Monster Hunter Books In Order: The Complete Guide to Larry Correia’s Series
In this article, we’ll be providing a complete list of the Monster Hunter International books in order, so you can easily keep track of your progress as you read through the series. Whether you’re a seasoned fan of the Monster Hunter International series or just getting into it, this list is sure to come in handy as you explore the thrilling world of monster hunting.
If you’re a fan of urban fantasy and action-packed thrillers, then you’ll definitely want to check out the Monster Hunter International series. Written by author Larry Correia, the Monster Hunter International series follows the adventures of a group of skilled monster hunters as they take on a variety of supernatural threats in a modern-day setting. With fast-paced action and engaging characters, these books are sure to keep you entertained from start to finish.
We will also let you know exactly how many books are there, what are the books about, how they connect to each other, do you need to read them in order, and whether will there be more Monster Hunter books in the future.
So without further ado, let’s get started on how many Monster Hunter books are there, and we will sort them in order by their release date.
How many Monster Hunter books are there?
There are currently seven books in the main Monster Hunter series, then there are three Monster Hunter Memoirs, two anthologies and omnibuses, and one game book. There are also short fiction books related to the Monster Hunter world, but we won’t be sorting them out in this article as there are a lot of them.
Now we will show you all Monster Hunter books in order by the release date.
Main Series
- Monster Hunter International (September 2007)
- Monster Hunter Vendetta (September 2010)
- Monster Hunter Alpha (August 2011)
- Monster Hunter Legion (September 2012)
- Monster Hunter Nemesis (July 2014)
- Monster Hunter Siege (August 2017)
- Monster Hunter Guardian (August 2019)
Monster Hunter Memoirs
- Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge (August 2016)
- Monster Hunter Memoirs: Sinners (December 2016)
- Monster Hunter Memoirs: Saints (July 2018)
Anthologies and omnibuses
- The Monster Hunters (June 2012) – An omnibus of the first three books in the main series.
- The Monster Hunter Files (October 2017) – An anthology of short works set in the MHI universe.
Game book
- The Monster Hunter International Employee’s Handbook and Roleplaying Game (May 2013)
Now that we have shown you what they look like in order by the release date, let us show you what is the best way to read them in order and what are those Monster Hunter books about.
Monster Hunter books in order
The best way to read Monster Hunter books in order is by the release date we have shown you above. We will sort them out here in two categories, the Main series and Memoirs, and let you know what are the books about and how are they connected to each other.
Main Series
We will now let you know what are the books in the main Monster Hunter series about and how they connect to each other.
Monster Hunter International (September 2007)
Monster Hunter International is the first book in the Monster Hunter series by Larry Correia.
Five days after Owen Zastava Pitt pushed his insufferable boss out of a fourteenth-story window, he woke up in the hospital with a scarred face, an unbelievable memory, and a job offer.
It turns out that monsters are real. All the things from myth, legend, and B-movies are out there, waiting in the shadows. Officially secret, some of them are evil, and some are just hungry. On the other side are the people who kill monsters for a living. Monster Hunter International is the premier eradication company in the business. And now Owen is their newest recruit.
It’s actually a pretty sweet gig, except for one little problem. An ancient entity known as the Cursed One has returned to settle a centuries-old vendetta. Should the Cursed One succeed, it means the end of the world, and MHI is the only thing standing in his way. With the clock ticking towards Armageddon, Owen finds himself trapped between legions of undead minions, belligerent federal agents, a cryptic ghost who has taken up residence inside his head, and the cursed family of the woman he loves.
Business is good . . .
Monster Hunter Vendetta (September 2010)
Monster Hunter Vendetta is the second book in the Monster Hunter series by Larry Correia.
Accountant turned professional monster hunter, Owen Zastava Pitt, managed to stop the nefarious Old One’s invasion plans last year, but as a result, made an enemy out of one of the most powerful beings in the universe. Now an evil death cult known as the Church of the Temporary Mortal Condition wants to capture Owen in order to gain the favor of the great Old Ones.
The Condition is led by a fanatical necromancer known as the Shadow Man. The government wants to capture the Shadow Man and has assigned the enigmatic Agent Franks to be Owen’s full-time bodyguard, which is a polite way of saying that Owen is monster bait.
With supernatural assassins targeting his family, a spy in their midst, and horrific beasties lurking around every corner, Owen and the staff of Monster Hunter International don’t need to go hunting, because this time the monsters are hunting them. Fortunately, this bait is armed and very dangerous . . .
Monster Hunter Alpha (August 2011)
Monster Hunter Alpha is the third book in the Monster Hunter series by Larry Correia.
Earl Harbinger may be the leader of Monster Hunter International, but he’s also got a secret. Nearly a century ago, Earl was cursed to be a werewolf. When Earl receives word that one of his oldest foes, a legendarily vicious werewolf that worked for the KGB, has mysteriously appeared in the remote woods of Michigan, he decides to take care of some unfinished business.
But another force is working to bring about the creation of a whole new species of werewolf. When darkness falls, the final hunt begins, and the only thing standing in their way is a handful of locals, a lot of firepowers, and Earl Harbinger’s stubborn refusal to roll over and play dead.
Monster Hunter Legion (September 2012)
Monster Hunter Legion is the fourth book in the Monster Hunter series by Larry Correia.
Monster Hunter International might be the premier monster eradication company in the business, but they’ve got competition.
When hunters from around the world gather in Las Vegas for a conference, a creature left over from a World War Two weapons experiment wakes up and goes on a rampage across the desert. A not-so-friendly wager between the rival companies turns into a race to see who can bag the mysterious creature first.
Only there is far more to this particular case than meets the eye, and as Hunters fall prey to their worst nightmares, Owen Zastava Pitt and the staff of Monster Hunter International have to stop an ancient god from turning Sin City into a literal hell-on-earth.
Monster Hunter Nemesis (July 2014)
Monster Hunter Nemesis is the fifth book in the Monster Hunter series by Larry Correia.
Agent Franks of the U.S. Monster Control Bureau is a man of many parts—parts from other people, that is. Franks is nearly seven feet tall and all muscle. He’s nearly indestructible. Plus he’s animated by a powerful alchemical substance and inhabited by a super-intelligent spirit more ancient than humanity itself.
Good thing he’s on our side. More or less.
Sworn to serve and protect the United States of America from all monsters by one of the country’s founding fathers, Franks has only one condition to the agreement: no matter what the government learns of him, no matter what is discovered concerning his odd physiology or the alchemy behind the elixir that made him, the government is never, ever allowed to try and make more like him. Such is absolutely forbidden and should the powers-that-be do so, then the agreement is null and void.
Project Nemesis: in a secret location, using sophisticated technology and advanced genetic engineering, the director of the very agency Franks works for is making more like him. And the director is not content with making one. Nope, he’s making thirteen.
Now all bets are off, and Hell hath no fury like a monster betrayed. Particularly if that monster happens to be an undying killing machine capable of taking out vampires and werewolves with one hand tied behind his back.
Monster Hunter Siege (August 2017)
Monster Hunter Siege is the sixth book in the Monster Hunter series by Larry Correia.
When Monster Hunter International’s top hunter, Owen Zastava Pitt, was given a tip about some hunters who had gone missing in action, he didn’t realize their rescue mission would snowball into the single biggest operation in MHI’s history. Their men are being held prisoner in a horrific nightmare dimension, and the only way to reach them is through the radioactive ruins of a monster-infested war zone.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, it’s also the home base of the powerful creature behind the devastating attacks on the Last Dragon and Copper Lake. It turns out ancient gods of chaos really hate trespassers. But this god picked a fight with the wrong crew, and now MHI wants payback. Calling on their allies, a massive expedition is formed, and with the odds stacked against them, a legion of hunters goes to war.
It’s D-Day at the City of Monsters.
Monster Hunter Guardian (August 2019)
Monster Hunter Guardian is the seventh book in the Monster Hunter series by Larry Correia.
When Owen Pitt and the rest of the Monster Hunter International crew are called away to mount a months-long rescue mission in a monster-infested nightmare dimension, Julie Shackleford—Owen’s wife and descendant of MHI founder Bubba Shackleford—is left behind. Her task: hold down the fort and take care of her new baby son, Ray.
But then a routine field call brings her face-to-face with an unspeakable evil calling itself Brother Death. Julie is the Guardian of a powerful ancient artifact known as the Kamaresh Yar, and Brother Death longs for it. In the wrong hands, it could destroy reality as we know it. Julie would die before giving it up. Then little Ray goes missing, taken by Brother Death. The price for his safe return? The Kamaresh Yar.
To reclaim her son, Julie Shackleford must fight her way through necromantic death cults, child-stealing monsters, and worse. And she’ll have to do it all before Brother Death can unleash the Kamaresh Yar. It may be one woman against an army of monsters, but Julie Shackleford is no ordinary woman—she’s maybe the toughest mother on the planet!
Monster Hunter Memoirs
Now let us see what are Monster Hunter Memoirs about and how are they connected to each other, but also to the main series.
This trilogy is co-authored with John Ringo, set in the 1980s, and follows the adventures of Oliver Chadwick Gardenier.
Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge (August 2016)
Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge is the first book in the Memoirs spinoff of the Monster Hunter series by Larry Correia.
When Marine Private Oliver Chadwick Gardenier is killed in the Marine barrack bombing in Beirut, somebody who might be Saint Peter gives him a choice: Go to Heaven, which while nice might be a little boring, or return to Earth. The Boss has a mission for him and he’s to look for a sign. He’s a Marine: He’ll choose the mission.
Unfortunately, the sign he’s to look for is “57.” Which, given the food services contract in Bethesda Hospital, creates some difficulty. Eventually, it appears that God’s will is for Chad to join a group called “Monster Hunters International” and protect people from things that go bump in the night. From there, things trend downhill.
Monster Hunter Memoirs is the (mostly) true story of the life and times of one of MHI’s most effective—and flamboyant—hunters. Pro-tips for up and coming hunters range from how to dress appropriately for jogging (low-profile body armor and multiple weapons) to how to develop contacts among the Japanese yakuza, to why it’s not a good idea to make billy goat jokes to trolls.
Grunge harkens back to the Golden Days of Monster Hunting when Reagan was in office, Ray and Susan Shackleford were top hunters, and Seattle sushi was authentic.
Monster Hunter Memoirs: Sinners (December 2016)
Monster Hunter Omega is the second book in the Memoirs spinoff of the Monster Hunter series by Larry Correia.
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, 50-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!
Monster Hunter Memoirs: Saints (July 2018)
Monster Hunter Omega is the third book in the Memoirs spinoff of the Monster Hunter series by Larry Correia.
“This is New Orleans.” That mantra had rung in Chad Gadenier’s ears since his first day working in the Big Easy. Everything was different in New Orleans. The food. The climate. The monsters. Even the shadowy and reprehensible MCB was different. But that’s just the beginning.
The real reason New Orleans is so different is a larval Great Old One growing day by day in power and just about ready to pop. If Chad can’t convince “the powers that be” to get involved not only New Orleans but the entire world is going to fall under the power of the nastiest of nasties.
Now on the outs with the US Government and in exile from his usual job of saving the world, Chad must rally the forces of light against the coming darkness. The problem is one guy with a sword and a sub-gun isn’t going to solve this one.
Fortunately, Chad’s made a few friends over the years. And the Fey hate Old Ones as much as God’s people, and they’re not about to give up this world without a fight.
If the Saints don’t come marching in on this one . . . there won’t be a Final Battle. There will be a final massacre.
Now, where’d he put that number for the ditzy fey princess . . . ?
Do you need to read Monster Hunter books in order?
You need to read Monster Hunter books in order. Stories and characters are connected through all the books from the main series, as well as separately, the ones from the spin-off series, Monster Hunter Memoirs.
Will there be more Monster Hunter books in the future?
According to the author, Larry Correia, there are a lot more Monster Hunter books coming our way sometime in the future. Here’s what he said on Reddit.
