That's clear from the beginning when the explanation of how it all came about is given in two forwards - one by Ringo, one by Correia - so you know this going in. This is about a 3.5 but I'm rounding down because it ends on a stupid joke. 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. 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. Monster Hunter Memoirs is the (mostly) true story of the life and times of one of MHI's most effective-and flamboyant-hunters. 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. Unfortunately, the sign he's to look for is '57.' Which, given the food services contract in Bethesda Hospital, creates some difficulty.

The Boss has a mission for him and he's to look for a sign. 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.

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