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Prey (Aliens Vs. Predator, Book 1) Mass Market Paperback – April 1, 1994

by Steve Perry (Author), Stephani Perry (Author), Randy Stradley (Author),

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Book 1 of 3 in the Aliens Vs. Predator Series

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Machiko Noguchi accepted the assignment of supervising the ranching colony on Ryushi as a challenge. Little did she know that not onl would she have run the colony, she'd have to defend it with her life!

First the carcass of a spiderlike alien is discovered. Then a rancher's family is massacred. Finally a creature unlike any ever seen before is brought to the colony medical center, near death. It soon becomes clear thtat not one but two strains of alien life have landed near the settlement of Prosperity Wells. One kind -- beetle black with shells hard as steel -- have been spawned as the prey in a deadly hunt. The other kind -- upright like humans but infinitely stronger and just as smart -- are the Predators. Between them are the human colonists, unarmed and vulnerable. With the entire colony at risk, Machiko Noguchi must choose between death and survival -- and may find her greatest ally in a Predator ready to kill her...

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"Machiko Noguchi accepted the assignment of supervising the ranching colony on Ryushi as a challenge. Little did she know that not onl would she have run the colony, she'd have to defend it with her life!

First the carcass of a spiderlike alien is discovered. Then a rancher's family is massacred. Finally a creature unlike any ever seen before is brought to the colony medical center, near death. It soon becomes clear thtat not one but two strains of alien life have landed near the settlement of Prosperity Wells. One kind -- beetle black with shells hard as steel -- have been spawned as the prey in a deadly hunt. The other kind -- upright like humans but infinitely stronger and just as smart -- are the Predators. Between them are the human colonists, unarmed and vulnerable. With the entire colony at risk, Machiko Noguchi must choose between death and survival -- and may find her greatest ally in a Predator ready to kill her...

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Series: Aliens Vs. Predator (Book 1)
Mass Market Paperback: 259 pages
Publisher: Spectra (April 1, 1994)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0553565559
ISBN-13: 978-0553565553
Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.8 x 6.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (118 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #521,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #4578 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Space Opera

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Prey (Aliens Vs. Predator, Book 1)

By Josie T. on February 9, 2013

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This book is an absolute MUST read for Predators fans. I really could not put it down and am currently doing a second read - I just got it on February 4th - so yeah it is that good. The best thing about it is that it went into more details on the Predator culture and through a fascinating predator called Dachande. I absolutely loved him. He is incredibly honor bound as all of his kind should be, but his wisdom is what makes him that much especial. I also loved Machiko, she reminds me a lot of Ripley and yes, dare I say she has a bit of Alex from Aliens vs. Predators, well, we all know that is the other way around. Alex was based on Machiko, incredibly strong and more importantly, smart. I also thought Miriam was a great character, even though she did not have a lot of time in the story she was a very interesting character and...minor spoiler alert...she was pivotal in the development of the relationship between Machiko/Da'dtou-di and Broken Tusk/Dachande. We also have a taste of the Yautja's language which is certainly a big plus. I really wish this book was made into a movie; the sci-fi universe deserves something that good.

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The best and possibly only good AvP experience to exist.

By SEMC on November 3, 2015

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This is the book I wish the AvP movies had taken. I missed this book so much and I couldn't remember the name. Ended up with the stupid graphic novel by blackhorse or something instead before I realized that it wasn't this series. Shame, as the comics might have been readable on a pc or something, but not the Kindle (too small). However, this first book is fun, short, and a good read. I wish the other two books in the series were any good, but this one, this one I hold as a special reminder that AvP can, in fact, be good.

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Much Much better than the movie.

By merrly hill on August 5, 2010

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No one liked the movie i did. Until i read this, this has got to be the best book ever. The main predator is a predator named Dachande Da-shan-day wich means broken tusk. not only do you see a predator/person hunt but you also get to see predator/alien hunt and a predator/predator sibling rivalry. The predators go to this planet to hunt aliens, so they can drop off facehuggers. There are a bird-like creatures called rynth, these are fodder to the facefacehuggers. There are colonists who came to this planet to raise rynth like cattle. One colonist sees the predators and their ship the predators spot the human, he jumps on this hover bike to get away but crashes into the predator ship. The eldest and strongest pupil assures the other pupils the clan leader had died in the explosion, (When he truly only had sufferd to an injury of four broken ribs.) they go to hunt down humans. Strange dissapearences occur when a spider like husk is found they get suspicous. When they go into the rynth cage they find rynth carcasses with holes in the chests floating, and soaking in rynth puke........ and thats when the real action begins.

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Best of the AvP trilogy

By Angelus Draven on August 24, 2003

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I absolutely LOVE this book! I think they did a real good job it. What i especially liked about this one is that the author would not only give you insight on what the humans were thinking, the predators also. This book answered alot of my questions that I had about the Yautja(predators) and also other interesting facts. I agree with some reviewers that the Aliens were not in this book much...thats actually how it is in all 3 books. I've read the other books Predators books as well -- Predator: Cold War, Big Game, and Concrete Jungle. I've also read pretty much all the comic books that Dark Horse has published. Dont get me wrong, i enjoyed these books(concrete jungle & cold war), but they never gave me what I wanted..which was more about the Predator. I was totally relieved and excited that the authors went into it! And for a bonus, i've also read AvP: Hunters Planet and AvP: War. Basically for those books, I only found the end of them interesting. This was because pretty much all the action was saved for the end. What I didn't I found troublesome about this Trilogy was that there was a HUGE plot hole in the story. If you read all 3, you'll know what I mean.
Bottom line -- if you'd like to know more about the Predator, this is the probably the best source!

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an entertaining pulp

By themysticanimal on December 13, 2003

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i bought this book thinking that it was a graphic novel,and i felt disappointed after realising that it's not. so i decided afterwards to finish reading it fast.but to my surprise ,i ended up liking it.
i wanted to give it a five star,but the fact that it's an adaptatoin from a graphic story by randy stradley and chris warner,and that it's written by two people, a father and daughter team,steve perry and stephani perry,changed my mind.
the story.human colonization of outer space,a planet called ryushi,a wrong choice, for we discover later that the predators use it as a training ground.the human with their cattle and ranches,the predators with their aliens fox hunting.the ranchers don't like their female japanese boss.a young predator warrior doesn't like his captin.discoveries of both sides , the aliens break loose and the plot thickens.
what i really liked about the book is it's depiction of the predators army life ,their language and the human encounter ,especially on pages 164 and 165.this form of greeting,placing the right hand on the left sholder of a friend and shaking it slightly,is used by sudanese men in sudan africa.i don't know if the writers know that or not.
an enjoyable pulp.

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