The sequel, Monster Hunter Vendetta, was a New York Times bestseller when released in September 2010. Monster Hunter International was re-released by Baen in July 2009 and was on the Locus bestseller list in November 2009. Monster Hunter International, despite being self-published, reached the Entertainment Weekly bestseller list in April 2008, before he received this publishing contract. One of these posters had once worked in a large independent bookstore, and passed it on to his old employer-who in turn passed it to Baen Books-which offered Correia a publishing contract. His self-published first novel, Monster Hunter International, was written for-and marketed directly to-the posters on these boards. The original rough draft of Dead Six appeared on one of these forums, "The High Road", in a thread started by Mike Kupari called "Welcome Back, Mr. 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. 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.
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