Aliens vs. Predators: Ultimate Prey is an anthology edited by Jonathan Maberry and Bryan Thomas Schmidt. It was first published in 2022.
Description[]
The first anthology of original short stories featuring the confluence of two iconic properties, as the Predators seek the ultimate prey: the Xenomorphs from Alien.
The ultimate hunters, the Predators, are pitted against their ultimate prey, the Xenomorphs, with humans caught in the middle! Taking place on Earth and in distant space, these tales have been crafted by a who's who of today's most talented authors of the fantastic:
David Barnett - Roshni 'Rush' Bhatia - Curtis C. Chen - Delilah S. Dawson - Mira Grant - Susanne L. Lambdin - Jess Landry - Yvonne Navarro - E. C. Myers - Scott Sigler - Maurice Broaddus - Chris Ryall - Bryan Thomas Schmidt - Steven L. Sears - Jonathan Maberry and Louis Ozawa
With fifteen new and original stories, this first-of-its-kind anthology is inspired by the events of the original Aliens vs. Predators movies, graphic novels, and novels. Includes a new story written by Jonathan Maberry and Louis Ozawa (Hanzo from the movie Predators) as Hanzo's brother faces the eternal threats of both the Yautja and the Xenomorphs.
Contents[]
- Below Top Secret by Chris Ryall
- Isla Matanzas by Steven L. Sears
- Homestead by Delilah S. Dawson
- The Hotel Mariposa by David Barnett
- Planting and Harvest by Seanan McGuire (as by Mira Grant)
- Blood and Honor by Susanne L. Lambdin
- Carbon Rites by Jess Landry
- First Hunt by Bryan Thomas Schmidt
- Abuse, Interrupted by Yvonne Navarro
- Better Luck Tomorrow by Curtis C. Chen
- Film School by Roshni 'Rush' Bhatia
- Night Doctors by Maurice Broaddus
- Scylla and Charybdis by E. C. Myers
- Another Mother by Scott Sigler
- Kyōdai by Jonathan Maberry and Louis Ozawa