Predator & Prey: Mage (Hunter: The Reckoning, Book 5) [Paperback]

Carl Bowen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2002

Adrian Cross is unwittingly abetting the efforts of the Technocracy to further their grandiose plans, which have already essentially assured them world domination. However, in order for their latest efforts to bear fruit, the Technocracy needs a larger sacrifice of Adrian. The circumstances that are to lead to Adrian's further involvement have been planned carefully. Yet they fail.

This small crack in their encompassing plans may be an opening to the possibility of free will, something that Adrian and all his fellow humans seem to be slowly losing. With the assistance of two very different strangers who wish for very different things for him, Adrian begins a terrifying journey of discovery into the true inner workings of the World of Darkness. But as he learns more, he begins to wonder if perhaps he was safer in his ignorance.

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About the Author

Carl Bowen is the author of Predator & Prey: Vampire, Tribe Novel: Silver Fangs and Tribe Novel: Silent Striders, as well as several short stories and a decent bit of supplementary game material for White Wolf. By day, he's a copyeditor and part-time developer for the company. In his spare time, he shoves camels through the eyes of needles.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: White Wolf Publishing (March 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156504973X
• ISBN-13: 978-1565049734
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,117,321 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Bit Bland., March 17, 2002

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This review is from: Predator & Prey: Mage (Hunter: The Reckoning, Book 5) (Paperback)

Predator & Prey: Mage continues the series of books based in the Michigan area that are loosely set around hunters - "normal" humans that find themselves suddenly imbued with powers to battle the undead. A few of the locations and characters will be familiar to fans of the rest of this series, but reading the other books is not necessary in order to understand P&P: Mage.

The main antagonists in this novel are "mages" of the Technocracy - a secret, extremely powerful organization of magic users that is trying to control the destiny of modern civilization. They have plans for the dark, depressed, fictional town that the novel is set in, but those plans are initially foiled when they choose the wrong pawn for their scheme. That's pretty much all I can say without giving the plot away. ;)

The main character in this story is pretty well designed and given a solid background - many readers (especially those out of college) will be able to identify with him. Still, the plot has a few holes in it, and isn't particularly complex or scary. Fans of the Technocracy will also be upset at how "faceless" and shallow the villains are (right up until the end of the book, that is).

While I wouldn't recommend this novel to people that aren't Mage fans, it certainly isn't a bad experience. While I won't read it a second time, I do think that P&P: Mage was worth the money I spent on it.