to wait for the paper version.
I'm old-fashioned.
REally looking forward to it, though!
 
Larry, you're almost cruel enough to work for the gubmint! Torturing us with "The lady or the tiger" scenarios like this..:banghead:
 
I too will wait for the paperback version. I prefer reading from a book in my hand than from a computer screen. Looking forward to it Larry. I loved the first one.
 
Hey, I was just wondering about a sequel the other day when I was wandering around the SciFi section of a bookstore.

I enjoyed your first one quite a bit, and just re-read again it recently.

I'm also old-fashioned and will await the hardcopy. That will give me a reason to re-read the first copy yet again before September.

Thanks for the sequel ...
 
Good to hear that the my next MHI fix is close! I actually just got through reading it again (about 3 wks ago). I really looking forward to getting my hands on the next installment! Still waiting for the movie deal to be announced!
 
I messed up.

Yep, sure did. Bought my own copy of MHIand lent it out to a family member.

Wayward, dis-respectful child #3 heard me snickering and an occasional belly laugh. The wayward, dis-respectful book thief now has his own copy (finally got mine back).

I am told that he has ,on occasion, lent out his copy of MHI. He has had diffulcities in getting his copy returned. Serves the scamp right.

Really waiting on the sequel. Some things belong on hand, not just Kindleized.

This go'round, I will buy more copies.

I took my family on a pilgrimage to C'burg and Sylacauga to see The Cave and The Mill Race. Lots of Am Indian/Native MoJo around the limestone caves in Talladega County. I am told that there is an occasional 'round n round' race held in T'dega where left turns are the normal order of the day.

I still like my STI and why were you so slooow with the sequel?

Thanks Larry.

Jerry
 
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Jerry, it isn't my fault. I'm done with the book for like a year before you guys get to see them. Publishers have calenders! :)
 
I prefer reading from a book in my hand than from a computer screen.

Me also, but I love my Kindle. It's not a screen like the one you're reading this on. The 'e-ink' they use reminds me of the old etch a sketchs we had when we were kids. It doesn't hurt your eyes like staring into a screen that uses the harsh lights etc. Plus I get to carry a multiple thousand volume library with me at all times. The kindle brand can even be used to (slowly) surf wikipedia for info.

As to the book. I loved the first one, but having been off work a while due to surgery I'll have to forgo the luxury of the expensive advance copy. Hope the sequel does as well for you as the first one though.
 
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Well that sounds just delightful.

But my question is when is the final section of the Nightcrawler Trilogy being finished?
 
MHI was a great book. I'll probably wait for the paperback for the sequel though. I will say that if their is a Borders near you it's worth signing up for a membership. It's free and they send you 25%-40% coupons in the e-mail every week.
 
John, I believe you can download the file in a bunch of different formats. The Baen page will have more information.

Glock22, that's kind of a long story. Rather than just putting up another serial on THR, we decided to clean it up and actually publish a book. The thread that was Welcome Back Mr. Nightcrawler has tripled in size and complexity and is now a book called Dead Six. There are two sequels, Swords of Exodus and Project Blue. D6 is pretty much done (Mike going and becoming an EOD tech kind of screwed with our schedule). When I've got an ETA for the book I'll bring up the old thread and stick that on there.
 
John, I believe you can download the file in a bunch of different formats. The Baen page will have more information.

Yes, Baen web site, and book sales are cool. They have all the different formats for all the different ebook readers. They even have a free library that allows you down load some titles. The titles are primarily older, but a good way to check out other authors and decide if you want to invest in the newer books. I've found several new authors I now follow that way.
 
Corriea;

Ursbeing, ursbeing, darn you to twisted heck!! I read always the entire serious in total entireity with pause free pleasure. But no!! You have corruptlied the process. The group mind sends Marvin the Martian to redress imfamynite disgurgitation!!

And just for that, I too will wait for the paperback.

900F
 
John, I believe you can download the file in a bunch of different formats. The Baen page will have more information.

Glock22, that's kind of a long story. Rather than just putting up another serial on THR, we decided to clean it up and actually publish a book. The thread that was Welcome Back Mr. Nightcrawler has tripled in size and complexity and is now a book called Dead Six. There are two sequels, Swords of Exodus and Project Blue. D6 is pretty much done (Mike going and becoming an EOD tech kind of screwed with our schedule). When I've got an ETA for the book I'll bring up the old thread and stick that on there.

but if you had to give it a guess, when do you think?
 
Outstanding. I enjoyed MHI and will have to pick this up in print form when it's released (don't do the whole e-book thing yet).
 
Glock, my current publisher is mostly sci-fi/fantasy, but still really wants to see D6 because over the last few years they've branched out a bit into thrillers. (Ringo's Kildar series and Kratman's Countdown). The rough draft is 99% done and I'm going to put it in her hands soon. If Baen goes for it, then it would probably be about a year before it was in print. If they don't, then I've got to shot it around, and that's a great big question mark.
 
bought it and read it on my iPad.

Loved it! iBooks is an AWESOME reader.

Have you thought about doing Velcro patches instead of the iron on ones? I ironed one of the MHI ones onto my carrier but would love one to put on a jacket and pack.

Thanks for the book, Larry!
 
Sorry to bump the thread, as it's over a month old now, but I just finished reading Vendetta, and it was great.

Well worth the $15 imo.

I can't wait for the next book... I think I'm a MHI fan for life :D
 
Any portuguese in this one?

When I read MHI I was all excited to let my friends read it. Then I was going to read it again. Sadly my dog got ahold of it and it is no more. I really want to read it again before I start the new one. So much to remember.
 
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