Last year Jonathan Maberry revealed that he was editing an Aliens anthology for Titan books called Aliens: Bug Hunt. Back in July, Bryan Thomas Schmidt revealed that he was also going to be editing a Predator anthology for Titan.
Titan hasn’t officially announced it yet though. They’ve left that in the capable hands of Alien vs. Predator Galaxy! We can now exclusively reveal the cover art and line-up for Predator: If It Bleeds!
“Seventeen brand new, never before seen stories—exclusive to this collection—featuring the Predators throughout space and time. Based entirely on the original films, novels, and comics, PREDATOR: IF IT BLEEDS (a quote from the original movie) reveals the Predators stalking prey in 12th Century Japan, 9th Century Viking Norway, World War I, Vietnam, the Civil War, Hurricane Katrina, and the modern day, as well as across the far reaches of future space.”
Predator: If It Bleeds, a brand new Predator anthology novel from Titan Books and Bryan Thomas Schmidt, due for release October 17th.
If It Bleeds will feature stories written by returning Predator authors Tim Lebbon (The Rage Wars), John Shirley (Forever Midnight) and both the legendary Steve and Stephani Perry (Turnabout, Prey, War). Aliens: Bug Hunt editor Jonathan Maberry is crossing franchises and picking up a pen alongside If It Bleeds’ editor Bryan Thomas Schmidt. You can check out the full author and title list below!
- DEVIL DOGS by Tim Lebbon
- STONEWALL’S LAST STAND by Jeremy Robinson
- REMATCH by Steve Perry
- MAY BLOOD PAVE MY WAY HOME by Weston Ochse
- STORM BLOOD by Peter J. Wacks and David Boop
- LAST REPORT FROM THE KSS PSYCHOPOMP by Jennifer Brozek
- SKELD’S KEEP by S. D. Perry
- INDIGENOUS SPECIES by Kevin J. Anderson
- BLOOD AND SAND by Mira Grant
- TIN WARRIORS by John Shirley
- THREE SPARKS by Larry Correia
- THE PILOT by Andrew Mayne
- BUFFALO JUMP by Wendy N. Wagner
- DRUG WAR by Bryan Thomas Schmidt and Holly Roberds
- RECON by Dayton Ward
- GAMEWORLD by Jonathan Maberry
Alien vs. Predator Galaxy recently spoke to Tim Lebbon after the last Rage Wars book was published and he told us a little about what to expect in his short story, Devil Dogs: “I’m writing a DevilDogs/Akoko Halley story for that anthology. It’s set before the Rage War and takes place when she’s a Captain, during her early life in the Colonial Marines.”
Predator: If It Bleeds is due for release on the 17th of October and is available to pre-order on Amazon (UK/US) and other retailers now.
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I'll be there
Yeah, I was talking about Turnabout. Not sure what happened, but my computer was showing my post as being right after the original post announcing the sequel story. Not way down the line like it is now. Lol. Must have had a glitch.
Harrigan!
First sneak peek at a story from IF IT BLEEDS
(pic below from Hicks)
Panel: Alien-Predator Extended Universe Panel, Sunday, 7/23/17, 3:45p.m. - 4:45p.m., Room: 5AB
Panel Description: 3:45-4:45 p.m. Alien-Predator Extended Universe: The Stories Continue--Editors-Authors Jonathan Maberry (Joe Ledger, Aliens: Bug Hunt) and Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Predator: If It Bleeds, The X-Files: Border Time) discuss the expanded universe literature past, present, and future, including their anthologies Aliens: Bug Hunt and Predator: If It Bleeds with author contributors and New York Times Bestsellers Alan Dean Foster, Scott Sigler, and Seanan McGuire. Q&A Moderated by Steve Saffel (Titan Books). Room 5AB
Hope to see some of you there.
Bryan
Jesus. You folk who got them for free off me best be happy.
Thanks. I kind of forgot about these new novels and just found out Aliens:Bug Hunt have been released. Time to get it.
Not as much as Flesh and Blood and South China Sea but it got more expensive.
Take a look at this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Predator-Turnabout-by-Steve-Perry-9781595820549-/172579609479?hash=item282e8bdb87:g:s58AAOSwOgdYy7oS
Thankfuly I got it for like 20 bucks.
And does Predator: If It Bleeds have a release date already?
I'm sure it'll get collected in an omnibus once Titan is done with Aliens. And I'm sure this story will stand on its own.
^This.
Also, I wonder what the story entitled "Indigenous Species" will be about.
There's one titled "Gameworld", could that be a Predators tie in story?
Or will this be one where Corporal Hicks asks them questions and forwards some of our own questions as well? The type that is posted on the site news."
I might be willing myself to do some kind of Ask thing but my authors will do short interviews, and I have to prescreen the questions for Fox but I believe Hicks said he'll let you all submit some.
It'll likely be this one. I'll open the floor to questions in the Bug Hunt thread when we're ready to go.
Thanks! Already Pre-ordered Bug Hunt myself.
I wonder if the authors may have a thread for them. Like Steve Perry had "Ask Steve Perry" and so did John Shirley with "Ask John Shirley", they are in the archives now and fans used to go to the threads to ask the authors questions which they would then answer and have a chat with the community.
Or will this be one where Corporal Hicks asks them questions and forwards some of our own questions as well? The type that is posted on the site news.
Either way, I am excited to hear what they have to say.
Hell yeah, we need some more Harrigan.
Pre-ordered, looking forward to this immensely.
Just gotta wait until October...
I'm much more excited for this (and Bug Hunt, the Aliens book) than the last round of novels purely because they promise to be so much more diverse.
I'm also curious about that! Maybe "Super Predators are the Hish" will be made official canon.
I am excited to see how the Yautja and Hish-qu-Ten get reconciled.
Hurricane Katrina? Gotta admit, its a random but curious choice of location to me.
Ha! Awesome