Monster Hunter Alien Files: First Contact
Will be published approx. on 1. December 2026
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-1-6680-7357-5 (ISBN)
Description
A New Entry in the Best-Selling Monster Hunter International Series!
Peter Peterson thought his most dangerous job was reverse-engineering foreign missiles for the U.S. government-until the lady of Grayson Lake tried to turn him into a late-night snack. After surviving his first brush with the supernatural, he is recruited by Monster Hunter International and gets pulled into an organization so deep in the US government that it will never be disclosed. It's mission: protect humanity from alien invaders.
For centuries, hostile visitors from across the stars have been sneaking to Earth in waves, building secret colonies, running abduction schemes, and occasionally trying to remake the planet for their own species. While Congress holds hearings with whistleblowers and expert witnesses, very real counter-alien operations are being run out of the Pentagon and through undisclosed locations in New England.
Armed with his engineering brain, a stack of dog-eared case files from retiring alien-hunter Martin Dreyfus, and a squad of eclectic and very dangerous hunters, Pete Peterson is about to discover just how deep the rabbit hole of flying saucers, cover stories, and government turf wars really goes. From the "real" truth behind Roswell to Biblical-era monster hunters facing aliens in Babylon, every page of Dreyfus's diary points to one conclusion: the aliens aren't done with Earth.
Peter Peterson thought his most dangerous job was reverse-engineering foreign missiles for the U.S. government-until the lady of Grayson Lake tried to turn him into a late-night snack. After surviving his first brush with the supernatural, he is recruited by Monster Hunter International and gets pulled into an organization so deep in the US government that it will never be disclosed. It's mission: protect humanity from alien invaders.
For centuries, hostile visitors from across the stars have been sneaking to Earth in waves, building secret colonies, running abduction schemes, and occasionally trying to remake the planet for their own species. While Congress holds hearings with whistleblowers and expert witnesses, very real counter-alien operations are being run out of the Pentagon and through undisclosed locations in New England.
Armed with his engineering brain, a stack of dog-eared case files from retiring alien-hunter Martin Dreyfus, and a squad of eclectic and very dangerous hunters, Pete Peterson is about to discover just how deep the rabbit hole of flying saucers, cover stories, and government turf wars really goes. From the "real" truth behind Roswell to Biblical-era monster hunters facing aliens in Babylon, every page of Dreyfus's diary points to one conclusion: the aliens aren't done with Earth.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for Larry Correia's Monster Hunter series:"[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, you'll love this book. If you love guns, you'll love this book. If you love fantasy, and especially horror fantasy, you'll love this book." -Knotclan.com
"A gun person who likes science fiction-or, heck, anyone who likes science fiction-will 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 Praise for Monster Hunter Vendetta:
"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
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Riverdale
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
662 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6680-7357-5 (9781668073575)
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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.
Les Johnson is a futurist, author, and retired NASA Chief Technologist at Marshall Space Flight Center. Publishers Weekly noted that "The spirit of Arthur C. Clarke and his contemporaries is alive and well . . ." when describing his novel, Mission to Methone. His most recent novels, The Spacetime War and Saving Proxima (with coauthor Travis S. Taylor), were published in 2021. He and Travis S. Taylor were also the authors of Back to the Moon and On to Mars. In his day job at NASA, Les has worked on the development of next-generation space technologies-including solar sails, which he believes will eventually take us to the stars. He has recently appeared on Fox News and the Ingraham Report as a commentator on the latest expedition to the moon, Artemis II.
Les Johnson is a futurist, author, and retired NASA Chief Technologist at Marshall Space Flight Center. Publishers Weekly noted that "The spirit of Arthur C. Clarke and his contemporaries is alive and well . . ." when describing his novel, Mission to Methone. His most recent novels, The Spacetime War and Saving Proxima (with coauthor Travis S. Taylor), were published in 2021. He and Travis S. Taylor were also the authors of Back to the Moon and On to Mars. In his day job at NASA, Les has worked on the development of next-generation space technologies-including solar sails, which he believes will eventually take us to the stars. He has recently appeared on Fox News and the Ingraham Report as a commentator on the latest expedition to the moon, Artemis II.