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Hard-hitting Stories from the Creator of Monster Hunter International. The first short story collection from nationally best-selling author Larry Correia.

Larry Correia, the New York Times best-selling author of the wildly popular Monster Hunter International and Grimnoir Chronicles series of no-holds-barred urban fantasy and the Dead Six trilogy of military adventure novels, now sets his sights on the short story form.

Together for the first time, fourteen action-packed tales of demons, monster, vampires, and cosmic horrors too terrible to nameand the men and women who take them all down. Oh, and toss in an interdimensional insurance salesman for good measure.

Youll also find: An elven princess from the pages of Monster Hunter International on a mission to redeem her people. A samurai pirate with a blood vendetta against an extremely large sea beast. And a magic-wielding P.I. who walks the mean streets of Detroit.

Journey back to the origins of Monster Hunter International in Bubba Shacklefords Professional Monster Hunters. Uncover the origin of one of Dead Sixs central characters in Sweothi City. And celebrate the holidays with the Grimnoir Chronicles own Jake Sullivan in Detroit Christmas.

Discover why it always pays to hire the very best when it comes to fighting a war when Correia takes on David Drakes genre-defining Hammers Slammers series. And find out just how much damage a vampire can do when he was a Green Beret before he became one of the undead as Correia tackles Jonathan Maberrys V Wars universe.

Includes three stories never before in print! Murder on the Orient Elite and The Adventures of Tom Strange, Interdimensional Insurance Salesman have previously only been available in audio format (narrated by Adam Baldwin of Fireflyfame). And Blood on the Water makes its first appearance.

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 peoplegorgeously flawed human beings faced with horrible moral choices that force them to question and change and grow.Jim Butcher on Son of the Black Sword

[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, 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.com

A 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 Ayoob

This lighthearted, testosterone-soaked sequel to 2009'sMonster Hunter Internationalwill delight fans of action horror with elaborate weaponry, hand-to-hand combat, disgusting monsters, and an endless stream of blood and body parts.Publishers WeeklyonMonster Hunter Vendetta

Author Bio

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.