Alien vs predator books
Predator book and is based on the initial Alien vs.
#ALIEN VS PREDATOR BOOKS MOVIE#
If only the movie could have been more like the book.Īliens vs. The final fight of the book happens on ferry ground during a tropical storm and really memorable. The event still haunts him and he wants revenge. Probably the best character in the book is Pappy Elliot, the leader of the Reapers and a Vietnam War veteran, who had a run in with the Predator in the jungle. The book expands on the background of project Stargazer and the characters of Traeger and General Woodhurst (who was cut from the movie). They are only hunting a single Predator and they have several skirmishes with him. It tells a simple story of a squad of soldiers (called the Reapers) out to hunt the Predator before the events of the movie. While The Predator 2018 novelization is probably the worst Predator book ever, this prequel novel is actually one of the better ones. The Predator: Hunters and Hunted novel is the best thing that came out of The Predator movie (apart from the Fugitive Predator). Nakai turns up later in the Predator: Hunters comic series. We follow Corporal Enoch Nakai's adventures in the deserts of American Southwest and his run-in with a single insane Predator. Predator: Big Game explores more on the Predator-Indian connection hinted in the original Predator movie. While the novels expand on the characters more, we are missing out on the great artwork. They are all based on Dark Horse comics with the same names. The problem with the original trilogy of Predator novels (Concrete Jungle, Cold War, Big Game) is that they don't expand on the Predator culture and lore, and don't feature anything from their POV. Predator: Flesh and Blood mentions the Hish-Qu-Ten established in the previous Predator: Forever Midnight book but thankfully doesn't go into any crazy details. The book features a lot from the Predator's perspective, quite possibly the most of any Predator novel. He tried to leave his life of crime behind him and is quite a sympathetic character. The main character is Andar Ciejek, the son of a crime boss whos death brings the families together. The parallels are quite obvious and it does not end well for any of these groups. It explores a feud between two branches of a criminal family at the same time as two clans of Predators try to work together to hunt them. Predator: Flesh and Blood is one of the few Predator novels set in the future. The story is actually much more complicated and takes some queues from the Mass Effect series. The novel is set hundreds of years later than any other Alien or Predator book, in the 27th century.Īttacks by Predator ships in the human sector of space triggered a response by Colonial Marines.Ī group of soldiers named the VoidLarks is forced to land on a Predator habitat space station (quite unique and unlike anything seen before). They start to be featured more prominently in the later parts of the series. Predator: Armageddon.Īlthough it is labeled as a Predator book, there are not many of them introduced in the book. Predator: Incursion is the first part of the Rage War trilogy which also includes Alien: Invasion and Alien vs. The Predator 2 novelization is quite good also, but not as weird and interesting as this one. There are some weird racial undertones in the book, with Dillon being shown in a much worse light. The finale of the book happens at the site of the Predator ship, with Dutch using the spear to kill both the Predator and blow up his ship. He only had one weapon, the spear, but it had different functionalities. The Predator acted less like a hunter, and more like a scientist, being interested in the physiology of the humans (he wanted to dissect them). He was more like a chameleon, able to shape his form into an animal. The novelization was based on an earlier draft of the script, which had a very different Predator. The book was written by a poet, Paul Monette, who brings his style of having extensive nature descriptions in chapters. The Predator novelization released in 1987 was the first Predator book ever and has to be mentioned in the list. Here is a ranking of the top 10 Predator books, including many old classics. Most of them are quite great, with only a few stinkers, like the Predator: Forever Midnight and latest The Predator novelization book. Predator series, there are slightly over a dozen Predator books.
#ALIEN VS PREDATOR BOOKS SERIES#
The Predator series does not contain many books.