Emergence: Dave vs. the Monsters (David Hooper Trilogy Book 1)
<b>For fans of Jim Butcher and Kevin Hearne comes an action-packed new urban fantasy series featuring a tough, bleakly funny, down-on-his luck oil rig worker with an unlikely destiny as a monster-slayer and savior of the planet.</b><br /> <b> </b><br /> <i>“Monsters,†said Vince Martinelli. “There are monsters on the rig, Dave.â€</i><br />  <br />Dave Hooper has a hangover from hell, a horrible ex-wife, and the fangs of the IRS deep in his side. The last thing he needs is an explosion at work. A real explosion. On his off-shore oil rig.<br />  <br /> But this is no accident, and despite the news reports, Dave knows that terrorists aren’t to blame. He knows because he killed one of the <i>things</i> responsible.<br />  <br /> When he wakes up in a hospital bed guarded by Navy SEALs, he realizes this is more than just a bad acid trip. Yeah, Dave’s had a few. This trip is way weirder.<br />  <br /> Killing a seven-foot-tall, tattooed demon has transformed the overweight, balding safety manager into something else entirely. A foul-mouthed, beer-loving monster slayer, and humanity’s least worthy Champion.<br /><br /><br /><i>From the Paperback edition.</i>