Aliens vs. Predators: Ultimate Prey is a 2022 short story anthology published by Titan Books. The book contains 15 short stories by different writers. Contributing authors include David Barnett, Roshni "Rush" Bhatia, Maurice Broaddus, Curtis C. Chen, Delilah S. Dawson, Mira Grant, Jess Landry, Jonathan Maberry, Susanne L. Lambdin, E. C. Myers, Yvonne Navarro, Louis Ozawa, Chris Ryall, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Steven L. Sears and Scott Sigler. It was released on March 1, 2022.
As well as standard print editions, the novel was released simultaneously in audiobook format, read by an ensemble cast and published by Blackstone Audio.
Publisher's Summary[]
FIFTEEN NEW AND ORIGINAL STORIES FOR A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND ANTHOLOGY, SET IN THE EXPANDED ALIENS VS. PREDATORS UNIVERSE.
Here the ultimate hunters, the Predators, pitted against their ultimate prey, the Xenomorphs from Alien, with humans caught in the middle! Taking place on Earth and in distant space, these tales have been crafted by a who's who of today's most talented authors of the fantastic.
Inspired by the events of the original Aliens vs. Predators movies, graphic novels and novels, these are the ultimate life-and-death struggles. Including a new story written by Jonathan Maberry and Louis Ozawa ("Hanzo" from the movie Predators) as Hanzo's brother faces the eternal threats of both the Yautja and the Xenomorphs.
Stories Included[]
- Below Top Secret by Chris Ryall
- Isla Matanzas by Steven L. Sears
- Homestead by Delilah S. Dawson
- The Hotel Mariposa by David Barnett
- Planting and Harvest by Mira Grant
- Blood and Honor by Susanne L. Lambdin
- Carbon Rites by Jess Landry
- First Hunt by Bryan Thomas Schmidt
- Abuse, Interrupted by Yvonne Navarro
- Better Luck to Borrow by Curtis C. Chen
- Film School by Roshni "Rush" Bhatia
- Night Doctors by Maurice Broaddus
- Scylla and Charybdis by E. C. Myers
- Another Mother by Scott Sigler
- Kyōdai by Jonathan Maberry and Louis Ozawa
The book also features an introduction by Schmidt, a foreword by Maberry and a section listing biographies for each of the authors involved.
Audiobook[]
Aliens vs. Predators: Ultimate Prey audiobook.
In 2022, Blackstone Audio produced an unabridged audiobook of Aliens vs. Predators: Ultimate Prey, read by an ensemble cast. The audiobook runs for 12 hours and 43 minutes and was released on March 1, 2022.
Trivia[]
- The book's title is taken from the term "ultimate prey", used by Sebastian De Rosa in the film Alien vs. Predator to describe the Xenomorphs as they were viewed by the Yautja. This follows the tradition of naming Alien, Predator and Alien vs. Predator anthologies after film quotes, other examples being Aliens: Bug Hunt, Predator: If It Bleeds and Predator: Eyes of the Demon.
- Several of the stories feature characters from other films and novels in the Alien and Predator franchises, including Liyah and Creen from Aliens: Phalanx and Hanzō from Predators.
- Of the 16 authors contributing to the anthology, Mira Grant, Jonathan Maberry, Yvonne Navarro, Bryan Thomas Schmidt and Scott Sigler had all previously written novels or short stories for the Alien, Predator and Alien vs. Predator franchises.
See Also[]
- Aliens: Bug Hunt — A similar anthology for the Alien franchise.
- Predator: If It Bleeds — A similar anthology for the Predator franchise.
- Predator: Eyes of the Demon — A similar anthology for the Predator franchise.
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