Aliens vs. Predator: Prey novel

[arnold23]

I loved this novel and have to say it is the best novel/comic in the AvP universe.  The story is perfect with a well developed colony, predator, and aliens that all fit into the story very well, and not overdone.  Especially the fight between the Predator and the Queen.
Completley Badassin'!

I personly think it is the best out of the three origianls. (Prey, Hunters Planet, War)

Whats your take on this novel.

[SM]

it was okay.

I seem to recall the Queen got killed by having her head chopped off by a pressure door?  Is this correct?  Really lame, if that was the case.

[arnold23]

True...but overall it was a good story.

[The_Kuff]

This book rocks! I work in a library and naturally read a lot, not just scifi but all kinds. This book was good enough to stand alone and still be good.

The story is orginal, compelling, and the characters have depth. The book was the best in all the series. I've read all the AvP books, most of the Aliens ones, and half the Predator ones, and this was the best.

Fans should check out Hunter's Planet. It was a good book, but not as good, and it got kinda weird, but its still okay.

War, the 3rd one, took place in between the first 2, and totally sucked. It's incredibly anticlimactic to read in order.

I also recomend the Perry's Alien trilogy, as well as Aliens: DNA War, the first new one by Diane Carey. Have yet to read her second though...

[SiL]

Could never get into it.

[SM]

The story is orginal

In that it was an adaptation.

[arnold23]

The story is orginal

In that it was an adaptation.

Think s/he means just the story itself. 

[The Necronoir]

War, the 3rd one, took place in between the first 2, and totally sucked. It's incredibly anticlimactic to read in order.

That's not entirely correct. Hunter's Planet and War are alternate versions of the same story. War was written first (in comic form) but for some reason they went with Hunter's Planet (which had elements of War but was mostly original) for the novelisation instead.

As for Prey, while I do like it I think it suffers from what most AVP stories do: it simply puts some Predators into a virtual re-hash of Aliens. Like it or loathe it, at least the AVP movie borrowed equally from both franchises.

[arnold23]

War, the 3rd one, took place in between the first 2, and totally sucked. It's incredibly anticlimactic to read in order.

That's not entirely correct. Hunter's Planet and War are alternate versions of the same story. War was written first (in comic form) but for some reason they went with Hunter's Planet (which had elements of War but was mostly original) for the novelisation instead.

As for Prey, while I do like it I think it suffers from what most AVP stories do: it simply puts some Predators into a virtual re-hash of Aliens. Like it or loathe it, at least the AVP movie borrowed equally from both franchises.

Prey was much better than AvP in my opinion.

[SM]

AvP borrowed more from Prey than either franchise.

[arnold23]

AvP borrowed more from Prey than either franchise.

In what way?

[SM]

Predators subjugate Aliens and use them to hunt as a rite of passage.
Humans caught in the middle of fighting Predators and Aliens.
Predator teams up with lithe girl from a western minority.

[The Necronoir]

Japan is a western minority?

[arnold23]

Besides the teamup with Machiko, thats the only material I thought was in AvP.  All the other elements are typical Aliens vs Predator material.

Still its bettter than AVP by a long shot.

[SM]

Japan is a western minority?

Anyone who isn't white in the US is generally labelled as a minority.