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honkitslizziestrong's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I'm shelving this. I might come back and read the stories I didn't get to read but I did the ones I wanted to read already. I really enjoyed some of these, there were one or two that were eyerollingly bad. The rating is high because more amazing stories than bad.
beccalicious666's review against another edition
2.0
Did not finish because I started to hate this the further I got in, the stories are too similar to be interesting and a couple were downright awful. Literally all of the ones I read involved soldiers fighting a predator against different backdrops.
stefan_lennemyr's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
A collection of short-stories that brings quite a lot to the predator table. It’s fast paced action through and through and therefore not much time is spent on deeper psychology, though that is definitely not the purpose. The stories are varied in a lot of ways and you get that kick that you are after.
tarheel99's review against another edition
5.0
I'm a sucker for everything Predator, I love all of the movies, no matter how goofy some may be. That said, this is a really good collection, with some real standouts. Rematch, by Steve Perry means that I'm now desperate to find a copy of his book Predator: Turnabout to read more about the characters in the short included here. Skeld's Keep, by SD Perry, was an awesome story that I wish would've been made into it's own book...Predators vs vikings, awesome. Jonathan Maberry is great as always with Gameworld. All of the stories are good, though some are too short. Predator vs samurai, Predator vs Stonewall Jackson, Predator in the Vietnam War, all really good.
kerite's review against another edition
5.0
I've read a lot of Predator books, and this is one of the best. The short story format works well for this franchise, focusing on the actual human/Predator encounters - the good stuff - without getting bogged down in a full-length plot about the same old soldiers or colonial marine characters. Some of the stories are mediocre in both plot and writing quality, but most of are good enough to make up for a few duds. We get different time periods and settings, and variety of situations (Vikings, feudal Japan, children on a 1930s farm, American Civil War, Predator mates hunting together, an Old West sheriff, Vietnam War) plus we get to see a lot of the actual Predator, with several stories even giving us a good chunk of Predator perspective. That's hard to come by in Predator content and I was thrilled to see it. Skeld's Keep (the Vikings) is the shining stand-out, and Three Sparks (feudal Japan) and Gameworld (futuristic gladiatorial-type combat with a nice twist) are also great. The film studios could take a page out of this book, quite literally!
drewmay97's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
ghostmuppet's review
3.0
A collection of short stories based on the Predator franchise, both film and written. The stories were OK, with one being really enjoyable. A couple were fairly lame and the rest were acceptable.
Some of the narrators were poor, but thankfully most lasted under an hour.
That's me caught up on the books now.
Some of the narrators were poor, but thankfully most lasted under an hour.
That's me caught up on the books now.
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