Solid read. A few plot holes, I thought, but great action stuff and solid use of predator lore. Good feel for a predator book too.

" The day was ripe and full of promise, and he was here for a hunt". The Predator is a glorious character. Strong, ruthless, with a cool style of his own. I couldn't help but taking his side in this story, as I did while watching the movie.The present hunt is told in parallel with a series of flashbacks that go back to Vietnam, where Roger Elliott made his first encounter with the alien creature. And in my mind the images went from the more recent movie to Schwarzenegger hiding in the forest and...

As far as prequels go, this one was rather pathetic. I liked the story fine, but it really didn't add anything to the movie. I don't think any of the characters from the movie were in it (but they were pretty forgettable too) and pretty much everyone died anyway. I was also disappointed in this as well as the movie of the lack of the use of the term Yautja to describe the Predator. It's not to say I particularly like the term (I think it sounds stupid), but if you are gonna make a word part of t...

Brutal Action packed storySo this book was non stop action from the first chapter,the story flowed well with not any viewing detail,you know what you're getting from the start a Violent Predator story and that is what you get,no nonsense action packed book,the characters were well fleshed out,the only thing is it leaves you wanting more more more,I can't wait for the movie 🎥,come on September 14th,if you want non stop carnage and action this is the book for you,a great addition to the Predator 🌎...

Wow, it’s been a long time since I watched the movie Predator starring Arnold; 2010. I thought of that after listening to this prequel by James Moore. I like the book overall. I think it’s pretty good, although nothing like the 2010 movie. The narrator was uninspiring and monotone but I was involved in the story so it didn’t bother me too much. Don’t publishers monitor things like this? Anyway, the covert team member characters were just okay, we got no background and knew nothing about them. Th...

Oh how I totally enjoyed this, based on a screenplay by Fred Dekker and Shane Black, the two lunatics who gave us The Monster Squad, one of my favourite 80's films.This lays the path for the film that's due out very soon, it feels like a straight sequel to Predator 2 with numerous nods to the events that happened in Las Angeles back in the 90's.When the violence kick starts, Oh Daddy, there's no holding back, an added bonus is we experience events from the Predator's perspective.For all fans of

Enjoyable read, a little too much fillers and added characters that didn’t have to be there. Book could’ve been shorter or could’ve had more Predator/Reaper fight scenes. I did enjoy a little of the perspectives of the Predator, his thoughts/motives/thought process. I didn’t like that it took place in Florida, I feel a setting in the jungle in a foreign country adds to the thrill of it. The book ended at a fairground in Florida... a Ferris wheel and carnival doesn’t belong in a Predator book.

A prequel to the upcoming “The Predator,” James A. Moore’s “The Predator: Hunters and Hunted” is a tie-in novel that works to simultaneously a.) set up the characters and narrative landscape of the upcoming film, and b.) also tell a standalone Predator story. The fact that it does both things well is a testament to Moore’s skills as a storyteller – not every author could churn out such a novel without certain elements feeling either superfluous or half-baked – so props to him for managing it as

In preparation for the newest installment of the Predator franchise, you know Readers are gon try to cheat. Resource material, insight into what may hitting the screen in a couple of weeks. Having read several Predator books and graphic novels (Um... and AVP and A), I consider my knowledge of the universe to be broad rather than specific. That means I have read about the Predators on a variety of hunts and hunting grounds. The reason why I enjoyed this book so much is because while the Reapers c...

Not a bad prequel to where the story will begin in the next Predator movie.Anyone who is familiar with the Aliens and Predator universes will recognise James A. Moore who has written many novels featuring these great franchises. Over the years James has helped to knit together a lot of the official Alien movies as well as helped to expand its expansion along with other great writers.Personally, I felt this book was a little too short for my liking but perhaps that was exactly the intention so us...

I enjoyed this more than the movie that proceeds it. The action is well written and the characters are well developed but unfortunately the book is filled with padding. All in all it was a nice quick read.

A lot of movie tie in books, especially prequel stories, find it hard to connect to the film that they’re supposed to be a part of. Often times this is because the film makes it hard to create an exciting new story around it without taking away from the events of the movie.One example that immediately springs to mind is Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday, the prequel to the 2007 movie. The book felt like it was having to try hard to make a compelling story that didn’t effect the film in any way;

Although I wasn't terribly interested in the bits of arbitrary bureaucracy surrounding the Reaper team, I though that an 'alien-hunting', well-trained squad was an excellent, refreshing idea to throw at a Predator. The action scenes are fairly loyal to what you expect of the film universe, visceral and with some insight as to the alien's perspective. Overall, though, I wasn't blown away by the story. I do like Moore's original fantasy works more than this, but he throws himself at the license wi...

Fun book, lots of action.

I did not know about the prequel so read the sequel first, did not like that one too much. This was a little better. I can see where hotshot CIA agent originated from at least

An entertaining read, I look forward to seeing the movie when it comes out.

Pretty good movie tie in novel. I liked how it shakes up the whole "predator comes to earth to hunt, we're woefully unprepared" plot that was central to the older predator novels. Doesn't have "prequel-itis" where everything has to fit in nicely with the movie. As far as I know, there are only a couple crossover characters. If you're a fan of the Predator series, yes, I recommend this book.

I've given this book a higher rating than I feel it deserves because my disappointment in it is largely due to my preconceived notions about what the story should have been.I wanted to read a human-free story of the pred and the cargo and ending with the chase at the beginning of the movie.Sadly, this book is about the origins of Project Stargazer, which I do not care about. None of the characters grabbed me and they didn't really feel distinct.That said, there are a few small scenes from A pred...

The Predator: Hunters and Hunted is science fiction, action packed book about a group highly trained officials, known as "The Reapers" who work for an agency known as Project Stargazer.This agency is focused on capturing extraterrestrial beings. Throughout the book they try tracking down an alien known as "The Predator", who has taken the lives of many. The story changes scenes quite frequently, between The Reapers, the agents at Stargazer, and multiple others who encounter the predator. Will Th...

Originally Published at TheQwillery.com James A. Moore’s The Predator: Hunters and Hunted is the official prequel to the upcoming film The Predator directed by Shane Black. After the original Predator film came out in 1987, I immediately became a fan. The last Predator film was released in 2010. I’ve only read a few issues of the many different comics starring the Predator, and I’ve never read any of novels about the character. I am, however, a fan of a good novelization as they often give out l...