AvP Novels
This section includes all the AvP novels and is sorted by most recent first down to oldest. You can view a larger image of a novel by clicking the relevant cover thumbnail.
Title: Aliens vs. Predators: Rift War
By: Weston Ochse, Yvonne Navarro
Publication Date: September 6, 2022
Description: The planet LV-363 teems with exotic life, including a plant growing in the shadows of its deep rifts. The plant’s flower yields a valuable narcotic, and people are forced by the cartels to harvest it. When a Yautja (Predator) ship arrives for a hunting ritual, the Predators seed the rifts with Xenomorph eggs. The aliens emerge and the result is bizarre and deadly hybrids, with humans trapped between the Predators and their prey. These deadly Xenomorph hybrids—some of which possess the ability to fly—swarm out of control and may prove more than either the Yautja or the humans can defeat.
By: Weston Ochse, Yvonne Navarro
Publication Date: September 6, 2022
Description: The planet LV-363 teems with exotic life, including a plant growing in the shadows of its deep rifts. The plant’s flower yields a valuable narcotic, and people are forced by the cartels to harvest it. When a Yautja (Predator) ship arrives for a hunting ritual, the Predators seed the rifts with Xenomorph eggs. The aliens emerge and the result is bizarre and deadly hybrids, with humans trapped between the Predators and their prey. These deadly Xenomorph hybrids—some of which possess the ability to fly—swarm out of control and may prove more than either the Yautja or the humans can defeat.
Title: Aliens vs. Predators: Ultimate Prey
By: Jonathan Maberry, Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Publication Date: March 1, 2022
Description: Here the ultimate hunters, the Predators, pitted against their ultimate prey, the Xenomorphs from Alien, 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 – Curtist 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. Inspired by the events of the original Aliens vs. Predators movies, graphic novels, and novels, these are the ultimate life-and-death struggles. Including 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.
By: Jonathan Maberry, Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Publication Date: March 1, 2022
Description: Here the ultimate hunters, the Predators, pitted against their ultimate prey, the Xenomorphs from Alien, 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 – Curtist 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. Inspired by the events of the original Aliens vs. Predators movies, graphic novels, and novels, these are the ultimate life-and-death struggles. Including 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.
Title: The Complete Aliens vs. Predator Omnibus
By: Steve Perry, S.D Perry, David Bischoff
Publication Date: November 29, 2016
Description: PREY – by Steve Perry & Stephani Perry: Machiko Noguchi accepted the supervision of the ranching colony of Ryushi as a challenge. Little did she know that she would defend it with her life. For the entire unarmed human settlement lies smack between two varieties of monster, one spider-like, one human-like, but infinitely stronger. Monsters who will simply never stop… HUNTER’S PLANET- by David Bischoff: On Hunter’s Planet, populated by genetically engineered creatures of all kinds, it seems that Predators have begun to seed Aliens. This is bad, real bad, for business, which is why Machiko Noguchi is sent in to confront the Predators she once considered friends. The only way for her to win is to take control of the most deadly planet in known space… WAR – by S. D. Perry: Machiko Noguchi is an outcast being tracked by the Predators who used to be her hunting band. Jess, Lara, and Ellis are the remnants of a bug-hunting team that wiped out an infestation in a Company space station. All four humans must join a desperate fight on the swamp planet Bunda, where fearsome Predators are at war with a ferocious colony of aliens.
By: Steve Perry, S.D Perry, David Bischoff
Publication Date: November 29, 2016
Description: PREY – by Steve Perry & Stephani Perry: Machiko Noguchi accepted the supervision of the ranching colony of Ryushi as a challenge. Little did she know that she would defend it with her life. For the entire unarmed human settlement lies smack between two varieties of monster, one spider-like, one human-like, but infinitely stronger. Monsters who will simply never stop… HUNTER’S PLANET- by David Bischoff: On Hunter’s Planet, populated by genetically engineered creatures of all kinds, it seems that Predators have begun to seed Aliens. This is bad, real bad, for business, which is why Machiko Noguchi is sent in to confront the Predators she once considered friends. The only way for her to win is to take control of the most deadly planet in known space… WAR – by S. D. Perry: Machiko Noguchi is an outcast being tracked by the Predators who used to be her hunting band. Jess, Lara, and Ellis are the remnants of a bug-hunting team that wiped out an infestation in a Company space station. All four humans must join a desperate fight on the swamp planet Bunda, where fearsome Predators are at war with a ferocious colony of aliens.
Title: Alien vs. Predator: Armageddon
By: Tim Lebbon
Publication Date: September 27, 2016
Description: The Rage launch the ultimate assault on the Human Sphere. Their greatest weapons are the most fearsome creatures in the galaxy–the Xenomorphs. Having fled centuries before, the Rage return to take revenge and claim the planet for their own. Now, through a deal struck with the unlikeliest of allies, the human race may rely on the Predators to ensure mankind’s ultimate freedom. Yet even the combined might of the two races may not be enough. The fate of the Earth may rest with a single android–Liliya of the Rage.
By: Tim Lebbon
Publication Date: September 27, 2016
Description: The Rage launch the ultimate assault on the Human Sphere. Their greatest weapons are the most fearsome creatures in the galaxy–the Xenomorphs. Having fled centuries before, the Rage return to take revenge and claim the planet for their own. Now, through a deal struck with the unlikeliest of allies, the human race may rely on the Predators to ensure mankind’s ultimate freedom. Yet even the combined might of the two races may not be enough. The fate of the Earth may rest with a single android–Liliya of the Rage.
Title: AvP: The Movie Novelization
By: Marc Cerasini
Publication Date: Jun 29, 2004
Description: Two of 20th Century Fox’s biggest franchises ever – Alien and Predator –come together in one movie! A team of drillers, scientists and archaeologists led by a billionaire industrialist travel to Antarctica to investigate ancient pyramid ruins where they not only discover terrorised human skeletons among the fossilised remains of these alien creatures, but they also find further evidence that these aliens are still alive! As if that’s not frightening enough, vicious Predators lie in wait above for the release of these aliens from the centuries-old ice in which they’ve been preserved. Thus begins the showdown between two of the greatest film horrors of all time.
By: Marc Cerasini
Publication Date: Jun 29, 2004
Description: Two of 20th Century Fox’s biggest franchises ever – Alien and Predator –come together in one movie! A team of drillers, scientists and archaeologists led by a billionaire industrialist travel to Antarctica to investigate ancient pyramid ruins where they not only discover terrorised human skeletons among the fossilised remains of these alien creatures, but they also find further evidence that these aliens are still alive! As if that’s not frightening enough, vicious Predators lie in wait above for the release of these aliens from the centuries-old ice in which they’ve been preserved. Thus begins the showdown between two of the greatest film horrors of all time.
Title: AvP: War
By: S. D. Perry (Adapter), Randy Stradley
Publication Date: December 1, 1999
Description: First blood or last breath – those are the only choices in Aliens vs. Predator: War! The Predators converge on the seed planet Bunda for the biggest bug hunt yet, each taking position to draw first blood. Machiko, a human who has been inducted into the Predator clan, is forced into a duel in order to claim her rightful place in the upcoming hunt. But when a new group of humans shows up, what began as sport becomes serious business.
By: S. D. Perry (Adapter), Randy Stradley
Publication Date: December 1, 1999
Description: First blood or last breath – those are the only choices in Aliens vs. Predator: War! The Predators converge on the seed planet Bunda for the biggest bug hunt yet, each taking position to draw first blood. Machiko, a human who has been inducted into the Predator clan, is forced into a duel in order to claim her rightful place in the upcoming hunt. But when a new group of humans shows up, what began as sport becomes serious business.
Title: AvP: Hunter’s Planet
By: David Bischoff (Adapter), Randy Stradley
Publication Date: Dec 1, 1994
Description: The best time of Machiko Naguchi’s life came in the wake of the Ryushi colony massacre. It was then that she abandoned her human heritage and ran with the Predators as a dedicated Hunter. But it was only two years before she returned to live with humanity and work for the Chigusa Corporation. Livermore Evanston is an ambitious developer who has built the ultimate hunter’s paradise: a world just beyond the reach of human regulations, populated by ferociousm genetically engineered animals. But Evanston didn’t plan on being patronized by the galaxy’s most ruthless Predators – or the Aliens they brought along as prey. As his human customers fall victim to the unsceduled hunt, Evanston realizes that the Predators must be curbed, and there’s only one woman for the job. But there’s even more to this world than meets the eye, and Machiko Naguchi may only have one way out: to take complete control of the deadliest planet in known space!
By: David Bischoff (Adapter), Randy Stradley
Publication Date: Dec 1, 1994
Description: The best time of Machiko Naguchi’s life came in the wake of the Ryushi colony massacre. It was then that she abandoned her human heritage and ran with the Predators as a dedicated Hunter. But it was only two years before she returned to live with humanity and work for the Chigusa Corporation. Livermore Evanston is an ambitious developer who has built the ultimate hunter’s paradise: a world just beyond the reach of human regulations, populated by ferociousm genetically engineered animals. But Evanston didn’t plan on being patronized by the galaxy’s most ruthless Predators – or the Aliens they brought along as prey. As his human customers fall victim to the unsceduled hunt, Evanston realizes that the Predators must be curbed, and there’s only one woman for the job. But there’s even more to this world than meets the eye, and Machiko Naguchi may only have one way out: to take complete control of the deadliest planet in known space!
Title: AvP: Prey
By: Steve Perry (Adapter), Stephani Perry (Adapter), Randy Stradley, Chris Warner
Publication Date: Apr 1, 1994
Description: Machiko Noguchi accepted the assignment of supervising the ranching colony on Ryushi as a challenge. Little did she know that not onl would she have run the colony, she’d have to defend it with her life! First the carcass of a spiderlike alien is discovered. Then a rancher’s family is massacred. Finally a creature unlike any ever seen before is brought to the colony medical center, near death. It soon becomes clear thtat not one but two strains of alien life have landed near the settlement of Prosperity Wells. One kind — beetle black with shells hard as steel — have been spawned as the prey in a deadly hunt. The other kind — upright like humans but infinitely stronger and just as smart — are the Predators. Between them are the human colonists, unarmed and vulnerable. With the entire colony at risk, Machiko Noguchi must choose between death and survival — and may find her greatest ally in a Predator ready to kill her…
By: Steve Perry (Adapter), Stephani Perry (Adapter), Randy Stradley, Chris Warner
Publication Date: Apr 1, 1994
Description: Machiko Noguchi accepted the assignment of supervising the ranching colony on Ryushi as a challenge. Little did she know that not onl would she have run the colony, she’d have to defend it with her life! First the carcass of a spiderlike alien is discovered. Then a rancher’s family is massacred. Finally a creature unlike any ever seen before is brought to the colony medical center, near death. It soon becomes clear thtat not one but two strains of alien life have landed near the settlement of Prosperity Wells. One kind — beetle black with shells hard as steel — have been spawned as the prey in a deadly hunt. The other kind — upright like humans but infinitely stronger and just as smart — are the Predators. Between them are the human colonists, unarmed and vulnerable. With the entire colony at risk, Machiko Noguchi must choose between death and survival — and may find her greatest ally in a Predator ready to kill her…
I’ve a soft spot for AVP:R, but I wonder why wasn’t there a novelisation of it as well? I’d have bought and read it.
You can add this Ominibus which regroups Prey, Hunter’s Planet and War: http://titanbooks.com/the-complete-aliens-vs-predator-omnibus-8792/
I’ve only read Prey. It was absolutely incredible. Just bought Hunter’s Planet and i’m pretty excited,, from the plot synopsis it seems like we’ll get a lot of insight into the way of the Predator, and the whole hunter’s galaxy. These books let you imagine it for yourself, so you don’t have to settle for what a few men were able to imagine and generate with a limited budget. These books deserve a thorough reading from any real AvP fan.