A review by kerite
Predator: If It Bleeds by Mira Grant, Andrew Mayne

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!