Editor: Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Series: John Simon
Cover Artist: Unknown
Released: August 2022
Publisher: Titan Books
ISBN: 978-1803360294 (paperback) /B09L5V8P53(ebook)
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The diverse lineup of authors includes Stephen Graham Jones, Linda Addison, Jonathan Maberry, Scott Sigler, Peter Briggs, and many more.
Fifteen original, never-before-seen short stories set in the expanded Predator universe from the first film, featuring the ultimate hunters, the Yautja from the movie Predator. Set in the recent past, the present, and the future, these edge-of-your-seat adventures by many of today’s top SF and horror authors take place on Earth and in the dark, unforgiving reaches of space. The diverse, multi-ethnic group of authors includes New York Times bestsellers, Stoker Award winners, and acclaimed contributors to the Alien and Predator universes. Included in this volume are Native American award-winning horror author Stephen Graham Jones, Linda Addison— the first African American to win the Stoker Award, Peter Briggs, screenwriter for Hellboy, New York Times bestselling author and visionary podcaster Scott Sigler (Aliens: Phalanx), award-winning author Ammar Habib (The Heart of Aleppo), New York Times bestseller Jonathan Maberry, Emmy nominated writer Joshua Pruett of Mystery Science Theater 3000, Tim Lebbon, author of the Aliens vs. Predators “Rage War”, and many more.
Contents:
INTRODUCTION by Bryan Thomas Schmidt 09
THE TITANS by Tim Lebbon 11
THE DISTANCE IN THEIR EYES by Stephen Graham Jones 35
AFTERMATH by Bryan Thomas Schmidt 47
PROVING GROUND by Linda D. Addison 79
LION OF THE HIMALAYAS by Ammar Habib 99
THE FIX IS IN by Jonathan Maberry 123
BITTER HUNT by Kim May 163
FIELD TRIP by Robert Greenberger 183
CANNON FODDER by Gini Koch 211
LITTLE MISS NIGHTMARE by Peter Briggs 241
THE TROPHY by A. R. Redington 285
THE MONSTER by Michael Kogge 313
GHOST STORY by Joshua Pruett 339
SLY DARK IN THE DAYLIGHT by Yvonne Navarro 369
DEAD MAN’S SWITCH by Scott Sigler 397
EDITOR & AUTHOR BIOS 429
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 439